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School of Business' public art explores humanity and its tensions
The theme of the collection is Human Approach, and it follows the percent for art principle.
Renovation begins at the School of Business’ old main building
The iconic building in Töölö will be renewed and renamed.
Helsinki GSE recruited expertise in competition economics
Jiekai Zhang, PhD from Toulouse Business School, has been appointed assistant professor in competition economics and empirical industrial organization at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics. The position is housed at Hanken School of Economics.
Brain scans on movie watchers reveal how we judge people
Researchers used brain scans to reveal the biases people feel towards people who are like them, even if they can’t see that they are like them
Aalto University fashion students to reveal their sustainable visions for the future
From recycled materials to Ioncell fabric, Aalto fashion design will light up the Fashion Meets Sustainability event in Paris
What the Finnish concept of sisu can offer the world
First study dedicated to the world-famous concept: sisu can help people exceed preconceived limitations, but can be detrimental when used unwisely
€32 million funding boost for Smart Cities Research in Tallinn & Helsinki
Smart Cities Centre of Excellence to be established as a joint project between Tallinn University of Technology and Aalto University
Shaking up Tech – a runaway success in 2018 – is expanding across Finland
Last year Shaking Up Tech, which encourages women to enter the field of technology, was fully booked in an hour. Thanks to the event’s expansion, more than 400 high school students can attend this year.
Changing how a country types
France adopts new keyboard standard created with state-of-the-art algorithm
Helsinki Graduate School of Economics gets new professorship in data sciencesÂ
New professorship at the Aalto University School of Business made possible by joint 2.5 million euro donation from the Saastamoinen and Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundationsÂ
Prodeko Purpose Hackathon aims to save the planet
As well as aiming to fix the programmer shortage, topics on the 5 April event will also include the accountability of the construction industry, climate change, and the net impact of companies.
Finnish for foreigners – Summer courses in the University of Helsinki, enrollment starts at 2.4.2019
The staff of Aalto University can participate to the Finnish summer courses offered by University of Helsinki on the expense of their faculty or department.
New resources – all Knovel subject collections now available
Aalto users can now access all 35 Knovel subject collections.
Dissertation: Pursuing returns or supporting a cause? Investors are choosing equity crowdfunding for various reasons
The success of equity crowdfunding campaigns depends on many factors, such as campaign characteristics, the company's ability to leverage its networks and how easily understandable the products are, demonstrates a recent doctoral dissertation.
Aalto University’s academic results and campus developed favourably in 2018
The Board approved the Annual Board Report and Financial Statements for 2018 on 20 March 2019. The year 2018 was Aalto University’s ninth year of operations.
Are we at the limits of measuring water-repellent surfaces?
As we develop extremely liquid-repellent surfaces, the errors in existing measurement techniques are getting too large.
Low Temperature Laboratory receives over one million euros in funding, opening more widely to European researchers
The Low Temperature Laboratory develops quantum sensors needed in nanoelectronics research, among other core activities
World-leading neuroscientists gathered on Twitter for online research conference
Scientific conferences are expensive, time-consuming and often involve a heavy carbon footprint. Luckily, there are alternatives.
Quantum physicists succeed in controlling energy losses and shifts
Achievement can be applied to speed up quantum computers and design new quantum technological devices
Bugs or dust? New method quickly reveals whether a surface is truly clean
By combining artificial intelligence and hyperspectral imaging, we can make sure facilities are clean during norovirus and flu season—cutting cleaning costs and reducing use of disinfectants
