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Addressing climate change will require radical changes in lifestyles: new report by international consortium of research institutes
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Aalto University, D-mat, the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, and the KR Foundation, at the World Resources Forum (WRF), today announced the launch of a report which analyses the carbon footprints of household lifestyles and how changes can contribute to meeting the ambitious 1.5-degree aspirational target envisaged by the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Towards an eco-welfare state 鈥 how to direct the transition?
We interviewed Mikko Jalas, Creative Sustainability Programme Director and Professor of Practice, about Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI)
Try something new 鈥 check out staff clubs!
In club activities, you get to know your colleagues in a fun way - and you might even get inspired to start a new club.
Oskari Vilamo Fund awarded the best theses on the building trade
Three doctoral dissertations and four master's thesis were awarded in Aalto University.
Finnish researchers look at noisy quantum computer
Researchers from CSC 鈥 IT center for science, Aalto University and 脜bo Akademi and their collaborators from Boston University in the USA have for the first time demonstrated how the noise impacts on quantum computing in a systematic way. The results are published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters.
Explore the treasures of the digital archives
Aalto has become the first Finnish university to digitise the majority of its theses from the 1960s onwards.
Academy of Finland April call: funding for Antarctic research and ICT-related research, and a roadmap call for research infrastructures
The Academy of Finland鈥檚 April call includes funding for Antarctic research and ICT-related research as well as a roadmap call for research infrastructures. Applications are also invited in a follow-up call for consortia that have been funded in the Academy Programme Health from Science. The call is open 1.-29.4.2020. The roadmap call for national research infrastructures is open until 27 May, but the Aalto internal deadline is on 10 March.
All of us are exposed to information manipulation - Welcome to follow open lectures and learn what that means
Informational influence and information manipulation touch every one of us. For that reason, the Information Networks Programme welcomes everyone to come and learn about this phenomenon.
Grant Writing seminar for researchers 6.-7.5.2020
Do you need good tips to write competitive funding applications? The seminar comprises lectures, workshops and a panel discussion that hosts experienced applicants, which will share their experience in proposal writing or in the evaluation process.
School of Electrical Engineering celebrated excellence and achievements
Honors, dissertation awards, impactful research and other achievements of 2019 were celebrated in the event.
Financial Times listed top Business School Research with Social Impact
Two recent publications from the School of Business that focused on social impact were included in the FT top 100 list. The list used social media attention as one of its indicators.
Aalto University's art and design again ranked as 7th best in the world
Aalto also ranked among the QS Rankings top 100 in the fields of architecture and built environment, and business and management studies.
From birch to poppies 鈥 how the fabric was created for Marimekko鈥檚 unique shirt dress
The yarn spun from Ioncell庐 fibre is stronger than its commercial equivalent and performed excellently in the printing process and washing tests. The chemicals used to make the fibre were completely recycled too.
Aalto University鈥檚 fashion and textile know-how acknowledged in Finland and internationally
Aalto takes home two prizes at the Fashion Finland Gala and ranks third at CEO World Magazine fashion school listing
Mailbox for corona-related questions opened
You can send emails concerning Aalto University and the coronavirus to corona.information@aalto.fi.
Aalto University T枚枚l枚鈥檚 art competition seeks radical creativity
Aalto University published an invited art competition that seeks to find public art to be situated in two spaces in Aalto T枚枚l枚
Students helped Finavia expand its knowledge on marketing in Russia
Two students collected, analysed and summarised the special features of marketing practices in Russia.
The Global5G.org closing project details a transformative 5G future
Global5G.org project has been analysing some of the trends and mechanisms for guaranteeing the transformative impacts of 5G in Europe in the coming few years
AllWell? team is preparing the first study wellbeing questionnaire results
First results have been sent to programmes in the form of a programme level feedback.
Call a Researcher! discussions brought new perspectives
The Digital Disruption of Industry consortium offered again its researchers鈥 expertise to citizens, politicians, companies and organisations through one hour free Skype discussions. The Call a Researcher! week held in February 2020 was implemented for the third time.
