News from the School of Science
Short breaks in IdM service on Wed, 24 Nov and Mon, 29 Nov
IdM (Identity Management) service will be updated which will cause service breaks to identity activation and password reset functionalities etc. during the days.
Good design benefits us all – welcome to open DesignTalks lecture series
Join us for our open lecture series discussing about the relevance of design in different contexts.
Aalto University takes increasing responsibility in Finnish-American higher education relations
A high-level delegation from Minnesota, United States, visited the university in November.
New limits on public events have little effect on Aalto
Rrestrictions affect only events where the public may stand (e.g. in grandstands) or sing together.
We participate in the digital security exercise TAISTO21
Aalto University participates in Finland's largest digital security exercise on Thursday, 25 November 2021. TAISTO21 is a nationwide exercise, simulating data protection and security breaches that helps to develop information security management, leadership and communication in the event of a disruption.
Share your opinion about remote working and answer the survey before 26.11.
What worked well and what will you continue to do remotely, or what have you found challenging? Share your opinion and impact. You can also enter a draw.
Physicists find a new powerful method to explore phase transitions in strongly correlated quantum systems
Far-from-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems is one of the most active research areas in physics, with important connections to emerging quantum computers.
New School of Science legal counsel Anniina Harju provides legal assistance related to contracts and research projects
Anniina Harju provides legal assistance related to contracts and research projects conducted at departments of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science ja Industrial Engineering and Management
Assistant or Associate Professors in Computer Science at Aalto University, Finland
The Department of Computer Science invites applications for tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level in all areas of computer science.
Voting in the election of Academic Affairs Committee starts on 16 Nov
Elections will be in the group 'Other staff' between 16 and 22 November. Read the candidates’ introductions and vote!
Internal funding call for research collaboration projects with USA and India
Application deadline is 9 December
Three Aalto University professors become members of the Academia EuropaeaÂ
Professors Risto Nieminen, Zhipei Sun and Päivi Törmä were elected as members.
Wellbeing at work survey 2021: university-level results improved even further – challenges include changes and workloads
As a result of the pandemic and the shift to remote working, the responses reflect the importance of communality, resilience and self-management
Minna Tiainen begins as new communications manager at the School of Science
Minna Tiainen transferred to SCI from the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI
Construction of Jokeri Light Rail 75% complete – rail construction progressing ahead of schedule
The construction of Jokeri Light Rail has proceeded ahead of schedule, and the light rail line can start operating in early 2024
Personnel newsletter will be renewed – read online newsletters of four Aalto schools and give feedback
Aalto CHEM, Aalto SCI, Aalto ELEC and Aalto ENG will pilot publishing their personnel newsletters online
Color of Science: Rethinking Inclusion and Diversity
The organisers of the Color of Science initiative discuss the project, its outcomes, and what the future holds.
Nokia donates seed funding ºÚÁÏÍø University for launching an industrial PhD program on quantum technology
The first two PhD students will be hired to the program this year.
Scientific and Artistic Advisory Boards (SAB, SAAB) are reviewing our activities again
Advisory boards will meet in the second week of November
Photography Online Course for Scientists: enrol now, study with your own pace!
POCS is suitable for anyone who wants to learn photography from scratch, and is especially recommended for materials scientists. Our core idea is photography with ease. It introduces you to a functional photography-based workflow: from a story via a visualization plan to a final photo.
