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Harald Herlin Learning Centre opening hours starting from 19 August 2024

The change gives Aalto students and staff more extensive access rights to the Learning Centre spaces and collections.
Research & Art, Studies
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Opiskelijoita työskentelemässä Oppimiskeskuksen lukusalissa.

Miloš Mladenović appointed Vice Dean for Research at the School of Engineering

The new Vice Dean began his term on 1 August.
Appointments
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ACTOR: Pioneering Automation in Construction Management

The ACTOR project aimed to empower supervisors and construction workers with automated and visual management. Its goal was to improve a construction project's performance and reduce its carbon footprint considerably. The project has now released its final report, which paints an exciting picture of the future of construction management.
Imagine a day on the jobsite when ACTOR's technology is fully used.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Living, breathing buildings: Bio foams could transform the way we build

Could an autonomously “breathing” foam that’s ninety percent air be a sustainable alternative to concrete, steel and glass in construction? A team led by researchers from Finland is set to prove it can. 
Press releases
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Researcher Juha Koivisto holds up a piece of the bio foam material.

Aalto computer scientists in ICER 2024

Three papers from the Department of Computer Science were accepted to the International Computing Education Research conference (ICER).
Research & Art
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Aalto Computer Science Department, image: Matti Ahlgren

DeployAI Partners Gather for Heart Beat Meeting in Helsinki

The European DeployAI project's partners gathered for the Heart Beat meeting hosted by Aalto University Executive Education in Helsinki.
Cooperation
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In low-hierarchy organisations, even key policy issues are discussed in Slack

In a recent study, Aalto University alumn Lauri Pietinalho, a visiting scholar at New York University's Stern School of Business, and Frank Martela, an assistant professor at Aalto University, investigated how low-hierarchy organisations deal with shared policies in confrontational situations and how authority functions within them.
Press releases
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Photo: Tima Miroschnichenko, Pexels.

Getting bacteria into line

Physicists use magnetic fields to manipulate bacterial behaviour
Press releases, Research & Art
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bakteereja ohjataan magneettikentän avulla

Nordic researchers develop predictive model for cross-border COVID spread

The uniquely multinational and cross-disciplinary research was made possible by transparent data-sharing between Nordic countries.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Aalto computer scientists in ICALP 2024

Five papers from the Department of Computer Science were accepted to International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP).
Research & Art
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Artistic illustration: Algorithms over a computer chip

Key Skills for Sustainability Experts: Collaboration and Communication

As industries increasingly focus on sustainability, the demand for sustainability expertise is growing. But what specific skills do employers seek in sustainability experts?
Cooperation
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TET interns Fajr Asghar and Vilma Svynarenko explored everything from solar cells to Täffä’s spaghetti in Aalto

Fajr Asghar and Vilma Svynarenko first calculated the efficiency of solar cells and then wrote an article on renewable energy.
University
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Fajr Asghar (left) and Vilma Svynarenko (right)

Strong overall result: 27.5 million euros from the Research Council of Finland

A total of 52 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding. The total funding awarded University amounts to 27.5 million euros
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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A group of people walking along the linden alley in summer

Introducing three new professors at the School of Electrical Engineering

Assistant Professors Gopika Premsankar and Johannes Arend and Associate Professor (tenured) Marko Kosunen were appointed to the career path of professors during January-June 2024.
Appointments, Cooperation
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A logo. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

New residential areas in Helsinki have less vegetation than old ones, affecting carbon sequestration and future summer temperatures

EU's Nature Restoration Regulation draws attention to the benefits of greenery in urban ecosystems.
Press releases
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Call for proposals: Unite! Seed Fund to foster collaborative teaching

This call is for setting up joint/collaborative teaching formats in Unite! focus areas. Apply by end of August 2024.
Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies
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Jar full of coins representing Unite! Seed Fund.

Five things leaders should know about the power of emotions in watershed moments

Associate Professor Timo Vuori explains how to turn harmful anxiety into constructive energy
Research & Art
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Timo Vuori

Professor Maarit Salolainen: ‘Multidisciplinary cooperation is the key to solving sustainability issues in the textile field’

Professor of Textile Design Maarit Salolainen wants to see closer cooperation not only between research in different fields but also between the university, the industry and resellers to bring about change.
Appointments, University
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Woman in red dress leans against a light wall with windows

Cloud empires: Mapping the geopolitics of data infrastructures

The trend towards hyperscale cloud infrastructures is creating powerful global gatekeepers of computational capability. We must understand the geopolitical implications.
Press releases
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Vili Lehdonvirta, phóto: Mikko Raskinen, Aalto University

Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to 13 applications with Aalto's involvement

The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities.
Awards and Recognition, Cooperation
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Tiny plant with text aside Unite! Seed Fund 2024