News from the School of Science
Recommendation on special arrangements for student athletes
Aalto is adopting a recommendation for special arrangements that may be granted for student athletes that are members of Urhea foundation. A student may ask for special arrangements in courses.
Check out the joint priorities for 2022 to support your goal setting
The three priorities for 2022 are Wellbeing for all, Joy of learning and Quality together
Peter Liljeroth becomes new vice-dean at School of Science
Liljeroth is responsible for research and impact
Where would you like to sit down, which part of the campus needs garden benches? Leave your proposal!
Propose where new garden benches and different kinds of plants will be set up to the campus in spring 2022.
Theory U - How to lead from the future while it emerges?
Creative people, like artists and scientists, invent and create the new by stepping from the visible world into the invisible world of imagination, and then returning back into the visible. We all can develop our sensitivity, intuition and leadership capabilities to increase creativity.
Experiment with turnstiles of single electrons shows way towards new power standard
Researchers at Aalto University propose method of transducing frequency to power
Multidisciplinary research project based on origami seeks solutions for industrial needs
A joint project covering the fields of mathematics, engineering and arts is about to start at Aalto, where the aim is to study and develop folding technology for the needs of industry. In addition ºÚÁÏÍø, the project includes VTT as coordinator, and several companies from the forest industry to the machine design and cosmetics brands, such as Stora Enso, Metsä Group, Lumene, Mirka, Elomatic, Anpap, Orfer and Soften. Business Finland granted funding for the Co-Innovation project.
Photography Online Course for Scientists – now open to all
Photography Online Course for Scientists (POCS), an independent self-study course in the basics of photography, is now open to all at Aalto
A record number of applications to English bachelor’s programmes
Aalto University received altogether 7 362 applications to these programmes.
Guiding spin waves with light could lead to faster and much more energy efficient computing
Major new research project at Aalto University aims to develop new type of computing device that eliminates massive amounts of waste heat produced by current devices
Researchers will use the world’s most accurate radiation detector in quantum computers
Professor Mikko Möttönen’s team and their partners have acquired funding to refine the bolometer technology for use not only in quantum computers but also in ultralow-temperature (ULT) freezers and terahertz cameras. The funding is from the Future Makers Funding Program by Technology Industries Finland Centennial Foundation and by Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. This would be the first time ever that this bolometer is utilized for practical applications.
Groundbreaking light sources can increase effectiveness and security of transferring quantum information
Researchers at Aalto University plan to build a revolutionary LED light source to generate entangled photon pairs. The research group led by Professor Pertti Hakonen has received three-year funding from the Future Makers Funding Program of Technologies Finland Centennial Foundation and Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.
Aalto University strong in ranking for international outlook
Times Higher Education’s listing ranked Aalto 40th in the world and 3rd in the Nordics
2022 brings new opportunities for the future of Unite!
In 2022 Unite! alliance is preparing for the new Erasmus+ call for European Universities Initiative and will be strengthened by two new partners.
Use of WhatsApp considered problematic by the Data Protection Supervisor
In his decision in December 2021, the Data Protection Supervisor issued a notice to the company about the transfer of customers' personal data to employees' personal phones on WhatsApp.
Finnish Venture Capital Association Best Thesis Award 2021 to Henri Lencioni
Annual Finnish Venture Capital Association Best Thesis Award ºÚÁÏÍø University
Student Reetta Kälvälä wants to use technology to develop better cancer treatments
Reetta studies bioinformation technology, and she thinks university seems easier than upper secondary school because she can study according to her own schedule.
Two linden trees near Otaniementie to be renewed
The trees will soon be given a new life as decaying wood art.
A major project brings together Finnish industry and research for quantum technology development
A new research project has been launched to accelerate the progress of Finnish quantum technology. The QuTI project, coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, will develop new components, manufacturing and testing solutions, and algorithms for the needs of quantum technology. The QuTI consortium, partly financed by Business Finland, consists of 12 partners and has a total budget of around EUR 10 million.
