Empirica: Erasmus+ Project (2020–22)
European project developing doctoral education in design across European universities.
Empirica: Radical Ceramics (2022–23)
Research initiative exploring radical approaches to ceramic practices and materiality.
Empirica: MakerStudioPeda (2020–24)
Research project examining maker pedagogies and studio-based learning in art and design education.
Empirica: Soil Laboratory (2020–26)
Research project investigating soil as material, collaborator, and site for artistic inquiry.
Empirica: Sense of Water (2022–26)
Research project exploring human relationships with water through artistic and design practices.
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Episode 4: Hydrogenie in the bottle? Infrastructure Needs of Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen economy needs supporting infrastructure. Where should new hydrogen pipes be built and why? How is the electricity grid connected to this decision?
Episode 3: Nuts and Bolts of Hydrogen Production
How is green hydrogen produced? What are the bottlenecks and costly steps? How can we solve them and ramp up production capacity?
Episode 2: Show(el) Me the Money! Hydrogen Regulation, Incentives, and Investments
Investments in hydrogen economy have been slower and smaller than initially anticipated. Is the hydrogen economy takeoff stalling?
Episode 1: Hydrogen Economy: Why Now If Not Back Then?
Hydrogen has been used in industry for over a hundred of years. Why are we pinning our hopes on green hydrogen now?
Hydrogen Valley podcast
The Hydrogen Valley podcast investigates the future of hydrogen economy and the opportunities it presents to Finland and the world.
Organizational Communication Research in Practice – Short Videos
Short research videos from the Organizational Communication unit at Aalto University, aimed at wider and practitioner audiences.