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On Friday night, BepiColombo will pass by Mercury for the first time

Researchers at Aalto University have been involved in building the particle measurement instruments for the probe. They will provide new information about Mercury and its space weather.
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Simulaatiokuva BepiColombosta Merkuriusta ohittamassa

Dissertation: Auditing in the era of digital and policy uncertainties

The effects of auditor knowledge and client bargaining power on audit outcomes
Research & Art
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Researchers predict viewer interest, not just attention, in public screen content

New method automatically adapts content to user preferences by using easily obtainable viewing data
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Informaationäytöllä on säätietoja, uutisia ja tapahtumia.

Researchers mimic how water and wind create complex shapes in nature

No hands required: new study shows how particles can be directed into desired shapes with energy fields and smart algorithm.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Tilannekuvia siitä, miten hiukkaset muuttavat muotoaan prosessin eri vaiheissa niitten alkuperäisestä jakautumisesta lopputulokseen. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto

Join Aalto University at the 2021 European Researchers' Night on 24 September

Aalto University invites you to join the 2021 European Researchers' Night session "Unite! for sustainable energy"!
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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Marjo-Riitta ”Maikki” Diehl: My research concerns organizational justice

According to the new Associate Professor at the Department of Management Studies, fairness and justice are critical to ensuring cooperation and coordination between groups and organizations.
Appointments, Research & Art
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Marjo-Riitta Diehl, Aalto BIZ

Additional donations towards smart building services engineering

The role of smart buildings will grow further in the breakthrough brought about by renewable energy and digitalisation.
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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Aalto logo at the Otaniemi campus

Changing climate increases the need for water diplomacy

Water issues are increasingly political, meaning tensions need to be tackled in new ways
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Nordic Biomaterials with CHEMARTS – a crucial course for future-changers

The Aalto University Summer School course Nordic Biomaterials in collaboration with CHEMARTS gathered students from Sweden, the USA, Germany, Norway and Belgium for a summer course on campus for the first time since the pandemic.
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Student in a white lab coat and blue plastic gloves photographed from the back while experimenting in the CHEMARTS lab smashing green pine needles into a white mortar while looking at recipes from the CHEMARTS cookbook.

Professor Jari Saramäki was granted funding from The Strategic Research Council (SRC)

Academy of Finland’s SRC provides funding for long-term research aimed at identifying solutions to major societal challenges.
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Jari Saramäki standing inside the Department of Computer Science.

’It is important to identify and bring together the accumulated user knowledge'

In our series ‘I claim’, Kaisa Savolainen talks about the utilization of customer information in organizations.
Research & Art
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Russia sanctions caused difficulties for one in ten European companies

The economic sanctions in force between 2014 and 2017 were most detrimental to Russian companies, but companies also suffered in countries that have high levels of Russian investment or strong commercial ties with Russia.
Research & Art
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Kahvit näppikselle -podcast’s second season guests are top researchers in the field of technology

Aalto University Department of Computer Science's podcast 'Kahvit näppikselle' continues on 17 Sep with new episodes. Our podcast host Risto Sarvas will discuss various technology-related topics with researchers from Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and the Finnish Centre for Artificial Intelligence FCAI.
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‘Empathy matters in design — it is a profound ability that we need to cherish’

In our ‘I claim’ series architect Helena Sandman talks about the importance of empathy in architecture and design practices.
Research & Art
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EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award to Professor Ingmar Björkman

The award acknowledges individuals who have made exemplary contributions in interdisciplinary research.
Awards and Recognition
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kuvituskuva, jossa keltaista valoa. Kuva: Mikko Raskinen / Aalto-yliopisto

Aalto Distinguished Professor Risto Ilmoniemi and his team are developing a new kind of brain stimulator

In the future, artificial intelligence-enabled “self-driving” brain stimulators can ameliorate the condition of millions of patients suffering from brain disorders, says Professor of Applied Physics Risto Ilmoniemi. He also thinks that his best research results may still be in the future.
Appointments, Research & Art
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Aalto Distinguished Professor Risto Ilmoniemi. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

Register for Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Autumn 2021!

Aalto University Research Services organises a webinar series on research data management and open science in autumn 2021.
Research & Art
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Corporate responsibility practices require more effectiveness and competence

Although companies carry out of various corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures, these practices do not always have a positive effect on the environment or social sustainability.
Research & Art
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Kuvassa näkyvät vastuullisen liiketoiminnan professori Minna Halme ja vanhempi yliopistonlehtori Leena Lankoski.

Learning the art of science communication in the NDI Policy Brief Training workshop

The Northern Dimension Institute hosted the third Policy Brief Training workshop on Sept. 1, 2021.
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Summer School Alum story: We are living in a material world – A sustainable future through biomaterials

Nordic Biomaterials with CHEMARTS course alum Carolina Weigl shares her insights on this year's summer course by Aalto University Summer School.
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Carolina Weigl alumna from Aalto University Summer School course Nordic Biomaterials with CHEMARTS sitting in the nature by a lake in an outdoor jacket smiling directly into the camera.