Aalto University's press releases
Improved home care services and reduced workload for carers with a new work model
Aalto University researchers have developed the model for several years together with carers and home care administration.
Half a million euros in donations for a new Information Networks Professor at Aalto
Aalto University will use the funds to establish a new Professor of Practice for the Information Networks degree programme.
ScienceSLAM Helsinki is back! – Researcher, apply now!
ScienceSLAM Helsinki gives local scientists a stage to share their research with the general public by taking it outside the laboratories and dusty offices into clubs, bars or theatres.
Helsinki Graduate School of Economics gains several new professorships
Helsinki GSE will gain new professorships funded by the Bank of Finland and the VATT Institute for Economic Research, which is governed by the Ministry of Finance.
Diving into the unknown: what’s physics after the Higgs boson?
Thousands of researchers at the CERN research centre are looking for particles and phenomena that standard physics cannot explain.
Night owls have larger social networks than early birds
Data and traces of our mobile phone use and digital behaviour can be used to understand and treat mental health disorders.
European Space Agency opens a business accelerator on Aalto University campus
Located at A Grid, the new centre for growth companies, the accelerator will give impetus to space-technology-based entrepreneurship in Finland.
Finnish energy transition arena report launched: Experts highlight a need for a thorough renovation of the energy sector to meet global climate challenges and improve Finnish competitiveness
The use of fossil fuels needs to stop on a fast schedule, a fresh report emphasises.
Not blinded by the light: Rods in the retina contribute to daylight vision
Findings of international research team may be beneficial in the search for new treatments for patients suffering from loss of photopic vision.
New microscope sets a record for visualizing surface wetting properties
The microscope is 1000 times more precise than current techniques, allowing the creation of wetting maps as a new concept for hydrophobic surface characterization.
HeatStock ties for first place in Helsinki Challenge idea competition
Aalto-led team develops material that stores heat.
Aalto University’s fashion students’ works at an exhibition in Tokyo
The fashion students’ collections are presented at an invitational exhibition at the famous 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 in Tokyo, Japan on 2–3
December, 2017.
December, 2017.
Europe’s largest hackathon Junction takes over Aalto University
Aalto’s main building Dipoli will turn into a giant hackathon community on 24–26 November. Over 1400 coders and designers from all over the world will come together to solve real-life challenges.
The Suomi 100 satellite will be a milestone in Finland’s space history
The satellite will be delivered and sent into space under the provisions of the new Space Act, at the beginning of 2018.
Pitching competition for an innovative healthcare solution – apply now!
A Health Design pitching competition will take place at the event on the 28th to the 29th November.
Weyl metamaterials offer a novel route to 3D electronic devices
Researchers show how the principles of general relativity open the door to novel electronic applications including the 3D electron lens and electronic invisibility devices.
A film research study shows how the brain reacts to difficult moral issues
The family relationship between film characters clearly affects the reactions in the viewers' brain.
Finland's largest career fair in the ICT field is coming
More than 100 exhibitors participate in TalentIT 2017.
Riitta Silvennoinen appointed Chief Human Resources Officer
Silvennoinen will start at Aalto in February.
Aalto University implements the art percent principle: Dipoli's new art collection
The artists of the works are Aalto University alumni and represent numerous different fields of art.
