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Student competition for the development of the Helsinki city centre to be held in autumn 2023

Advance notification for students: the City of Helsinki will organise a competition for student groups in cooperation with Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.
Cooperation, Studies
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Students meeting at Aalto University

Funding granted for research into physics of microscopic plant roots

The aim is to create a new micromechanical tool to better understand how root mechanics arise from cells and how living materials like plant roots adapt to external stresses
Research & Art
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Professor Matilda Backholm facing the camera

Sustainable Entrepreneurship programme aims to educate next generation of sustainable business leaders

Sustainable entrepreneurs are visionaries focused on creating profitable businesses that benefit society and the environment
Studies
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Opiskelijat kannettavien tietokoneiden äärellä. Kuva: Ari Toivonen

Patrick Rinke: making sustainable materials with AI

Professor Patrick Rinke’s pioneering expertise in finding sustainable and climate-friendly materials with machine learning methodology has arguably never been more in demand
Research & Art
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Graphic illustration of materials science, AI and physics with equations, B&W photos and a photo of prof. Rinke.

Finance student Arttu Leinonen wins securities markets award for excellent master’s thesis

The scholarship awarded to Leinonen is worth 5 000 euros
Awards and Recognition
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Arttu Leinonen, Aalto BIZ

Strengthening the collaboration in the bioproduct sector between Finland and the United States

At the end of May, a large American delegation visited Finland to familiarize themselves with our forest and wood sector expertise. FinnCERES, the materials bioeconomy Flagship led by Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is involved in developing new business opportunities through bio-based material innovations.
Cooperation
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USA-Suomi-seminaari Otaniemessä

Sofia Guridi is designing a better world with smart textiles

Sofia Guridi, a doctoral student at Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Center, wants to introduce bio-based smart textiles that help improve people’s everyday life.
Research & Art, Studies
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Sofia Guridi pictured in a lab setting.

Sustainability is an important part of digital housing services

In a business project for Alma Media, students mapped out digital housing services from the perspective of sustainable development
Cooperation, Studies
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Alma Median projektitiimi, Aalto BIZ

The BalticSeaH2 project starts building a hydrogen valley around the Baltic Sea

Aalto University will focus on studying the use of data-mediated network effects to boost the growth in the hydrogen valley.
Research & Art
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Kimmo Karhu is a post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University.

"I'm more corageous." - Why co-teaching. Listen to a podcast

New season of Future-led learning podcast takes you to a very practical level of working with students. This season includes topical issues such as academic advising, inclusion, co-teaching and sustainability. Topic for the last episode of this season is co-teaching.
University
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The Future-led Learning Podcast is hosted by Riikka Evans. Photograph: Janne Illman.

Alternatives to fossil-based fibres – Helena Sederholm develops sustainable textiles

Today’s outdoor clothing mainly relies on oil-based fibres and chemicals that are harmful for the environment. In her doctoral research, Helena Sederholm develops environmentally friendly water-repellent textiles. She follows the example of nature.
Research & Art
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Helena Sederholm photographed in a lab setting, wearing a blue sweater.

Aalto University is launching a World in Transition Programme for resilience of vulnerable communities

New diploma programme seeks solutions to the most pressing problems concerning the human settlements.
Research & Art, Studies
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Humanitarian architects at field work in Nepal, sitting on rugs and discussing with local people

Invisible: From a mini-sized supersensor to a forgotten building material - the exhibition will make the invisible visible

See the future in a whole new way at the Designs for a Cooler Planet festival this September. The theme, "Invisible," encourages us to look beyond the surface and consider what lies beneath.
Campus, Research & Art
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Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 hero image. Graphic design Veera Kemppainen.

Considerable Novo Nordisk funding for researcher Sesilja Aranko

Staff Scientist Sesilja Aranko has been awarded the highly competed Emerging Investigator 2023 Grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation for a research project focusing on post-translational modifications in protein-based biomaterials. The grant awarded is 10 million DKK (approx. 1.34M€) for a five-year period.
Research & Art
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Sesilja Aranko.

Jason Selvarajan: A shared kitchen helps me bring people together

'When I started the job, I was told that they were looking for a ‘mood manager’ whose job was to create a good, positive atmosphere with the attitude that anything is possible. I'm not always in a good mood, though, despite what other people say.'
Campus
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Jason Selvarajan, photo by Jessica Sinikoski.

Five things decision-makers should know about the electrification of society

Electrification plays a key role in solving the climate crisis. Aalto University researchers describe what kind of challenges this entails and how they can be tackled.
Research & Art
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Metals

Energy saved significantly - the community's actions have produced results in Aalto

Aalto University has reached the energy efficiency goal of its facilities.
Campus, University
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Students outside

Students helped the Finnish Meteorological Institute develop its sustainability work

The content and working methods of the project could also be adapted agilely during the project according to newly identified needs
Cooperation, Studies
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Ilmatieteen laitoksen projektitiimi

Can a city store as much carbon as a forest?

A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral
Press releases
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Puukerrostalon rakennustyömaa Vantaan Tikkurilassa

Architecture students travel to Ghana to immerse themselves in the culture and environment

This past spring, students and professors from the Department of Architecture’s Humanitarian Architecture studio “Interplay of Cultures” traveled to Ghana to deepen their understanding of architectural practices in various cultural contexts.
Studies
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Locals in Accra