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How to see trees and plants in a whole new light
A hyperspectral snapshot captures all the light in a scene, not just colours or infrared light. The extra information is useful in many applications, from agriculture and conservation to forensics and food safety.
New opportunity to receive funding for projects supporting equity and diversity
The School of Business prioritises an operating environment where equity and diversity atmosphere predominate. The members of our community can now propose how our values can be reflected in our activities more extensively than before
Does ChatGPT make us lazy?
FCAI hosted a discussion on using ChatGPT for research at Tiedekulma in August.
Suggest how you would use 13,000 eur for the wellbeing of Aalto University students!
Submit your proposal by September 29, 2023, for a participatory budgeting project to improve student wellbeing on campus. A winner will be voted on from the feasible ideas within the year 2023.
Experience Aalto University at Helsinki Design Week
Aalto University is once again widely represented in Helsinki Design Week's official programme, all throughout the festival on 8 – 17 September 2023. Come and explore Aalto at HDW through exhibitions and events – see this list to explore what, where and when!
Monthly workshops encouraged a sense of community among doctoral students
It’s important to provide adequate resources for activities that support the EDI agenda
A finer picture of global migration reveals complex patterns
New research shows that socio-economic factors play a larger role than climate
Human, animal, machine: How three researchers reveal the dynamics of power across disciplines
Whenever humans interact – with other humans, animals or technology – there are always power dynamics at play. Three researchers from different disciplines explain how they bring to light the hidden ways power is used in human interactions.
Innovative metal recovery technique: turning low-concentration solutions into valuable resources
EDRR: a recent review article explores latest developments of a novel method for efficient precious metal recovery and creation of high-value-added materials
Dialogue: Let’s make resilience a community resource – not an individual obligation
Is there any skill more important in today’s work world than the ability to cope during challenging times and bounce back quickly?
New loss mitigation technique paves the way for perfect optical resonators
Aalto researchers demonstrate how to create high-quality resonators using optically absorbing materials
The latest Aalto University Magazine delves into the invisible
The September issue asks if we would make different decisions if we could see beneath the surface and know better.
Professor Matti Kuittinen: 'Hey, take a break at the construction site!'
New construction should be put on hold until we figure out a sustainable solution, says Kuittinen
Openings: Creativity helps us navigate the invisible
Riikka Mäkikoskela’s leading article in Aalto University Magazine describes the combination of rational reasoning, emotional intelligence and radical creativity as an invisible tool in order to birth something new.
Seed funding call for major interdisciplinary research proposal planning is open
Aalto internal seed funding is targeted for the preparation of major interdisciplinary consortia proposals seeking funding from external funding agencies or industry. The internal funding call closes 15th of October 2023.
Guidelines on good scientific practice and research integrity (RI guidelines) updated
Tutkimuseettisen neuvottelukunnan (TENK) antama Hyvän tieteellisen käytännön ohjeistus (HTK-ohje) on uudistunut. The guidelines have been drafted by TENK in cooperation with the Finnish research community.
New Aalto Distinguished Professor Riitta Salmelin traces the brain’s own ‘fingerprint’
Riitta Salmelin believes that her field of brain imaging has matured to a stage where questions ignored in the early days can now be addressed
Ilkka Niemelä to the Finnish Government: Innovations and sustainable growth will be lost if immigration policies are implemented
Internationality has accelerated innovation and helped many Finnish companies from Aalto along their growth trajectories. Nearly half of Aalto University’s academic staff come from outside Finland, and Aalto students are from more than 100 countries.
Tiny organisms, big discoveries: How swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of ‘mesorobotics’
Aalto researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp—a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale
Annukka Svanda: It's important to challenge yourself to do hard things
'I believe that those of us who can and are capable have a duty to work to make the world a little better place all the time. For example, we can try to improve the situation of those who are not so well off.'
