News from the School of Science
Register for Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Spring 2022!
Aalto Research Data Management Network organises training in research data management and open science in spring 2022.
Three flagships receive continued funding
Materials Bioeconomy FinnCERES, Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and the platform for photonics research PREIN have received the Academy of Finland’s funding for second flagship term
Learning for the future: systemic solutions require new ways of learning and collaborating
Aalto offers its staff a chance to experiment with transformative learning method, that can initiate changes in mindsets and remove invisible barriers to creativity
Seed funding call for major multidisciplinary research proposal planning is open
Aalto seed funding call closes 10 February 2022.
Finding experts will be easier in 2022 – information on researchers to be made available in Research.fi
The new version of Researcher's profile tool is available for testing until January 31, also in English now.
Harnessing psychological theory for better video games
Psychological theories on motivation hold great promise for video game development and for understanding how games impact people, but only little is known about how these theories actually are used in the games industry.
New Reference Management Software EndNote available to install
The Aalto University subscription to RefWorks ended on 31st of December 2021. EndNote subscription has been acquired as reference management software for all Aalto University’s students, teaching staff, researchers, and other staff members.
Water supply renovation on campus starts with rock blasting
The water supply renovation site on Otakaari and Rakentajanaukio area starts with mining and blasting on Monday 10th January.
Maintenance work in Neo system on 8.2.2022
The Neo system provider will perform maintenance on our Neo site on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. The system will remain available during maintenance.
Maintenance work in Neo system on 22.3.2022
The Neo system provider will perform maintenance on our Neo site on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The system will remain available during maintenance.
Challenges with Neo system
We have had some challenges with the approval workflow in Neo system this week.
Master’s programmes attracted a high number of applications
Aalto University received 5925 applications to master’s programmes.
Plastic and carton collection to every building on the campus
Waste sorting is changing on the campus at the beginning of the year 2022. Plastic and carton collection points will be added to break rooms.
Using magnets to toggle nanolasers leads to better photonics
Controlling nanolasers with magnets lays the groundwork for more robust optical signalling
Tuning a magnetic fluid with an electric field creates controllable dissipative patterns
An electric field transforms an iron oxide nanoparticle suspension into a model for the emergence of complex dissipative structures
President's letter 21 December - Restful holiday season and thank you for your suberb work
Let's take care of our own well-being, including rest and recovery, as well as the well-being of others, including fellow students and work colleagues.
Open winter calls in the field of computer science
Multiple interesting research projects for post-doctoral and doctoral researchers.
Exhibition concentrating on data is rare, even internationally
The new Data Vitality exhibition lets you sense and feel data like never before
Moments of silence point the way towards better superconductors
Together with researchers from Lund University and VTT, the team at Aalto set up an experiment to detect smalls number of quasiparticles in real-time.
Professors' Council elected new chair, vice-chairs and members to academic committees
Professor Markku Kuula was elected as chair, and the five vice-chairs represent Aalto schools.
