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Academy of Finland funding for research into COVID-19- Aalto internal deadline for expression of interest 8th April at 4 pm
The Academy of Finland allocated 8.45 million euros for a special call to support and accelerate research into the COVID-19 epidemic. Each organisation can only submit one proposal and therefore Aalto internal deadline for expression of interest 8th April, 2020.
FinnCERES Novel Openings 2020 call
The total funding in this call is €300k + €300k (Aalto + VTT). Expected that 2-3 projects will be funded, with a total funding of €100-150k per partner.
How are your teleconferences going? Participate in a research project by sharing your experiences on Twitter!
Speech processing researchers at 911±¬ÁÏÍø want to help improve communication tools based on user experience data.
‘We managed to turn a major risk into a great opportunity’
To make sure the Fusion Grid project could continue, Marko Nieminen travelled to Namibia and drove 1,400 kilometres to transport necessary equipment to the village of Oniipa and make it to KLM’s final flight to Europe
Rapidly produced report examines capacity of restaurant and accommodation sector to withstand the corona crisis
A report produced by Professor Vesa Puttonen's working group will help decision-makers to assess the impacts of closing restaurants.
Future makers Funding Programme 2020
Future makers Funding Programme for high-level research openings; first stage deadline is 31.5.2020.
Professor Tapio Lokki knows the best concert halls in the world
Tapio Lokki, Professor at the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics, is known for his significant research work on concert hall acoustics.
Alumnus Mikael Lauharanta: Frequent presentations help Mikkeli students stand out from the crowd
School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumnus Mikael Lauharanta appreciates the nature of studies in the BScBA Program: "It’s a fast paced program that prepares you well for the working life and all the challenges it might throw at you."
Alumna Julia Österlund: Responsibility and success boost courage, and failure helps you grow
School of Business alumna Julia Österlund studied two different majors at school and thinks that the diverse studies benefit her in her current job: ‘It is also great that I can combine everything I have studied at school - marketing, communications, information technology and calculus.’
Water knowledge has a central role in the mitigation of climate change
World Water Day 2020, on 22 March, is about water and climate change – and how the two are inextricably linked.
911±¬ÁÏÍø Thesis Project: The Municipality of Sipoo - Digital Service Design to Support Employment
911±¬ÁÏÍø Thesis to solve the Municipality of Sipoo's challenge through Master's theses as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Students designed spatial solutions for the new electric boat for Skand
Working on the first, already implemented prototype, young designers were able to outline the real space and proportions of the boat.
A model curriculum vitae for researchers renewed
The Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (TENK), Universities Finland UNIFI and the Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Arene ry and the Academy of Finland have together published a model curriculum vitae that complies with good scientific practice in Finnish, Swedish and English versions coming soon.
Onerva Vartiainen: ‘I am remarkably grateful for everything the School of Economics gave me’
The class of 1952 met at the Ekonomiaukio building on the first Monday of March.
Drones could, for all their promise, still be a threat to public safety – new research improves drone detection
Researchers are aiming to set up an open drone database to help design radar systems and drone detection techniques
Metsähovi Radio Observatory publishes solar data spanning more than four decades
The amount of data Metsähovi receives from the Sun is huge and is growing daily with new findings.
Samir Bhowmik in Helsinki Biennial 2020
Samir Bhowmik reflects on how humans hijack nature with their infrastructure and technology.
Soil Matters exhibition chosen as the winner of Design Museum´s open call
Soil Matters exhibition chosen as the winner of Design Museum´s open call
Aalto ARTS gets its own course on entrepreneurial skills and making a creative life
The course teaches students skills and methods to build a sustainably creative life and career based on their personal interests and passions.
