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Quality together – Aalto Handbook updated and the Swedish site published
  The hub offers information, guidelines, and instructions for Aalto personnel and students
      
      
    
  Come meet occupational safety representatives and shop stewards at Wellbeing Desk
  Is there something in occupational safety or occupational health that worries you? Do you have questions about your collective labor agreement or labor legislation? Come and talk to the Wellbeing Desk of the Aalto personnel - no appointment needed!
      
      
    
  Department of lnformation and Communications Engineering will start at the beginning of 2023
  The head of the department is Professor Tapio Lokki 
      
      
    
  School of Electrical Engineering Alumnus of the Year 2022 Pekka Tiitinen: Electricity sector training opens up diverse career opportunities
  Managing Director of ABB Finland encourages students to acquire broad experience of business life already during their studies – because experiencing a range of different work duties can teach you a lot.
      
      
    
  Marita Niemelä appointed ºÚÁÏÍø University Board
  Andreas Mortensen to continue for a new three-year term
      
      
    
  New heads of departments and deputy department heads appointed at the School of Electrical Engineering
  Jussi Ryynänen, Tapio Lokki and Jorma Kyyrä will begin their terms as heads of departments in January 2023.
      
      
    
  Biowastes converted into a sustainable material for sound absorption
  Researchers at Aalto University are developing a way to convert biowaste into a new, sustainable sound-absorbing material. One of the intended outcomes for the research project is to create alternatives to mineral wool construction materials that are commonly used for sound absorption and thermal insulation.
      
      
    
  Take our campus survey, make a difference and win – respond by 9th November
  Towards the best campus experience in the world! Share your opinion about your work environment: what works, and what needs further development. By leaving your contact information you can also win lunch for a week or other prizes that promote well-being.
      
      
    
  Computer science and business & economics among top 100 worldwide
  Aalto University’s engineering also placed among the top 125 in the Times Higher Education ranking by subject
      
      
    
  Saunas on Otaniemi campus temporarily out of use
  As part of energy conservation efforts, the saunas located on the Otaniemi campus are temporarily out of use.
      
      
    
  Smart buildings make life easier and use less energy
  In a smart building, the lighting system learns how occupants move throughout the building, transport robots talk to lifts, and users are guided to available workspaces by a mobile app. A new doctoral school at Aalto University is set to boost development in the field of smart buildings.
      
      
    
  Apply funding for course digitalisation
  Take your course to the next level with funding for course digitalisation!
      
      
    
  Cyber security and information security trainings for Aalto University’s personnel – have you done them?
  Two new online trainings related to cyber security and information security for Aalto University’s personnel were published in Workday Learning in June 2022.
      
      
    
  Open Science requirements of Horizon Europe focus on immediate open access and licenses
  Publishing with an embargo or self-archiving without a CC license no longer meet the requirements of Horizon Europe. In addition, only the publication fees of fully open access journals are accepted as project costs. New open access requirements apply to funding calls opened 1.1.2021 onwards.
      
      
    
  Tapping hidden visual information: An all-in-one detector for thousands of colours
  A new chip from Aalto researchers puts photonic information at our fingertips. 
      
      
    
  Closing the university campus would be the most effective energy action? True or false: eight claims about saving energy
  We found out answers to eight claims about saving energy
      
      
    
  A radio telescope follows the partial solar eclipse even through clouds
  Solar maps provided by Aalto University's Metsähovi Radio Observatory will be available for viewing online almost in real time during a partial solar eclipse taking place on Tuesday, October 25.
      
      
    
  Aalto Chaplains at Wellbeing Desk for Aalto personnel
  Are you part of Aalto's staff and would you like to have a confidential conversation with somebody? Come to chat with the Aalto chaplains at the Wellbeing Desk without an appointment to the reception on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
      
      
    Veganism as an advantage in choosing the Campus Sustainability Champion 2022
  The Campus Sustainability Champion was chosen for the sixth time already. The winner was released on ACRE Day 13th October.
      
      
    
  IT Service Desk Kandi open from Monday to Friday from 24 October onwards
  From Monday 24 October onwards IT Service Desk Kandi is open Monday to Friday, IT Service Desk Väre Monday to Wednesday.