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FinnCERES Novel Openings 2020 call

The total funding in this call is €300k + €300k (Aalto + VTT). Expected that 2-3 projects will be funded, with a total funding of €100-150k per partner.
Research & Art
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A green leaf. Photographer: Aleksi Poutanen.

How are your teleconferences going? Participate in a research project by sharing your experiences on Twitter!

Speech processing researchers at Aalto University want to help improve communication tools based on user experience data.
Research & Art
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teleconferencing study. Image Aalto university / Aino Huovio

‘We managed to turn a major risk into a great opportunity’

To make sure the Fusion Grid project could continue, Marko Nieminen travelled to Namibia and drove 1,400 kilometres to transport necessary equipment to the village of Oniipa and make it to KLM’s final flight to Europe
Research & Art
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Marko Nieminen vaakakuva

Future skills briefcase

Eeva Korhonen shares insights on portable future work-life skills.
Cooperation, Studies, University
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Mentorointi on ennen kaikkea yhteistyösuhde.

Rapidly produced report examines capacity of restaurant and accommodation sector to withstand the corona crisis

A report produced by Professor Vesa Puttonen's working group will help decision-makers to assess the impacts of closing restaurants.
Research & Art
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Kuvassa näkyy rahoituksen professori Vesa Puttonen ja kuvan otti Evelin Kask.

Future makers Funding Programme 2020

Future makers Funding Programme for high-level research openings; first stage deadline is 31.5.2020.
For Aalto community
Research & Art
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Professor Tapio Lokki knows the best concert halls in the world

Tapio Lokki, Professor at the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics, is known for his significant research work on concert hall acoustics.
Research & Art
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Professor Tapio Lokki / Aalto University / School of Electrical Engineering / Acoustics / Image: Patrik Strenström

Alumnus Mikael Lauharanta: Frequent presentations help Mikkeli students stand out from the crowd

School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumnus Mikael Lauharanta appreciates the nature of studies in the BScBA Program: "It’s a fast paced program that prepares you well for the working life and all the challenges it might throw at you."
Cooperation, Studies
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BScBA Program alumnus Mikael Lauharanta

Alumna Julia Österlund: Responsibility and success boost courage, and failure helps you grow

School of Business alumna Julia Österlund studied two different majors at school and thinks that the diverse studies benefit her in her current job: ‘It is also great that I can combine everything I have studied at school - marketing, communications, information technology and calculus.’
Cooperation, Studies
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Julia Österlund, School of Business alumna in School of Business alumni story

Water knowledge has a central role in the mitigation of climate change

World Water Day 2020, on 22 March, is about water and climate change – and how the two are inextricably linked.
Research & Art
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Tulva Suomessa

Apply ºÚÁÏÍø Thesis Project: The Municipality of Sipoo - Digital Service Design to Support Employment

Apply ºÚÁÏÍø Thesis to solve the Municipality of Sipoo's challenge through Master's theses as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Cooperation, Studies
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Illustration of a woman painting a big smartphone and of a man carrying a big calculator

Students designed spatial solutions for the new electric boat for Skand

Working on the first, already implemented prototype, young designers were able to outline the real space and proportions of the boat.
Cooperation, Studies
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Pinta 1 -työssä veneen sisätilaratkaisut ovat avarat ja vaaleat.

A model curriculum vitae for researchers renewed

The Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (TENK), Universities Finland UNIFI and the Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Arene ry and the Academy of Finland have together published a model curriculum vitae that complies with good scientific practice in Finnish, Swedish and English versions coming soon.
For Aalto community
Research & Art, University
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Aalto kirjasto

Onerva Vartiainen: ‘I am remarkably grateful for everything the School of Economics gave me’

The class of 1952 met at the Ekonomiaukio building on the first Monday of March.
Studies
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Yksitoista Kauppakorkeakoulun vuosikurssi -52 alumnia kokoontui Ekonominaukiollasaan.

Drones could, for all their promise, still be a threat to public safety – new research improves drone detection

Researchers are aiming to set up an open drone database to help design radar systems and drone detection techniques
Research & Art
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measuring drone RCS in anechoic chamber photo: vasilii semkin/Aalto University / VTT

Metsähovi Radio Observatory publishes solar data spanning more than four decades

The amount of data Metsähovi receives from the Sun is huge and is growing daily with new findings.
Research & Art
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Aurinkokartta, jossa näkyy suurin havaittu purkaus Auringossa

Samir Bhowmik in Helsinki Biennial 2020

Samir Bhowmik reflects on how humans hijack nature with their infrastructure and technology.
Research & Art
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Helsinki Biennial 2020

Soil Matters exhibition chosen as the winner of Design Museum´s open call

Soil Matters exhibition chosen as the winner of Design Museum´s open call
Research & Art
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Soil exhibits from the project Traces_from_the_Anthropocene Working_with_Soil. Photo:TzuyuChen

Aalto ARTS gets its own course on entrepreneurial skills and making a creative life

The course teaches students skills and methods to build a sustainably creative life and career based on their personal interests and passions.
Cooperation, Studies
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Visual design students working on a project

Learn how to take care of your research data - Research Data Management trainings for Aalto employees and researchers

Series of RDM trainings are given in March-May by Aalto Research Services, Aalto IT, legal counsels, and researchers.
For Aalto community
Research & Art
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Research data management training picture, some keywords