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Students aim to give Lift to Lesvos

A visit of four students to the Greek island of Lesvos is the latest example of the Sustainable Global Technologies programme being put into practice.
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Photo: LIFT project

Sea level rise threatens larger number of people than earlier estimated

More people live close to sea coast than earlier estimat
ed, assess researchers in a new study.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Rising sea level threatens larger number of people that earlier estimated. Shanghai with over 24 million inhabitants is one of the megacities that will suffer from the projected sea level rise and intensified storms. Photo: Olli Varis / Aalto University

Awarded method makes textile fibre from waste cotton

A greener textile industry requires expertise in chemistry, design and economy, stresses Herbert Sixta who leads the development of Ioncell-F.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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A maker of better materials

Professor Tanja Kallio develops ecological, safe and affordable materials for batteries and electrocatalysts.
Research & Art
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Tanja Kallio / Kuva: Anni Hanen-Kajander

A process revolutionising cotton recycling wins the H&M Global Change Award

The Ioncell-Fâ„¢ process adapted for the conversion of waste-cotton into new textile was awarded as one of five winners among 2,700 proposals.
Cooperation, Awards and Recognition, Press releases, Research & Art
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Water is a treasure

Human activities have a strong impact on water cycle and water quality, which leads to challenges in both Finland and elsewhere in the world.
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Aalto University School of Engineering

Bicycle designed by students is powered by solar energy

Students on the Advanced Project Design course implemented a solar powered electric bicycle.
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Nanomaji shows Impact in action

The most daunting problems often have the simplest solutions.
Cooperation
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Photo: Nanomaji / Emma Kukkonen

Professor of Energy Technology and Energy Economics Sanna Syri focuses on mitigating climate change

The promises made by countries to reduce emissions are not sufficient to limit warming to two degrees, let alone to the 1.5 degrees.
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In addition to teaching, Syri conducts her own research and communicates views from the world of science to decision-makers. For example, she has worked in the Finnish Climate Panel for four years preparing reports on energy and climate issues for politicians. Occasionally, she is also heard as an individual professor in the Parliament.

Satu Hassi: New energy solutions need users’ acceptance

New technology and engineering solutions are not enough. The users´ point of view is very important and too often forgotten.
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Guests of honor at the book launch (from the left): Professor Risto Nieminen, Dean, Ms Satu Hassi, Member of Parliament, Professor Gary Marquis, Dean,  and Mr Giorgio Visetti, Ambassador of Italy.

Entrepreneurship can be a path to adjustment for asylum seekers

Preconditions for entrepreneurship can be supported by expanding their knowledge base, networking, internships and entrepreneurship training.
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During the Sustainable Entrepreneurship day, organised for the first time, students came up with ideas for the integration of asylum seekers and supporting their preconditions for entrepreneurship. It is Daniele Fasoli's presenting turn. Photo Kasimir Raipela.

Sustainable development to be further integrated to teaching

According to Nordic universities, sustainable development should be further integrated not only to campuses but also to teaching.
Cooperation
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The results of the sustainable development survey of the Nordic Rio+20 project were released in Oslo on 12 November 2015. Photo: Lisbet Michaelsen, DTU.

Barrier-Free Finland prize awarded ºÚÁÏÍø University Undergraduate Centre

The Barrier-Free Finland prize 2015 has been awarded to Undergraduate Centre in Otaniemi.
Awards and Recognition
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Students developed Otaniemi waterfront walkway

Multidisciplinary urban planning course brought together students and leading experts from the Aalto and the other Nordic countries.
Awards and Recognition, Cooperation
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Luxury fibre from recycled cardboard

Prize-winning spinning method can reduce the environmental hazards of textile production.
Research & Art
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Ioncell kierrätyspahvista

Protected and intact forests lost at an alarming rate around the world

Protected and intact forests have been lost at a rapid rate during the first 12 years of this century.
Research & Art, Press releases
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Universities demand closer cooperation to stop climate change

Universities challenge ministers in COP21 to acknowledge the role of research and education in stopping climate change.
Cooperation
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Students generating ideas for a welcome package for asylum seekers

Course participants approach the task by means of service design and graphic design.
Studies
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Otaniemi is being developed into a new kind of city district

Energy self-sufficiency for the campus area requires not only sun, wind and deep holes but also radical changes into the habits of moving around.
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Photo by Aalto University / Mikko Raskinen

Carbon-neutral Otaniemi will get a boost from the Climate-KIC project

Innovations and smart companies now occupy the key position in the prevention of climate change.
Campus, Cooperation
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