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Arja Karhumaa as head of juries at Grafia’s Vuoden Huiput 2020 creative design competition

As head of juries, Aalto University Assistant Professor Arja Karhumaa will lead and supervise the work of a 61-member jury, comprising of design professionals.
Research & Art
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Arja Karhumaa. Photo: Evelin Kask

Real estate in service of crisis management – Academy of Finland grants funding to enhance crisis preparedness 

'The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the impact real estate and the built environment have on our wellbeing in a crisis', says Assistant Professor Saija Toivonen.  
Research & Art
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Saija Toivonen

‘When hard data is not enough – expert-driven models in strategy work’

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the importance of strategic foresight and resilience to change in companies. New methods and approaches are being sought to continuously monitor uncertainties and update strategy.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Vihreällä kuvitustaustalla kuva Eeva Vilkkumaasta ja seminaarin otsikko

More than 300 corporate executives reported on the effects of the coronavirus crisis: decelerated expansion plans, accelerated innovation activities, and increasing demand for talent

Companies were generally effective in their operative crisis management, but obstacles remain in the way of long-term growth, according to a new study by Aalto University. The researchers say that availability of know-how, especially in relation to new technologies, is becoming a bottleneck for organizational growth and renewal.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Otaniemi campus above / photo: Aalto University, Matti Ahlgren

Info session: engage with EIT in education, business creation and innovation!

Join our online info session on the opportunities, offerings, programmes and upcoming calls for education, business creation and innovation in the EIT ecosystem.
Cooperation
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Engage with EIT!

Virtual care management system for solving fragmentation of chronic diseases treatment

The project, which has a budget of millions of euros and is led by Aalto University, involves University of Helsinki and numerous companies in the healthcare field.
Research & Art
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Pitkäaikaissairauksien hoito on pirstaloitunutta ja kallista – ratkaisua haetaan virtuaalisesta hoidonohjaamosta

Traceability - Digitally Circular webinar

Digitally Circular brings together sustainability, business, and digital professionals to accelerate circular economy.
Cooperation
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Museum of Impossible Forms wins State Art Prize 2020

ViCCA congratulates its students and alumni who have been active (and often founding) members of the Museum of Impossible Forms (est. 2017) – an anti-racist and queer-feminist cultural center in the suburb of Kontula – for the 2020 State Art Prize that they received from the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Research & Art
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museum of impossible forms

Going beyond cotton

Aalto University part of a consortium that harnesses collaboration and cutting-edge technology to create circular fashion.
Research & Art
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New Cotton Project

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.
Research & Art
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Ioncell-kuituja kierrätysmateriaalista

Azimatu Seidu has won a grant from the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

Azimatu successfully applies Density Functional Theory (DFT) to screen vast combinations of different materials which find potential application in perovskite-based photovoltaic devices.
Research & Art
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Azimatu Seidu

Collaboration with Club For Five gave birth to a sonic installation

What does sound look like? How does art sound like? The art installation SOONI examines connections between sound and matter and their impact on well-being.
Cooperation
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Kuvassa taideinstallaatio SOONI vaaleassa aulatilassa. Teoksen värikkäät tekstiilit liikkuvat teoksesta kantautuvan äänivirran mukana.

Nanoscience expert Olli Ikkala and team part of new flagship project on biopharmaceuticals

The Academy of Finland project brings together Finland’s front-line genetic, cellular, and nanotherapy researchers, as well as clinical actors, leading companies, and third sector players.
Research & Art
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Kuva: Lasse Lecklin.

Digitalising and 3D printing spare parts enables manufacturing anywhere and anytime

The digitalisation of spare parts is a step towards more sustainable business and reducing the carbon footprint of industry.
Research & Art
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digital spareparts

Pekka Marttinen: It is very important to take good care of health and social services data

The DataLit project develops understandable and reliable practices for using health and social services data
Research & Art
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Kuva: Matti Ahlgren.

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.
Campus, Research & Art
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Julia Lohmann's Hidaka Ohmu seaweed pavilion at the A Bloc shopping centre. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

A Choreography of Violence

Photographer Harri Pälviranta collected pictures of violence for two decades and didn't know what to do with them. Get to know how he chose to dissect violence and combine old pictures with new ones.
Research & Art, Studies
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Black and white image of two men carrying an unconscious man

Scientists use bacteria as micro-3D printers

Technique creates highly customised structures that could be used in regenerative medicine
Press releases, Research & Art
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With the right guidance, certain bacteria can produce 3D objects made of nanocellulose

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
Research & Art, Studies
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Maryam Esmaeilzadeh stood infront of the CHEM department

Mechatronics students claim top three prizes in development project competition

The end results of this spring's Mechatronics Project course had an opportunity to shine in the development project competition hosted by industrial production and maintenance association Promaint ry and the Finnish Fair Foundation.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art, Studies
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