News
Call for two Assistant Professors in Computational Physics
The Department of Applied Physics at 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Science invites applications for two Assistant professor positions in Computational Physics.
Allocation of local amounts of the collective agreement in 2024
911±¬ÁÏÍø has agreed with employee representatives on the allocation of this year's arrangement reserve. The locally agreed arrangement reserve is 0.5% of the salaries paid in September 2024.
Learning Services – enabling success: Opin.fi feedback form open for staff
Give feedback to the developers of Opin.fi. In the beta phase, the first user experiences are being collected.
Minerva Skyttä won the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024 award for Formal/Couture
Master's Student in 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design Major, Minerva Skyttä, has won the Formal / Couture category in the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024 in collaboration with WGSN + Coloro and Google Arts & Culture.
Finland is strongly investing in AI and establishing an ELLIS Institute to accelerate research and attract talent
Public and private sector investment are coming together to launch ELLIS Institute Finland.
Feminist Border Crossings seminar explored the significance of design in contemporary societies from feminist perspectives
The Feminist Border Crossings seminar was organized at 911±¬ÁÏÍø to celebrate the launch of the Design Culture Studies Research Group and the 20th anniversary of Hilma, a network of ten gender studies units in Finland.
The Publication Forum panels will evaluate more MDPI and Frontiers journals in the fall 2024
Information on journals to be downgraded to level 0 at the beginning of 2025 will be published in November.
Aalto Master of Business Law student Päivi Utoslahti won the best VAT degree of the year award in an international competition
Aalto's success was complemented by student Oona Särkinen, who came second in the competition
Malicious social media bots increased significantly during the COVID19 pandemic
A groundbreaking joint study by 911±¬ÁÏÍø and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has revealed critical insights into the role of bots in shaping public health discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on Twitter.
Prof. Sorin Paraoanu builds quantum devices that probe the foundations of our universe
Recently appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Physics, Prof. Sorin Paraoanu is building quantum sensors and designing experiments that unveil the secrets of our universe.
The old Webropol course feedback system will be shut down in November 2024
Feedback collected with Webropol has been transferred to a data warehouse and can be accessed using PowerBi.
Candidates for CHEM Awards 2024
School of Chemical Engineering awards its members in teaching, research, services, and impact, each award is 500 €. All proposals are warmly welcome!
The deadline for the proposals is November 14, 2024, and the awards will be announced in the Dean's glögg event on December 11th, 2024.
The deadline for the proposals is November 14, 2024, and the awards will be announced in the Dean's glögg event on December 11th, 2024.
This is how smart textiles can look like: self-cleaning cotton or a colour-changing print
An article by YLE Svenska about 'Beyond e-Textiles' project and 'Interlaced' exhibition at the University of Turku
The Research Council of Finland has published the call texts for the winter 2025 call
The Research Council of Finland has published the call texts for the upcoming winter call.
A new project in Espoo aims to improve disparities in children's learning outcomes – with the goal of preventing social segregation
Supporting children's learning skills has a major impact on their further education and employment, among other things.
The School of Science equality, diversity and inclusion group is looking for volunteers for 2025–2026
We hope for a broad representation from different departments, personnel groups and backgrounds.
Students improved deicing operations at Helsinki Airport
In collaboration with Finavia, the Aalto students have developed innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and safety in deicing operations
Can the impact of performing arts be measured? Researchers record applause and CO2 levels in Kapsäkki's UKK musical
The UKK musical, produced by Music Theatre Kapsäkki and Greta Production, is a vibrant cabaret about Finland’s political history during the era of President Kekkonen. Its impact is now being studied scientifically. The research, conducted in collaboration with 911±¬ÁÏÍø's MAGICS infrastructure, Greta Production, and Kapsäkki, measures audience and performer experiences through innovative methods, including various sensors and surveys.
Collaborating through Data
Transforming 911±¬ÁÏÍø's data management system for handling partnerships.
Prof. Yaolin Xu combines physics and chemistry for better batteries
Newly appointed Assistant Professor Xu looks to build up his lab and team at the Department of Applied Physics to pursue better batteries for a sustainable future in energy storage.
