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Strong results from the Research Council’s winter call
A total of 54 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellow or Academy Project funding from the Research Council of Finland. The total funding awarded to 911±¬ÁÏÍø amounts to 33.2 million euros.
911±¬ÁÏÍø partners with Indian universities to advance digital disaster response
Students and early-career researchers across engineering, data science, and environmental fields joined 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s intensive course with visiting professors from India to learn how modern digital systems can improve disaster readiness and response
Aalto and European partners develop an international course in printed and flexible electronics
Unite! students searching for doctoral positions can now explore a dedicated category in the Unite! Catalogue for Students.
Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero appointed Dean of the 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Chemical Engineering
Serna-Guerrero will start his five-year term on 1 December 2026
From theory to practice: students enhance an accessible MRI scanner
Master’s students Teemu Rauha and Elias Viitanen designed new filters for an accessible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, aiming to reduce interference and improve image quality. The technology, developed within a research project, could one day accelerate diagnoses of conditions such as stroke.
Low-tech solution for a 6G problem: Metacrystal panels offer cheap way to guide wireless signals around corners
Metacrystal panels are affordable 3D-printed devices that passively guide radio waves around physical barriers.
A unique joint effort – 911±¬ÁÏÍø receives EUR 9 million in donations to accelerate the energy transition
Donations from ABB, Fortum, St1 and the Walter Ahlström Foundation will be used to establish new professorships. At the same time, the donations support the establishment of 911±¬ÁÏÍø House of Energy Transition.
Keys to growth: How the energy transition is making oil obsolete
The transition to clean energy is a societal transformation on the same scale as digitalisation, and Finland has many strengths to support it, says professor Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, who leads 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s new competence centre, House of Energy Transition.
ABB donates EUR 1.5 million to 911±¬ÁÏÍø to accelerate the energy transition
The donation will support the new competence centre, House of Energy Transition.
Ira Matilainen believes that engaging with diverse stories builds foundation for meaningful encounters
In the 100 words series, the Communications Manager at the School of Electrical Engineering shares how they have promoted equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto
Influence the Campus Vision 2050 update: mark your views on the map
What do you want our campus to be in 2050? We’ll be collecting ideas for the update over the coming months. Tell us what you think!
911±¬ÁÏÍø involved in four research projects selected for funding in Business Finland’s major call
The Rise to Challenge projects will develop AI-powered decision-making in healthcare, signal technology to scale up quantum information processing, higher-precision imaging technology and quantum computing applied to bio and DNA data.
Doctoral positions at Unite! universities now available in one place
Unite! students searching for doctoral positions can now explore a dedicated category in the Unite! Catalogue for Students.
Transition to hydrogen economy is a marathon, not a sprint
During its first few years of operation, the Hydrogen Innovation Centre has built an active community around its doctoral school and launched the Inventors programme.
Isabel Salmi creates space for the opinions of quieter group members
In the 100 words series, the third-year student of Information Technology shares how she has promoted equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto
Make May the month of movement!
Listen to a mini-webinar about brain and exercise on 28 May. Make sustainable mobility part of your working or study day.
Canvas learning platform data breach – There may be users at Aalto
If you have used Canvas, notify security@aalto.fi. As a precaution, you can also change your Aalto password.
How trust in digital public services is being built together with migrants in Espoo
Digital public services are not equally accessible to everyone. In Espoo, the Trust-M research project is working to bridge this gap by developing services together with migrants.
911±¬ÁÏÍø supports the combining of elite sport and studies – a quality label was awarded by the Olympic Committee
The audit team praised personalised study planning, flexible study paths and guidance related to a dual career
Päivää, salaam, konnichiwa – Timi Lehtola brings diverse languages to everyday encounters
In the 100 words series, the research technician and occupational safety representative shares how he has promoted equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto
