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Two sponsored lecture halls for Saab at Maarintie 8
Companies can support the university's activities and develop their employer brand among students by sponsoring lecture halls. In exchange for an annual fee, the company may name a lecture hall and influence its interior design.
Join now in a circular economy challenge competition, deadline 20.8.2020
The competition is open to all from Aalto University, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and VTT.
Apply now for the Aalto Ventures Program online summer course
Aalto Ventures Program offers you an online summer course, where participants from around the world come together to create multidimensional experiences. During three weeks of intensive teamwork, you will go from an idea to a validated sustainable business concept, learn by doing, and get to know and understand the startup culture. Throughout the course, you will be working efficiently in an internationally distributed team and using various digital, interactive tools, which will ensure a valuable and enjoyable learning process.
Four corona-related projects received special funding from the Academy of Finland
The projects study the coronavirus, the pandemic and its effects on society. The total amount granted to the four Aalto projects is 730 000 euros.
Invention by a Finnish start-up speeds up coronavirus testing
Xfold Imaging Oy, founded by researchers from Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, has developed a nanocoated glass slide that makes microscopes dozens of times more accurate. It enables the identifying of coronavirus from a sample up to one day earlier compared to current technology.
New collaboration with researchers in Moscow to study impact of cultural background on brain activity
Iiro Jääskeläinen receives funding from the Russian mega-grant programme to study how cultural background affects thinking and emotions
Researchers are developing a mobile MRI that could fit in a van instead of a lorry
The new technology will be a great boost for healthcare, especially in in hard to access emergency areas. There is also a lot of potential for use in the the wellness sector.
Student project investigated new solar business models for Helen
The students impressed with their professionalism.
Students researched the electric vehicle charging market for Helen
The company also got ideas for business models and an analysis on how COVID-19 affects the market.
Design Inside brings design education to all Aalto students
Design offers tools and new perspectives that would not be found otherwise. . It can help make a difference in every field. That is why Aalto University wants all students to have access to design education.
Sixth report by the Helsinki GSE Situation Room: Compared to last year, over 100,000 people more have applied for unemployment benefit from Kela
The report is presented at an open access webinar in Zoom on Thursday, 28 May at 8 am.
What prevents us from making the most of the IoT? Aalto researchers developed ways to make IoT truly ubiquitous
For his doctoral dissertation, Óscar Novo DÃaz researched the technical challenges that prevent us from using the full potential of the Internet of Things
Modelling confirms: Isolating the ill and prioritising remote work are key strategies in combating the coronavirus
Researchers emphasise that longer indoor exposure times and closer proximity to others bring greater risk of infection. Avoiding overlapping shifts and a good ventilation can improve workplace safety.
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MA in New Media Master’s Thesis Presentations / Spring 2020
Spring 2020 MA in New Media Master's Thesis Presentations
Tuomas Rossi awarded Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Grant
Tuomas Rossi, a Marie Curie Fellow at Chalmers University, was awarded an Academy Postdoctoral Grant to work in the CEST group at the Department of Applied Physics.
Collaboration in the time of restricted interaction
Elina Dureáult shares insights on student collaboration projects.
Engaging the social and political in designing technologies
Nitin Sawhney explores the role of human-centered research and design, beyond the traditional boundaries of computer science, in transforming civic action.
Young Researcher of the Year develops multifunctional materials
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has named Assistant Professor Jaana Vapaavuori as Young Researcher of the Year for 2020. Vapaavuori's work is guided by design thinking and the optimal utilisation of resources.
Professor Henri Schildt: 'Strategic leadership is particularly important during this global crisis'
The Coronavirus pandemic is putting great strain on companies and their employees alike. Moments like these create unique demands for inspired and bold leadership. Academic research provides insights into the organizational and strategic challenges posed by crises. Here are some central ideas that can help strategic leaders weather the storm.
