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Civil Engineering invites companies to participate in future development work

A stakeholder event organized by the Department of Civil Engineering has already become a spring tradition. Civil Engineering Day was held on April 25 in Dipoli Otaniemi.
Cooperation
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Skanskan kehitysjohtaja Jan Elfving esiintyy Rakennustekniikan päivässä 2024

Aalto Open Science Award ceremony brought together Aaltonians to discuss open science

Last week we gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2023 and discuss open science matters with the Aalto community.
Awards and Recognition, Campus, Research & Art
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Professor Riikka Puurunen, Professor Patrick Rinke and IT Application Owner Lara Ejtehadian holding sunflowers and diplomas

Seed funding available to boost collaboration between Aalto, KU Leuven and University of Helsinki

Aalto University, KU Leuven and the University of Helsinki launch the 2nd exploratory seed funding call to explore research collaboration possibilities. The funding call is open until 10 September 2024.
Research & Art
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Three female students studying

Aalto’s New Cross-Cutting Minor: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Luonnonvarojen kestävä käyttö)

Aalto’s new multidisciplinary minor, Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Luonnonvarojen kestävä käyttö) is ready to add to your study plan!
Studies
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Aalto-wide sustainability minor logo

Aalto ARTS Summer School explores the significance of water through the lens of art

The theme of School of Arts, Design and Architecture’s Summer School this year is water, and its significance is explored in a multidisciplinary way through the perspectives of art, film and digital.
Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies, University
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Nine large blocks of ice formed an art installation at Kansalaistori square in Helsinki 2021

Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performance

People perform better if they think they have an AI assistant – even when they’ve been told it’s unreliable and won’t help them
Press releases, Research & Art
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tekoälyohjelma käynnistyy

Viktar Asadchy receives Young Scientist Award

The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion awarded Assistant Professor Viktar Asadchy with the Young Scientist 2024 Award.
Awards and Recognition
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Apulaisprofessori Viktar Asadchy. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Jaakko Kahilaniemi

Preserving intangible cultural heritage through immersive XR experiences

Aalto University’s Department of Art and Media is coordinating a European wide project on preserving intangible cultural heritage and using it to address societal challenges with the help of immersive XR environments.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Researchers in front of Dipoli in a snowy landscape in Otaniemi

A peek into research on electrospinning of Functional Polysaccharide Derivatives

We had the honour of hosting a guest speaker, researcher Issei Otsuka, from the University of Grenoble Alpes at our ‘Coffee and Science’ event. Dr. Otsuka is visiting Finland on Researcher Short Mobility program which is aimed for the establishment of scientific partnerships between France and Finland.
Cooperation
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Niskanen and Otsuka

"Keep an open mind and step outside of your comfort zone"

Read what double award winner Kukka-Emilia Huhtinen wants to share about her doctoral studies in theoretical physics
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Photo of female researcher on bright green background

"My PhD was great from every single point of view"

Read how Viliam Vaňo, Aalto thesis award winner, experienced his doctoral studies
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Photo of young man next to graphic with red arrows

Get to know us: Assistant Professor Ville Miikkulainen

Miikkulainen most recently worked as University Lecturer at Aalto University.
Research & Art
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Ville Miikkulainen

“We consider our students as active agents of transformation” Get to know the teachers behind the Sustainable Cities and Societies summer course

Explore why the course Sustainable Cities and Societies by Aalto University Summer School is one of the most critical topics right now.
Studies
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Anahita Rashidfarokhi and Elif Erdoğan Öztekin

Natural luxury – Wooden crystals make fashion shine

Biomaterials and 3D-printing conjure a sparkle out of wood without harming people or the environment
Research & Art
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Wooden crystals on black surface

Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in Virtual Reality

The researchers started by experimenting with visualisation techniques familiar from previous dance games. But after several prototypes and stages, they decided to try out the audience wave, familiar from sporting events, to guide the dance.
Press releases
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The WAVE technique developed by the researchers is based on anticipating future movement, such as a turn. Picture: Markus Laatta

Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects

New approach allows contactless or remote manipulation of objects by machines or robots.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Researchers designed an algorithm that controls the direction of the air nozzle with two motors.

Min-Kyu Paek has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

Min-Kyu Paek has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Appointments
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Min-Kyu Paek

Join us for the first Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony

All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Event information on a yellow to coral gradient background with yellow bubbles and a photo of a colorful event space.

Doctoral education pilot arouses wide interest among applicants and corporate partners

The doctoral education pilot has got off to a fast start.
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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Image from the conferment ceremony

Broadband miniaturized spectrometer research receives QTF annual discovery award 2024

The clarity and compelling presentation of the research were one of the reasons why Doctoral Researcher Md Uddin earned the prize for the research paper, which was published in Nature Communications.
Awards and Recognition
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A man stands against a white background.