/en/listing/50611/feed News listing en /en/news/scientific-computing-skills-a-new-umbrella-course-for-all-researchers Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:02:17 +0000 Enrico Glerean 1333651 at /en Today, computing skills are essential not only in academic research but also across industries. Take part to hands-on trainings provided by Aalto Scientific Computing and by partner organisations such as CodeRefinery and CSC IT Center for Science. Research Teaching All Doctoral Programmes Department of Applied Physics Department of Applied Physics Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Department of Built Environment Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Department of Civil Engineering Department of Communications and Networking Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics Staff trainings doctoral education Research & Art Studies Aalto Scientific Computing /en/news/aino-pekkarinen-appointed-communications-manager-at-the-school-of-science Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:39:02 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1332914 at /en Aino Pekkarinen took up her role in August 2025. Services communications Appointments Aino Pekkarinen. Kuva: Matti Ahlgren / Aalto-yliopisto /en/news/suggest-the-school-of-science-alumni-of-the-year-2025 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:04:45 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1331433 at /en Submit your suggestion. AlumniWeekend Alumnus of the year Awards and Recognition kuva /en/news/dean-jouko-lampinen-thank-you-for-a-successful-year Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:26:51 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1320936 at /en In addition to some appointment news, there are a bunch of new projects starting up in the School of Science. Dean Jouko Lampinen wishes everyone a relaxing summer. Technology and engineering loma Campus Jouko Lampisen kolmoiskuva. Kuvat: Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne /en/news/new-theory-of-gravity-brings-long-sought-theory-of-everything-a-crucial-step-closer Mon, 05 May 2025 11:37:55 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1312777 at /en A quantum theory of gravity would clear the path to answering some of the biggest questions in physics. Press releases Research & Art Earth and Moon on a grid representing gravity well, with green arrows indicating gravitational force directions. /en/news/a-new-journal-search-tool-for-open-access-agreements Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:40:47 +0000 Katri Seitsonen 1308706 at /en Try the new Journal Search Tool Services Research Harald Herlin Learning Centre Learning Centre School of Science open access electronic materials library resources library services open science scientific publications doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Research & Art scrolling website /en/news/school-of-science-awards-outstanding-doctoral-and-masters-theses Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:06:50 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1307247 at /en Doctoral Thesis Award was granted to Eric Hyyppä, Sakari Lepikko, Kim Myyryläinen, Jane Seppälä, Julia Jaatela, Petrus Mikkola, Shuzhe Wang and Ana Triana Hoyos. Master's theses award was received by Matteo Merler, Aapo Pajala and Tuomas Uusnäkki. Technology and engineering Honoured ELEC, Doctoral Programmes master's thesis doctoral theses Awards and Recognition Kuvassa vasemmalta oikealle Petrus Mikkola, Jane Seppälä, Kim Myyryläinen, Sakari Lepikko ja Eric Hyyppä /en/news/how-are-children-with-adhds-brains-different-scans-taken-while-vr-gaming-give-new-insight Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:19:21 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1306288 at /en In a new study, children played a virtual reality game while in an MRI scanner – the brains of children with ADHD showed a notable increase in functional connectivity, a result which could help us more readily understand the condition. Technology and engineering Research brain imaging brain research games virtual reality Press releases The virtual game was projected onto a mirror, allowing children to play while their brain activity was scanned by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Artistic illustration by Margot Lepetit, Aalto University. /en/news/grants-from-the-finnish-cultural-foundation-for-science-and-art Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:30:50 +0000 Anne Tapanainen 1301867 at /en A total of 37 individuals or groups from Aalto University received grants for science or art doctoral education Research & Art Henkilö, jolla on päällään kirkkaista muovipusseista ja ruskeasta kuitumateriaalista tehty takki, sivulta nähtynä. /en/news/record-speed-waves-on-extremely-water-repellent-surfaces Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:23:14 +0000 Ville Heirola 1301137 at /en An interdisciplinary team of physicists and biomedical engineers unlocked new properties in capillary waves thanks to superhydrophobicity. Research AIIC Press releases A reflective metallic sphere causing ripple waves on a dotted surface, with the text 'ultraSound' and 'plasmonic waves'. /en/news/business-finland-rise-to-challenge-call-aalto-internal-deadline-for-intention-to-apply-1022025 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Terhi Saarinen 1298934 at /en Business Finland's new Rise to Challenge call will close on the 31st of March 2025. The Aalto internal deadline is on the 10th of February 2025 by which an “Intention to Apply” must be submitted internally (see below). Research Services