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RESEARCH ASSISTANTS FOR ACADEMY PROFESSOR
Academy Professor Matti Keloharju is looking for academically strong, dedicated students who have the potential to develop into excellent researchers.
The Kone Foundation grants for academic researchers at ARTS
A total of over 578 800 euro was awarded to research projects at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
District heating can be produced without fossil fuels in Finland – even in Helsinki
The change is possible through the use of heat pumps, wind power, heat storage and demand response.
VR art installation "The State of Darkness" explores the experience of co-presence
The State of Darkness - a biosensor driven VR art installation will have its premiere at International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) in Dublin.
Introducing Bassam El Baroni, Assistant Professor in Curating and Mediating Art
Bassam came ºÚÁÏÍø in May 2018 from the Dutch Art Institute MA program at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Clear user experience goals behind Rolls-Royce Marine's Red Dot design award
The concept of UX goals, developed by Aalto University, were essential to the success of Rolls-Royce Marine's user experience team in designing the award-winning solution.
Aalto Visual Communication Design student shortlisted for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Award
Adina Renner’s project ‘Wall of Silence’ places alongside the Guardian and the Washington Post as one of the most beautiful data visualisations of 2018.
Jenni Haukio’s Independence Day gown sets the stage for Finland’s next 100 years
Designed by Aalto students Emma Saarnio and Helmi Liikanen, the dress evokes nature with exquisite materiality and minimalist lines
Holistic thinkers’ brains have similar responses to drama, while analytical thinkers differ widely
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of people watching the same clip from a dramatic film show that holistic thinkers all have similar brain responses to the scene, whereas analytical thinkers respond differently to each other.
Assistant Professor Matti Kummu secures €2 million ERC grant to explore sustainable ways to meet the growing food demand
The main aim is to assess globally what are the feasible opportunities to meet the future food demand with sustainable use of natural resources.
New professor of practice to promote circular economy in wastewater treatment
Anna Mikola, DSc (Tech.), has been appointed Professor of Practice at the School of Engineering in the field of municipal wastewater treatment starting 1 November 2018.
Research enhances understanding of sustainable production and consumption systems in circular economy
What does the recent research offer us in the fields of metal- and wood-based fiber systems for circular economy? How can we build sustainable business models and governance of circular systems? These issues were taken a closer look at Aalto Sustainability Hub’s seminar in November 2018.
New Children’s Hospital to feature birdsong and whooshing stars
The soothing soundscape designed for the new hospital was the first of its kind in Finland and unique in the world.
Students’ soundscape fills the New Children’s Hospital
A generative soundscape in a hospital is the first of its kind in the world. Created by Sound in New Media students at Aalto Media Lab, the soundscape will be developed further on the basis of user studies and research over years to come.
Aalto Distinguished Professor Olli Ikkala awarded academic knighthood of the Ordre des Palmes académiques
Professor Ikkala was recognised for his contributions to advancing scientific partnerships between France and Finland.
"Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future" - experiences from a two-year exhibition tour
Produced and coordinated by Aalto University’s Department of Design, the exhibition has taught staff and students a lot of the industry and cooperation.
Take advantage of the lowered threshold to use OtaNano experimental facilities!
OtaNano offers a wide variety of fabrication processes and equipment for micro- and nanostructures for Aalto users.
Thesis award for student for studying controversial forest relationships
New Media student Juulia Juutiainen has been awarded the Rajapinta Association Thesis Award. Rajapinta is a Finnish researcher community focusing on digital social sciences and awards theses studied in Finnish universities. The awards are given to theses that are social science motivated studies of technologies or are using technology to help to run with social science research.
Human networks are the key also in developing circular economy
Everyday discussions within the supply chain may create new dynamics and benefit companies that produce new products from waste materials.
Hey, space!
An updated course in radio astronomy allows students to observe far-away galaxies with the help of Finland's only radio telescope used for astronomical research.
