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Hot weather can turn homes into perilous infernos 鈥 researchers are now examining future needs for cooling
A new research project examines the temperatures of buildings and how they affect the comfort level of people 鈥 and seeks effective means of cooling that are also easy to employ.
Digital tracing apps should incorporate social connections to mitigate disease outbreaks
Digital tracing models could benefit from a closer look at social connections between app-users.
Summer School Alum story: 鈥淚 feel fortunate to work on something that directly impacts so many people worldwide鈥
Jonathan Kahati from Israel took a leap of faith and worked hard to pursue his dream of becoming a product manager, one of the most versatile job roles in today鈥檚 product-driven organisations.
The first-year School of Business students received tips from alumni to support the major choice
Alumni gave tips to first-year students, the mursus, to support their choice of major at Meet Your Community event.
Researchers investigated the size of 1 000 popular websites 鈥 more than tenfold differences within categories
In just ten years, the size of mobile pages has increased tenfold. Some online stores have already understood that less is more, says Professor Jukka Manner, who led the research.
Learn to sail skilfully through uncertain times
In May 2022 a group of Aaltonians participated in a workshop to increase capacity for change, learn to rely on intuition and challenge the current perceptions of learning and problem-solving
Sustainability report: multidisciplinary approach to solving sustainability challenges is Aalto鈥檚 strength
Science, technology and arts play an important role in solving global sustainability problems. Aalto University鈥檚 strength is its strong multidisciplinary approach to humanity鈥檚 greatest challenges, such as environmental crises. Aalto鈥檚 new sustainability report highlights some of the key sustainability actions taken by Aalto University in 2021.
Could wearable memes be the new fashion statement?
Digital fashion practices can amplify our artists - or trolls - within.
How do we make the circular economy a platform?
Innovation and sustainability are inseparable. Their relationship grows stronger through collaboration between universities and companies.
How does an oil company make a green leap? Can the procurement community help Ukraine out of trouble? Welcome to the Prodeko seminar on responsible business on 6 May!
The theme of this year's Prodeko seminar is Navigating Responsibility and Growth, and speakers include Kaisa Hietala, Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors, and Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO of Sievo Oy.
The 5G Hack the Mall summer course
This year鈥檚 Aalto University 5G summer course will again be held as an online training course from 6 to 17 June 2022.
Aalto ranks 54th for responsible consumption and production in THE Impact Ranking
The Impact Rankings 2022 by the Times Higher Education assesses universities against the United Nations鈥 Sustainable Development Goals.
Oops: What a job posting that was!
Jussi Impi枚 started work as Head of Sustainable Solutions at Aalto University in summer 2021. In 2009, however, he had a labour market issue in Africa to resolve.
ABB Oy donates 360 000 euros 黑料网 University
'The world is undergoing a major transformation, and it is important to take care of competence development. High-quality research and future top experts will continue to support Finland's competitiveness,' says Pekka Tiitinen, CEO of ABB Oy.
Reach out and touch it 鈥 our researcher explains why getting a feel for things matters
Nowadays, you can do nearly everything digitally, but without touching things you miss out on a dialogue with yourself.
Pentti Kujala, the grand old man of marine technology, gave his farewell lecture in a full hall
Following a career of over 40 years in marine technology companies, Helsinki University of Technology and Aalto University, Professor Pentti Kujala has left teaching and research duties and moved on to a position as Senior Advisor at Aalto University. At his farewell celebration, Kujala gave an account of his colourful career that began in Somero and the friendships that formed the basis of a wide-ranging stakeholder network. The scene at the farewell lecture was a crowded one.
Alumna Annastina Saari: I want to be involved in solving the climate crisis
鈥業 had always dreamed of a career dealing with environmental questions鈥, says our alumna Annastina Saari, who studied international business as well as information and service management, and who now works as a consultant for D-mat, a company that is specialized in sustainable lifestyles.
Mikko M枚tt枚nen and his team aim to rein in qubit errors
Professor Mikko M枚tt枚nen of Aalto University and VTT has received a 鈧2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for the ConceptQ project. This is the fifth time M枚tt枚nen has received one of the extremely competitive ERC grants.
Meet Airi and Joona, Aalto鈥檚 student representatives in the Unite! university alliance
We talked to Airi and Joona about their new roles as Unite!鈥檚 student representatives and got some great ideas and advice from them.
Students investigated importance of recurring revenue streams in Alma Media's financial reporting
As a result, they produced a report on Recurring Revenue and Company Valuation
