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Research Ethics review - statement request form updated
Research ethics statement request has been updated and now available. Statement request forms to work with available in Finnish and Swedish as well.
Meet the data agent: Richard Darst
Data agent Richard Darst calls for sense of proportion in expectations related to research data management. Instead of expecting everything to be perfect, he hopes everyone does things a little better in their next project. In this article series Aalto University data agents, researchers and experts experienced in research data management are introduced.
School of Business Alumni Advisory Board member's story: Alexei Koveshnikov
Alexei Koveshnikov, who is our alumnus and Associate Professor in Management and Organization at the School of Business, became also a member of our School鈥檚 Alumni Advisory Board in fall 2020. He encourages students to obtain meta-skills and meta-competences, which are invaluable in today鈥檚 business life.
THE ANTHROBSCENE 鈥 Media and the Environment course exhibition
The Fall 2020 鈥楾he Anthrobscene鈥* Exhibition features critical artworks by masters students as final outcomes of the Media and Environment Course at the Department of Media, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Virtual exchange studies provide international experience for European students
What if you could go on a study exchange virtually? This might be possible if the ideas and plans of two Aalto University students are realised.
Online training helps quantum researchers get new tech from the laboratory into commercial products
The idea for commercialization starts from the researcher's own skills and knowledge, but interest in entrepreneurship is much greater if the path from an idea to a product is clearly visible.
Professor Wojciech So艂owski discusses challenges of storing nuclear waste
How to design nuclear waste repository to be safe for the next million years? Professor Wojciech So艂owski discusses the properties and modelling of bentonite in his installation talk.
Doctoral thesis: Humanitarian architecture creates security and protection in the midst of poverty and crises
When global crises drive people out of their homes, multidisciplinary cooperation can help make something out of very little.
Arja Karhumaa as head of juries at Grafia鈥檚 Vuoden Huiput 2020 creative design competition
As head of juries, Aalto University Assistant Professor Arja Karhumaa will lead and supervise the work of a 61-member jury, comprising of design professionals.
Alumnus Niko Marjomaa: International Business Program prepares you for the real business world
School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumnus Niko Marjomaa found a way to combine the fields of business and security: 鈥淭hrough my experiences I saw the opportunities to think about security little bit differently than the majority in the industry.鈥
Real estate in service of crisis management 鈥 Academy of Finland聽grants funding to聽enhance聽crisis preparedness聽
'The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the impact real estate and the built environment have on our wellbeing in a crisis', says Assistant Professor聽Saija聽Toivonen.聽聽
Kaie Kubjas: It is important to encourage girls and young women to study mathematics
Mathematician Kaie Kubjas has done research around the world and has noticed that some places have few female professors, lecturers, or students. Now amid the coronavirus pandemic she is appealing on behalf of women, young researchers, and those with families.
AI predicts which drug combinations kill cancer cells
A machine learning model can help us treat cancer more effectively
The legendary director Francis Ford Coppola visits Finland at the invitation of ELO and KAVI
During his visit to Finland Francis Ford Coppola will be working together with ELO film school students.
Better to do things you like than to do something you must
Alumni and students discussed career paths, work and studies at a Group Mentoring event organised by Aalto University School of Business on 18 November.
Applications now open 黑料网 International Talent Programme 鈥 initiative brings companies and international students together through group mentoring
Aalto International Talent Programme applications is now open. The programme brings together companies and international students through group mentoring.
Tenured Professors' Installation Talks with a new concept
In short videos, Professors talk about their field and research.
Nitin Sawhney receives an Academy of Finland grant for analyzing and reconstructing crisis narratives
Professor Sawhney hopes that his collaborative research will offer insights into how crisis narratives emerge in society during the global pandemic
Alumna Minna Kuusisto: The most beneficial aspects of my studies were the continuous challenging of oneself and learning to learn
Our Economics alumna Minna Kuusisto, who works as an Economist at Finnfund, has gained experience from banking, sustainable business consulting and development financing in her career, among other things. 鈥淢y advice is: be curious and network with those people whose career paths you find interesting, already during your study time. Almost everybody will be delighted by a coffee or lunch invitation鈥.
Towards Oasis symposium reached 200 participants
Ways to define and build holistic well-being in higher education sparked widespread interest outside Aalto University.
