Open University courses for spring 2022 have been published
Course offerings for spring 2022 have been published on our webpages. The first registration period will commence 30 November 2021.
Summer interns' projects in MMD group
Internships 2021 in Multifunctional Materials Design research group
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 1 November, and new features
Maintenance break between 14-20. New features will be introduced.
Oops: A circular economy workshop abuzzed activity and ejected personal biases
Head of Radical Creativity Riikka MĂ€kikoskela witnessed the power of creativity while leading a workshop.
Everyday choices: As an expert of lifewide learning, what skill did you learn most recently, Laura Sivula?
The Head of Aalto's Summer School and an expert of life-wide learning is constantly trying to learn new things.
The School of Engineering Award for Achievements in Teaching: Deadline for proposals December 3rd 2021
The staff and students at the School of Engineering are asked to submit proposals for the winner of the Award for Achievements in Teaching 2021.
Insulation from old jeans, walls from waste concrete â less guilt and more solutions are needed for construction
The biggest environmental act would be not building at all. But a circular economy can also mitigate the environmental impact of construction.
Material can be trained like a Pavlov dog â Professor Olli Ikkala and his team develop new materials
The sharpest tip of materials science is coming up with answers to questions such as can materials âlearnâ new properties or how to keep a cancerous tumour alive outside the body.
Alum Sini Merikallio and the makings of an astronaut
Veterinarian and former space researcher turns her gaze back to the stars.
Four years and lots of tears â three experts tell how they succeeded in making the change
Many entrepreneurs and researchers set their goals based on a realisation that something needs to be done differently. The change they envision might be a new product or material, or it can be a new way to do things. Implementing change isnât always easy, however, and it demands a stomach for uncertainty, say Professor Michael Hummel and entrepreneurs Annu Nieminen and Richard Nordström.
Nuclear Finance: Bank Management in Disruption
A new book by Aalto Emeritus Professor Risto Tainio, Taisto Kangas & Anders Kjellman on bank management.
A surprising winner of the Campus Sustainability Champion 2021 award
The campus sustainability champion was chosen now for the fifth time.
How a space scientist became a veterinarian â Aalto University Magazine introduces you to a group of people well-versed in the art of change
This issueâs articles look at people who see and do things differently.
School of Business student story: Johan Salim
Johan Salim, a second-year student of the Bachelor's Program in International Business, appreciates the important skills he has learned during his studies: âYou will be equipped with all the tools you need to head out and build the career of your dreams.â
5G Mökki is changing the world
5G Mökki is a new kind of learning environment that promotes the learning and application of 5G technology and other new technologies.
Four Aalto subjects rank in top 100 globally
Economics and Business, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Polymer Science are the best performers among Aaltoâs fields in the US News ranking
Covid-19 contact-tracing apps are less trusted by those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds
People who are mistrusting, socially disadvantaged, or have less digital access, are generally more negative towards the idea of using digital contact tracing apps to control COVID-19.
Irene Purasachit saw the floral industryâs waste problem firsthand â now she makes material for handbags from discarded blooms
Nearly half of cut flowers end up in the trash, never making their way to dinner tables or first dates
Mariana Amatullo appointed șÚÁÏÍű University Board
Mikko Kosonen and Ilkka KivimÀki to continue for a new three-year term.
Machine learning helps to predict blackouts caused by storms
Train delays related to adverse weather can also be predicted with good quality training data, a new thesis shows.