School news
Professor Visa Koivunen elected as member of the Academia Europaea
Professor of Signal Processing and Aalto Distinguished Professor Visa Koivunen was elected as member of the Academia Europaea.
Invisible: From a mini-sized supersensor to a forgotten building material - the exhibition will make the invisible visible
See the future in a whole new way at the Designs for a Cooler Planet festival this September. The theme, "Invisible," encourages us to look beyond the surface and consider what lies beneath.
A sustainable web: new tool helps webpage designers reduce runaway energy consumption
The open service analyses websites and identifies ways to improve data usage.
Certificate-based admission to universities will be overhauled in 2026 – vice-rectors for education have presented a proposal for a new scoring model for certificate-based admission
The new scoring model for certificate-based admission will be published in autumn 2023
Research integrity morning
Are you conducting research in Finland? Do you know where to look for advice for the integrity and high ethical standards in research?
Jason Selvarajan: A shared kitchen helps me bring people together
'When I started the job, I was told that they were looking for a ‘mood manager’ whose job was to create a good, positive atmosphere with the attitude that anything is possible. I'm not always in a good mood, though, despite what other people say.'
Healthcare at the workplace – Concentration difficulties emerging in adulthood are rarely ADHD
A lifestyle change is often the best way to improve things, Jaakko Kalmari and Marilla Palmén write
Energy saved significantly - the community's actions have produced results in Aalto
911±¬ÁÏÍø has reached the energy efficiency goal of its facilities.
911±¬ÁÏÍø plans to increase teaching and course completion opportunities in Finnish and Swedish
Deputy Chancellor of Justice published a decision concerning languages
From triple jump to submission wrestling – Aalto supports students in combining sports and studies
911±¬ÁÏÍø and Urhea have a partnership agreement. Whether your sport is basketball, synchronized skating, or something else, you get encouragement and support to combine practicing and studying
A sugar extracted from biowaste can provide a sustainable and more efficient method for sound absorption and thermal insulation
Researchers at 911±¬ÁÏÍø have discovered a way to convert polysaccharides from biowaste into a material that can outperform glass wool and other commercially used sound absorption materials with similar thickness.
Thousands of Aalto students and over a hundred representatives of different organisations meet
The next Aalto Talent Expo recruitment fair will take over Otahalli on 2 November 2023
The Spring Forum for Higher Education Institutions’ International Issues
The Spring Forum for Higher Education Institutions’ International Issues is being held on May 3-5, 2023 at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø campus in Otaniemi. Around 450 experts working on the internationalization of higher education gather to network and discuss current issues at Spring Forum’s network meetings and sessions.
What is academic advising? Listen to a podcast
The final season of the future-led learning podcast takes us to a very practical level. The themes of the season include the current themes of academic guidance, inclusion in teaching, co-teaching and sustainable development. In the fourth episode of the season host Riikka Evans discusses academic advising and how it supports the student's studies with senior university lecturer Kyösti Ruuttunen.
Quality label for 911±¬ÁÏÍø – excellent reviews of all evaluation areas
The FINEEC quality audit praised the close connection of strategic management with the quality system
Quality together - Hurrah we did it
911±¬ÁÏÍø passed the audit of the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC/Karvi) with excellent results.
Aalto awards 2023 – Propose nominees
Which act, project, team, or person should be recognised as playing a role in our university’s success? Share your views by 24 May!
New rest facilities for the outdoor areas of the Undergraduate Centre
The outdoor furniture of the campus will be supplemented later during spring and summer.
Astronomers image a black hole’s shadow and powerful jet together for the first time
Aalto’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory took part in capturing the new image.
