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School of Engineering seeks new vice dean for research
The School of Engineering is looking for vice dean for research, for a term beginning on 1 August 2024.
FinnCERES and the joint Nordic research project on smart textiles are showcased at the World Circular Economy Forum in Brussels
The exhibition features innovative bioeconomy products and prototypes of textiles responsive to temperature and light.
Football team KY United will play against Käpylän Pallo in a sensational match on Tuesday 16.4.2024
KY United will play against KäPa, a second highest tier team in Finland, in the 3rd round of the Suomen Cup.
Bioinspired colours and adaptable materials - Professor Olli Ikkala's third EU project builds on living systems
Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to €2.5 million and the project will run for five years.
Researchers investigate how AI could better understand humans
Antti Oulasvirta has received a EUR 2.5 million Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for the study of user models.
Show the university's activities with the help of a new general presentation and brochure
New PowerPoint presentation and digital brochure available in the material bank
How to put education policy to the test
Finland is testing changes in national education before committing to them – and showing how randcomized controlled trials can take the guesswork out of policy-making
Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing
Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures.
AllWell? student survey of 2024 reaches 36% of target group
The survey was emailed to all 911±¬ÁÏÍø's second-year bachelor’s students and first-year master’s students.
Alexander Henn received the Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation's Doctoral Dissertation Award
Alexander Henn developed two new applications for lignin that create opportunities for value creation from forest industry by-streams. The research promotes the use of the added value of Finnish wood material in accordance with the principles of the bio- and circular economy.
Aalto Open Science Award Honorary Mention 2023 – Professor Riikka Puurunen leads by example to foster sustainable open science
We interviewed professor Riikka Puurunen, head of Catalysis research group at the School of Chemical Engineering, who received an honorary mention in the first Aalto Open Science Award.
Digitalize your laboratory research with Aalto Notebook
Read about benefits and research use cases of Aalto Notebook
911±¬ÁÏÍø's guidelines for use of space will be reviewed in spring 2024
Comment on the guidelines by taking part in discussion events
UPM supports 911±¬ÁÏÍø's pulp research and education
High quality research enables high quality education
Why won’t some people use a smartphone? And is that difficult?
Adjustments and flexibility are necessary to live without a smartphone
Risto Ilmoniemi: The most important thing is having confidence that others will be there to support and help when needed
'I have thought many times that I am going to give up the whole thing: this is not going to work. But I recover quickly: often already on the next day, optimism is reborn.'
EIT Manufacturing - Leading Lights networking event 2024 in in Södertäljein, Sweden
Leading Lights is an annual EIT Manufacturing networking event organised by the CLC North Team.
Keeping your data from Apple is harder than expected
New study shows that the default apps collect data even when supposedly disabled, and this is hard to switch off
Board approved Annual Board Report and Financial Statements 2023 and appointed Raili Pönni as Development Director
The 911±¬ÁÏÍø Board convened on 19 March 2024.
Course feedback survey updated at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Course feedback questions will be updated at ARTS during the 4th teaching period. Two new questions will be added to the survey for developing courses from the viewpoint of student wellbeing.