Business Finland Research and innovation services funding calls research Research & Art Business Finland /en/news/sci-awards-2024-celebrate-excellent-work-and-great-people-at-our-school Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:58:40 +0000 Minna Tiainen 1267696 at /en Check out whose outstanding work was acknowledged this year! Campus Honoured Awards and Recognition joulujuhla /en/news/we-might-feel-love-in-our-fingertips-but-did-the-ancient-mesopotamians Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:20:21 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1262846 at /en A multidisciplinary team of researchers studied a large body of texts to find out how people in the ancient Mesopotamian region (within modern day Iraq) experienced emotions in their bodies thousands of years ago, analysing one million words of the ancient Akkadian language from 934-612 BC in the form of cuneiform scripts on clay tablets. Technology and engineering Health and wellbeing Research neuroscience Press releases Modern and Mesopotamian people experience love in a rather similar way. In Mesopotamia, love is particularly associated with the liver, heart and knees. Figure: Modern/PNAS: Lauri Nummenmaa et al. 2014, Mesopotamian: Juha Lahnakoski 2024. /en/news/professor-risto-ilmoniemi-awarded-as-espoo-ambassador-2024 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:46:49 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1262841 at /en This recognition highlights Professor Ilmoniemi's significant contributions to bringing and organising international scientific congresses and summer schools in Finland, Espoo, and abroad Honoured Cooperation Espoo conferences Awards and Recognition Professori Risto Ilmoniemi /en/news/digital-doula-helps-mothers-to-be-face-the-fear-of-childbirth Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:10:24 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1251011 at /en Aalto University introduces 12 new world-changing innovations at Slush. On of them is digital doula Natal Mind, a mobile app designed to support the emotional and mental journey undergone by mothers-to-be. Digitalisation and AI Innovations Technology and engineering Health and wellbeing SLUSH applications health technology Press releases Artificial intelligence models have been used in the design of the Natal Mind app and especially the cartoon-like digital therapists. /en/news/nikos-makris-our-common-scientific-goal-is-to-understand-how-the-brain-works-using-multi-modal Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:21:09 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1248241 at /en 'I feel extremely comfortable. I don’t see anybody judging and I have total freedom of speech.' Technology and engineering Research Collaboration Aalto TMS MEG fMRI visits Research & Art Nikos Makris in Helsinki, photo by Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne /en/news/can-the-impact-of-performing-arts-be-measured-researchers-record-applause-and-co2-levels-in Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:55:02 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1228406 at /en The UKK musical, produced by Music Theatre Kapsäkki and Greta Production, is a vibrant cabaret about Finland’s political history during the era of President Kekkonen. Its impact is now being studied scientifically. The research, conducted in collaboration with Aalto University's MAGICS infrastructure, Greta Production, and Kapsäkki, measures audience and performer experiences through innovative methods, including various sensors and surveys. Art and Creative Practices Technology and engineering Research Collaboration infrastructures measuring art Research & Art Mukana UKK-karkeloissa pyörivät myös valtapeleissä syrjään sysätyt UKK:n kilpailijat sekä tarinan viehko kertoja, Lottotyttö. Kuva: Kapsäkki. /en/news/echoes-in-the-brain-why-todays-workout-could-fuel-next-weeks-bright-idea Tue, 08 Oct 2024 07:46:21 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1218436 at /en In a rare, longitudinal study, researchers from Aalto University and the University of Oulu tracked one person’s brain and behavioural activity for five months using brain scans and data from wearable devices and smartphones. Dissertations Health and wellbeing Research Technology and engineering Humans of computer science brain imaging brain research brains calculation individuality smartphones Press releases Tutkimus oli osa Aalto-yliopiston tutkija Ana Trianan väitöskirjatyötä. Triana oli samalla oman tutkimuksensa kohde. Kuva: Matti Ahlgren. /en/news/new-research-project-aims-for-earlier-dementia-risk-detection Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:22:49 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1217801 at /en Aalto University researchers Shrikanth Kulashekhar and Hanna Renvall have received funding from the Finnish Research Impact Foundation to develop diagnostics for early detection of dementia risk. The need is great, as there are at least 50 million people with memory problems worldwide, a number that is expected to double in the following 20 years. Collaboration Health and wellbeing Research artificial intelligence brain imaging brain research Press releases Shrikanth Kulashekhar (kuvassa oikealla) valmistelee tulevaa tutkimusta puistossa. Kuvassa vasemmalla Diana Kulashekhar. Kuva: Marika Itkonen. /en/news/new-read-publish-agreement-with-american-chemical-society Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:31:34 +0000 Katri Seitsonen 1217811 at /en Aalto University has signed a new Read & Publish agreement with ACS. 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