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#timetolevelup creates a community to support your work and studies

Take your work and studies at Aalto to the next level and you can start by putting Microsoft Teams to full use.
For Aalto community
University
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Time to level up campaign

Finnish Culture Foundation allocates nearly one million euros of grants

The grants are allocated to 32 Aalto University applicants and working groups. The largest individual grant is awarded to Professor Matti Liski for his working group that studies the market impacts of the energy transition
Research & Art
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Suomen Kulttuurirahasto logo

Juha Siivola encourages researchers to innovate and think of ways to commercialise their work

'In addition to having a long-term academic goal, it would be good to think about possible short-term results,' says Siivola, who works as an innovation advisor.
University
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Juha Siivola hymyilee, kuvattu sivulta

Program Director and Associate Program Directors appointed for the School of Business Bachelor’s Degree Programmes

Professor Juuso Liesiö acts as the Program Director from 1 March 2020 until 28 February 2023.
For Aalto community
Appointments
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Five new members to join the Aalto University alumni network board

On 7 February 2020, Tuula Antola, Isabella Haas, Mikko J. Salminen, Kaisa Vikkula and Antti Ylimutka joined the Aalto University alumni network board. Kaj Hagros (chair) and Ilkka Hiirsalmi continue on the board. This year, the goal is to launch interdisciplinary alumni activities and involve more international alumni.

Cooperation
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kuva Aalto Alumni Board 2020

Reality Capture: Automated Construction Site Productivity and Quality Monitoring

If you want to improve the productivity and quality of construction work, you need an efficient way to monitor progress and detect quality issues on a daily basis.
Research & Art
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Landscape architect Jussi Virta gets the Lappset Prize

In his master's thesis, Virta explores how children's development can be better supported by renewing playgrounds.
Awards and Recognition, Studies
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Riskejä on otettava -diplomityön kuvitusta: vanha mustavalkoinen kuva, jossa lapset leikkivät verkkokeinussa ja aikuiset keskustelevat sen lähistöllä

New high-tech mouthwash uses light to kill harmful bacteria on teeth

The new method developed by Finnish researchers is based on dual-light photodynamic therapy. The method doesn’t interfere with friendly bacteria in the mouth, or cause bacterial resistance
Press releases
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Photo: Koite Health.

New book from Professor Vesa Puttonen

The book is titled “The Savvy Investor's Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls, Frauds, and Scams” and is written by H. Kent Baker, John R. Nofsinger, and Vesa Puttonen.
Research & Art
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The Savvy Investor's Guide to Avoidin Pitfalls, Frauds, and Scams. Book cover.

A car without a driver – the future of transportation or a low priority innovation?

Assistant professor Milos Mladenovic tackles the underlying challenges as a member of European Commission expert group, which is formed to advise on specific ethical issues raised by driverless mobility.
Research & Art
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Sohjoa-robottibussi

Research Winter Day presented School’s research to high schoolers and industry partners

On 6 February, we had the pleasure of presenting our school’s research to hundreds of upper secondary school students, industry partners and alumni at the Research Winter Day.
For Aalto community
Research & Art
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Lukiolaiset tutustumassa Aalto ELECin tutkimukseen, kuva: Annamari Tolonen

Young programmers competed at Aalto – competitions help improve one's programming skills and can even open the doors to university

Good performance at the Finnish Olympiad in Informatics can help upper secondary school students get into a Finnish university to study technology and pursue a career as a successful coder
Studies
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Henrik Aalto, Roope Salmi and Unto Karila sitting on the stairs and showing their certificates

A smart jumpsuit provides information on infants’ movement and development

A new innovation by University of Helsinki and Aalto University makes it possible, for the first time, to quantitatively assess children’s spontaneous movement in the natural environment.
Research & Art
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lapsi älypotkupuvussa kuva: sampsa vanhatalo / helsingin yliopisto

Disruptions in water distribution in the Otaniemi area

HSY announced that there will be a break in the water supply distribution in the Otaniemi area on Wed 19.2. (Konemiehentie 2 and Tietotie 1), Fri 21.2. (Maarintie 8), Thu 5.3. (Vuorimiehentie 2).
Campus, University
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Kampus

Academic achievements, Service Award and Independence Day Decorations highlights at Dean's Coffee

Postdoctoral Researcher Mateusz Janiszewski and Staff Scientist Lauri Uotinen received the 2019 Award for Achievements in Teaching.
Awards and Recognition
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2019 opetustekopalkinto

New faces and sustainable development – School of Engineering Annual Review 2019

The school advances sustainable development through research and teaching, master's degree and doctoral graduates enjoy high employment rates.
University
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Insinööritieteiden korkeakoulun dekaanin kahvit 31.1.2020

Transforming the construction industry

Expertise is built on research that must react to a changing environment.
Cooperation, Awards and Recognition
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Civil Engineering Day 2020

Travel service team's live chat now open

To serve our customers even faster and better in different channels, we have launched a live chat service.
For Aalto community
University
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Matkustuspalvelujen chat avattu

Tax and law related applications of natural language processing (NLP) studied in a student project

PwC is considering collaboration with growth companies found through the project.
Cooperation, Studies
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Opiskelijoiden yritysprojektin tiimi, PwC

Both physicians and nurses in Finland are dissatisfied with the usability of electronic health record systems

According to a recent study, nurses’ and physicians’ views on what aspect of the systems should be developed differ from each other, however
Research & Art
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A doctor using an EHR system