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The Research Council of Finland has published the call texts for the winter 2024 call
The Research Council of Finland has published the call texts for the upcoming winter call. The call opens on the 15th of November 2023 and closes on the 17th of January, 2024. Aalto internal deadline is on the 7th of December 2023. In January, there are open calls for Academy Project funding and Academy Research Fellowships.
Virtual meetings tire people because we're doing them wrong
Drowsiness during virtual meetings results from lack of stimulation, not mental overload
5 things everyone should know about virtual meetings
Is it worth inviting everyone to a virtual meeting? Do you stare at your own picture on the screen? Assistant Professor Niina Nurmi discusses some of the best practices from remote meetings, based on a recent study.
Makoto Ueki: MMD's and Aalto University's emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration offered invaluable lessons for my future career
Makoto Ueki on his summer internship project in Multifunctional Materials Design research group
Aalto University and Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus Oy explored new ways to recycle discarded books
What should we do with discarded books which paper quality and ink composition vary greatly? The study showed that processing discarded books into textiles is possible, but it turned out to be costly with its own environmental impact.
Online games use dark designs to collect player data
The privacy policies and practices of online games contain dark design patterns which could be deceptive, misleading, or coercive to users, according to a new study from Aalto University
Esteemed mergers and acquisitions expert visited Aalto
Ted Rouse was a speaker at the first Aalto M&A Forum in October 2023. Rouse is an advisory partner working at Bain & Company in London, with extensive experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Physicists embark on six-year hunt for dark matter particle
Researchers to probe the galactic halo in search of axions
Education for the future
The new EDUCA Flagship brings together data and education researchers in an unprecedented way and significantly deepens the research-based nature of education policy
Biochar is a step towards a more lush and sustainable city
Aalto University is part of the City of Helsinki’s biochar project that is looking for ways to improve carbon sequestration, create circular waste systems and make urban vegetation thrive.
New flagship brings together excellence in quantum technology
Aalto University is also involved in three other new flagships of the Research Council of Finland – the flagships of digital water expertise, education, and mathematical imaging and modelling
Invisible powers are driving cars and cranes, but what goes on behind the scenes to get these machines moving?
What gets autonomous cars and industrial robots going?
Alumna Emilia Perttu: 'I had the courage to follow my dreams and put in the effort for what interested me'
Our alumna, Emilia Perttu has always known she wanted to work in the field of technology and innovation. Through her studies she started to search for a career path that suited her. Eventually, her efforts paid off, and today she works as a lead UI/UX designer at the hybrid agency Nitro.
AMRI Mobile Stroke Unit Business Finland co-innovation initiative
The project implements a vehicle-based mobile stroke unit capable of pre-hospital diagnosis and care of stroke by an integrated low-field MRI device developed at Aalto University, in collaboration with technical and clinical partners.
People don’t always appreciate work on gender, but I think that it’s the most important work I could possibly do, says Professor Renée Adams
Renée Adams is a distinguished finance scholar who does research on the equality of women, art, and pricing
Aalto University to coordinate Finnish quantum initiatives in latest national flagship programme
The flagship unites dozens of research institutions, companies, and startups in new collaborative front
CHEM awards 2023 - Submit your proposals!
The School of Chemical Engineering awards its members in teaching, research, services, and collaboration & impact, and each award is 500€. All proposals are warmly welcome!
'It was great to be part of the research team' - The semiconductor industry’s summer job program was a success
Donations from companies in the semiconductor industry enabled students Niko Lindh and Adrián Gutiérrez Cruz to get summer jobs with Aalto University research groups
Green transition on seas seminar
Welcome to the seminar of the Finnish Maritime Foundation on 26.10.2023.
The seminar brings together students, academia and industry to discuss challenges and opportunities of the sustainable green transition in shipping. After the industry’s keynote speeches, three co-financed research topics will be presented and the panel will debate what kind of research and expertise are needed in the sector.
The seminar brings together students, academia and industry to discuss challenges and opportunities of the sustainable green transition in shipping. After the industry’s keynote speeches, three co-financed research topics will be presented and the panel will debate what kind of research and expertise are needed in the sector.
Researchers create the most water-repellent surface ever
Revised method to create hydrophobic surfaces has implications for any technology where water meets a solid surface, from optics and microfluidics to cooking
