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LoRaWAN network for Aalto researchers and students
LoRaWAN is an IoT network technology where sensors and other IoT devices can transmit short messages to servers with low power. Because of the small energy needed, sensors can work years with only batteries.
Changes to the Open Access Publishing Requirements of the Academy of Finland
The Academy of Finland has announced it will require Plan S compliant immediate open access publishing from projects that have received funding from calls opened 1.1.2021 onwards.
World Meeting for Women in Mathematics and Ladyzhenskaya Award announcement July 1-2, 2022
The second edition of (WM)², the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics organized by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) Committee for Women in Mathematics and Olga Alexandrovna Ladyzhenskaya award announcement will take place online and in Helsinki on July 1-2, 2022.
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A record number of new doctorates at the 2022 Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology
The most prestigious of academic celebrations was held on the Otaniemi campus on 17 June. The previous conferment ceremony took place in 2019, and the annual tradition has had to be postponed two years in a row. As a result, this year's celebrations at Dipoli were grander than ever before.
Crocheting clarifies thinking, says radical and award-winning math teacher
Aalto University's mathematicians will be involved in the organization of a total of seven conference events during the summer. Some of the conferences have been moved for two years due to the corona virus, while others have been moved from Russia to Finland.
Major international event in mathematics approaching in Helsinki
The opening ceremony for the ICM 2022 congress will be held in Helsinki on 5th July 2022, and at the ceremony, distinguished mathematicians will be awarded the Fields medals, the Carl Friedrich Gauss prize, the Chern medal, the Leelavati prize, and the Abacus prize for mathematical computing.
New open access publishing agreement with Nature Research
Publish open access in Nature Research hybrid journals without APC fee
Nearly 18 million euros for research
The Academy of Finland funding brings six new Academy Research Fellows, 14 Postdoctoral Researchers and 23 Academy Projects ºÚÁÏÍø University
President's letter 22 June - Thanks for keeping up the fine level of work this spring
When we return to campus after summer, let us remember the importance of strengthening the sense of community, which has taken a hit during the pandemic
Nokia donates EUR 500 000 to the field of technology at Aalto University
The donation will fund doctoral programmes researching quantum technology and 6G technology.
New imaging technique to find out what happens in the brains of cats and dogs
A brain imaging device based on quantum optical sensors could also be used to study the brains of human babies
Invitation for researchers: Take a stage in a brand-new science communication event
Science Night LIVE! at Heureka next October is a great opportunity for researchers to showcase their research in front of a live audience.
New cyber security and information security trainings for all Aalto personnel
Increasing expertise in cyber security and information security is becoming increasingly important in today's world.
A way to measure droplets on hydrophilic surfaces wins Innovation Prize at Department of Applied Physics
Doctoral candidate Heikki Nurmi is awarded the Innovation Prize of the Department of Applied Physics for his invention that makes easier the measuring of droplets on hydrophilic surfaces. The invention paves the way for improved application of paints, coatings, and growth medium for bacteria on surfaces that are extremely prone to wetting.
Unite! fosters open science and builds a community of open science support persons
Unite! universities explored emerging perspectives about new open science practices, principles and goals at the Open Science Summer School that took place at Aalto University on 7-9 June, 2022.
Aalto University Board convened in June
Board approved next year’s budget and long-term plan, reviewed strategy implementation status and discussed the current geopolitical and economic situation.
Open Call for Energy Transition Exhibition
Aalto students and employees can submit proposals for the exhibition that opens in March 2023.
Perpetual motion is possible – Scientists at Aalto University’s Low Temperature Lab observed the interaction of two time-crystals that bend the laws of physics
Time-crystals are a phase of matter in which the particles more in a perpetually repeating cycle with no external input of energy. Researchers were able to create two time-crystals at Aalto University’s Low Temperature Lab and observe their interaction. In the future, time-crystals might have applications in devices such as quantum computer memory components.
Otaniemi campus opening hours during summer 2022
Otaniemi campus and Aalto University Töölö opening hours during summer 2022
