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From the margins to the top: How the School of Arts, Design and Architecture rose to the international forefront
New book Pro Arte Utili tells about leadership and vision guiding the change.
Aalto University Bioinnovation Center opens a call for five doctoral candidate positions
Bioinnovation Center is looking for talented and exceptionally motivated students that are eager to pursue their doctoral studies in a multidisciplinary environment aiming at biobased material innovation. Students with any background that fits to one of the five projects described below are encouraged to submit their application.
KvarkenSat, the first small satellite in the Kvarken region, will be built in cooperation between Finns and Swedes
KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten, which is due to be launched into space in just over a year.
One of the most important characteristics of a researcher is tolerance for uncertainty
Assistant Professor Tomasz Kucner is researching, how and what robots can learn from the human behavior.
Sebastian J. Schlecht: Creating the perfect illusion in virtual reality
Professor Sebastian Schlecht is keen on music, mathematics and virtual reality.
Introducing the Aalto University Data Hub
All you need to find new data and get started with your next research or study project in one place!
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT THE FINANCE FACULTY
We are primarily looking for students majoring in Finance, but we also welcome applications from students with other quantitatively oriented backgrounds. Completion of a Bachelor’s thesis or other relevant experience is a plus.
Finnish researchers developed mini-breast cancer as a new weapon against the most common type of breast cancer
Breast cancer researchers from the University of Helsinki and material scientists from Aalto University have jointly developed a gel-grown “mini-breast cancer” that will help uncover more effective treatments against hormone-dependent breast cancer.
The role of wastewater treatment plants in the global health threat of 21st century
The spread of antibiotic resistance is a global health threat addressed by the WHO. One of the ways the antibiotic resistance spreads is through wastewater. Researchers from Water & Environmental Engineering group studied the spread of antibiotic resistance from wastewater treatment plants in Finland and found out that more needs to be done to address the issue.
A new artificial material mimics quantum entangled rare earth compounds
By combining two-dimensional materials, researchers create a macroscopic quantum entangled state emulating rare earth compounds
Understanding the nanostructure formation in block copolymer thin film
Recent MMD publications (Multifunctional Materials Design)
Bioinnovation Center’s research will focus on sustainable textiles and packaging
Aalto University's Bioinnovation Center has chosen 5 interdisciplinary projects to launch its doctoral school in 2022. The projects aim at innovations in the fields of sustainable textiles and packaging.
Towards more sustainable space research – The Foresail-1 satellite will be launched in spring 2022
Foresail-1 is the first satellite from the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space. The Centre of Excellence is studying space conditions with the aim of developing more sustainable small satellites that do not turn into space debris.
Unique virtual laboratory predicts environmental effects of city traffic
Researchers from the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI develop more sustainable intelligent traffic by bringing together simulators from different fields.
Textile integrable mechanochromic strain sensor based on the interplay of supramolecular interactions
Recent MMD publications (Multifunctional Materials Design)
6th National Doctoral Education Day on 24 November 2021
The sixth Finnish national doctoral education day is organised on campus at Aalto University. The event consists of one key-note lecture and three panel discussions ranging from the topics of sense of community in doctoral studies to international doctoral graduates in working life in Finland and pursuing a doctoral degree in Finland. Please register for the event. Welcome!
Toni Kotnik: Thinking in Structures
Kotnik wants to reform the traditional way of designing the built environment.
Finding the red thread between design research, science and technology and innovation
Industrial designer, Academy Fellow Researcher Andrea Botero Cabrera will take on the position of Associate Professor, New Frontiers in Design in Aalto University starting from August 2022.
Nokia donates seed funding University for launching an industrial PhD program on quantum technology
The first two PhD students will be hired to the program this year.
Does environmental stress drive migration?
New comprehensive analysis ranks environmental and social factors for explaining migration globally as well as in each country—and it’s more complicated than previous understanding suggests
