News from the School of Science
Professors got together to reflect on the future
The themes of this year's Professors' Summit included a preliminary idea of a cross-disciplinary bachelor's programme and the changing campus
Making colours out of gold and DNA
Gold nanoparticles are arranged by custom DNA molecules to produce colours
The first draft of quality audit self-evaluation report is ready – read and comment!
The report is written based on discussions and materials gathered during the University Review
2022 TUTA Awards granted for outstanding performance
Frank Martela, Mikko Heiskanen, Niina Nurmi, Robin Gustafsson and Timo Seppälä were recognized for their outstanding performance with Tuta Awards.
New semantic portal gives meaning to parliamentary data
Researchers have amassed every speech ever held in the Finnish parliament into a semantic portal called ParliamentSampo to help journalists, researchers and the public to understand and oversee democracy
The participatory budgeting project culminated in a happy planting workshop
One Euro for Every Student project culminated in a planting workshop in mid-May on the new garden benches
Back to the future products
The 25th anniversary gala of the PDP course took place on the 13th of May at Design Factory. Many interesting future products such as electric wooden boat, extremely precise factory crane and edible packing material were presented at the Gala.
Thank you for being part of the Aalto community – here’s your Aalto Kit!
Aalto Kit with a special edition hoodie and water bottle is offered to all current and new employees.
Your invitation to Life 1.5
Save the date/planet: Welcome to our fourth Designs for a Cooler Planet festival, 7.9–12.10.2022 in Otaniemi, Espoo.
Growth and responsibility in business discussed at the Prodeko seminar
Can business growth be responsible? How did corona change the operations of a software company? Responsibility and growth were discussed at the 2022 Prodeko seminar on 6 May.
Researchers developed invisible, machine-washable solar cell technology for clothing
The discrete nature of the cells protects them – and makes the clothes more attractive, the physics and design researchers say. Promising applications include work and outdoor clothing, and curtains which react to changes in the amount of light.
Aalto Digital Creatives Art & Tech Open Call ‘22 received a record number of applications
Art & Tech Open Call ‘22 winners will be selected at the Media Lab Demo Day event on 1.6.2022.
International academic - A survey on societal engagement
A research project asks for your insights by a survey, answers are requested by 31 May.
Introducing the university's art collection and the A Grid community - take a tour!
I love campus tours for Aalto community began in May 2022
President’s letter 17 May – We defend truth, critical thinking, equality and human rights
We need to pay attention to our online behaviour and how we handle different messages
New Academy Research Fellows and postdoctoral researchers
Funding granted by the Academy of Finland brings six new Academy Research Fellows, and 14 postdoctoral researchers ºÚÁÏÍø University – congratulations to all!
Melina Nummi enhances student mobility between Unite! universities
Melina Nummi is the planning officer for international mobility at Aalto University. Melina's interest in enabling internationalisation for everyone, comes from her own background as she has studied and worked outside Finland for quite many years.
Artificial intelligence can offset human frailties, leading to better decisions
‘Centaurs’ are human-AI partnerships that collaborate for better decision-making
Karlos Artto Teacher of the Year 2022
Professor Karlos Artto has been nominated as the Teacher of the Year by the Industrial Engineering and Management students.
Aalto awards 2022 – Propose nominees
Which person, team or act should be recognised as playing a role in our university’s success? Share your views by 25 May!
