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School of Science awards best doctoral theses of 2019
Out of the 59 dissertations awarded by the School of Science last year, 6 were celebrated for their especially high quality, impact and originality.
Apply ºÚÁÏÍø Thesis Project: The Municipality of Sipoo - Digital Service Design to Support Employment
Apply ºÚÁÏÍø Thesis to solve the Municipality of Sipoo's challenge through Master's theses as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Neuroscience conference avoids cancellation by taking place online
The OHBMX conference takes place online, giving it a low carbon footprint and making it perfect for allowing collaboration while following social distancing rules
Five tips for remote working
Also, check out the three tips below for working efficiently in virtual teams.
Students designed spatial solutions for the new electric boat for Skand
Working on the first, already implemented prototype, young designers were able to outline the real space and proportions of the boat.
Aalto University endowment returned 15.5% in 2019
The purpose of the Aalto University endowment and its long-term strategy is to generate additional funding for top quality research and education.
Onerva Vartiainen: ‘I am remarkably grateful for everything the School of Economics gave me’
The class of 1952 met at the Ekonomiaukio building on the first Monday of March.
Aalto University alumnus Mathias Fontell receives Young Physicist Prize 2019
The award-winning master's thesis in space technology focuses on solving problems related to radio wave propagation in the upper layers of the atmosphere.
Drones could, for all their promise, still be a threat to public safety – new research improves drone detection
Researchers are aiming to set up an open drone database to help design radar systems and drone detection techniques
The European Commission offers significant support to Europe’s AI excellence
The European Commission has decided to fund ELISE, a project proposal that specifically focuses on fundamental research in artificial intelligence, driven by machine learning, with 12 million euros.
Nordic Five Tech presidents call to safeguard EU funding for supporting Europe’s sustainable future
The Nordic Five Tech alliance presidents have jointly issued a statement to ensure the Horizon Europe budget.
Blog: Enabling learning and teaching online in challenging times
'Now more than ever, we need online approaches to facilitate learning and teaching, as students cannot join classes at the university.'
New scanner can improve the detection of cancer tissue and brain disease diagnoses
Researchers aim to have the technology ready for hospital use and commercialisation by the end of next year.
Aalto University Summer School COVID-19 update
Currently, all summer courses and programs will be held online besides the course Nordic Biomaterials with CHEMARTS.
Metsähovi Radio Observatory publishes solar data spanning more than four decades
The amount of data Metsähovi receives from the Sun is huge and is growing daily with new findings.
Novel Materials Discovery Laboratory (NOMAD) receives EU funding
NOMAD was recognized as a Centre of Excellence in Exascale Computing in a recent EU funding call.
EIT Manufacturing Match Making Event 2020
The Match Making Event 2020 was arrangenged over the web as a number of sessions. You can watch the web sessions here
Aalto's experts in questions related to coronavirus
Aalto University provides expert and research knowledge about the corona virus pandemic. Please note the coronavirus situation is monitored and assessed by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL.
Matias Liimatainen the Young Designer of the Year 2020
The Young Designer of the Year prize of 2020 is awarded to former Aalto ARTS student, ceramic artist Matias Liimatainen.
