News from Aalto University
How is the use of data changing our society?
KAUTE talks x Aalto University webinar discussed the societal impacts of technological development and who can influence it. The speakers highlighted the need for a deeper understanding of issues related to the ethics and responsibility of the use of data and other technologies.
Climate University offers 9 open online courses on sustainability and climate change
Eleven higher education institutions have produced a series of nine courses on sustainability and climate to educate Finns in the fight against climate change.
Funding for partnership networks in research, development and innovation
The Academy of Finland funding ºÚÁÏÍø University supports the development of nanocellulose-based scaffolds as well as the knowledge base and operating methods of the circular economy.
School of Business participates in Positive Impact Rating (PIR)
PIR is an international rating for business schools, in which students evaluate their own school on how it is solving societal and sustainability challenges.
Neste and Aalto University are working together to develop cleaner traffic
Research collaboration creates, for example, new types of transportation fuels with the help of bio-based materials.
Aalto-Helsinki student team awarded gold medal in iGEM 2020 Giant Jamboree
The student team's awarded solution tackles pharmaceutical pollution in wastewaters.
Universities published 12 ambitious theses and intend to become leaders in sustainable development
The thesis package contains extensive recommendations for measures to be taken in teaching, research, administration, societal impact and funding model of universities.
Going beyond cotton
Aalto University part of a consortium that harnesses collaboration and cutting-edge technology to create circular fashion.
Alumnus Asad Awan awarded for the best doctoral thesis in the field of technology
Awan’s doctoral research deals with the control methods for more efficient electric motors, which could replace traditional induction motors in industrial applications and help reduce the carbon footprint of motor driven systems
Fibre made from recycled cloth towels and hemp stronger than cotton
The tensile strength of fibres created with the Ioncell method is up to 2.5 times more than that of cotton, while an Ioncell knitted fabric made from recycled hemp withstands abrasion for twice as long as normal hemp fabric.
Finland will benefit from energy transition by participating actively in technology and market development
In the Smart Energy Transition project, energy transition gradually changed from being a gradually increasing signal of change into a part of everyday public debate. A discussion on the results of the project, which is open to the public, will be held on 1 December.
A six-meter wide seaweed installation takes over Finnish shopping centre
Julia Lohmann's globally acknowledged seaweed pavilion is on display around the clock at A Bloc in Otaniemi, Finland.
Moving to Finland to make solar panels from trees
Maryam Esmaeilzadeh tells us about her AScI Internship and how it’s led to a PhD place in Finland
China’s new five-year plan to focus on technological development and carbon neutrality – as well as serving the country’s rapidly growing middle class
The plan has global significance because China usually achieves the goals it sets out
Building European cities with wood would sequester half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
Model shows that slowly increasing the use of wood in European construction could increase the carbon storage of buildings by 420 million CO2 tons over the next 20 years
Distribution rights system will raise fuel prices - compensation for people with low income will only require a fraction of the revenue from system
Economists developed possible compensation models based on extensive person and vehicle data. The report was published at a Ministry of Transport and Communications webinar on 27 October.
A spark to change the world - Aalto alumnas' startup helps people make climate-positive choices
In the future, personal climate action will be as natural as personal finance is today.
Argumenta project for the professorship of history of architecture and architectural conservation
The project aims at deepening and increasing public discussion and societal impact on the fate of the modern building stock.
Hollywood costume design goes sustainable
A textile artist sees natural materials as the future for costumes in television and film.
