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Entrepreneurship education takes a leap forward - Lauri Järvilehto appointed as Professor of Practice
Thousands of students have already completed the program that’s designed to inspire and educate entrepreneurs to build new ventures. Järvilehto aims to develop the program further.
Put the brakes on climate change – producing high-grade chemicals from carbon dioxide
A study aiming to use CO2 as, for example, transport fuel have received significant funding from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.
‘Choose a specialisation area that really interests you’
Alumni are delighted to support first year business students’ choices for a specialisation area.
Getting a PhD in watching Twitch: exploring why millions watch people play video games
In his doctoral dissertation, Max Sjöblom examines services like YouTube and Twitch and tries to understand why people keep watching others play video games
Students identified digital tools to support data gathering and analysis at EY
The aim was to gain a better understanding at EY on current data gathering technology trends.
Jussi Rintanen knows how to find the right option from among the countless possibilities
Algorithm-based artificial intelligence can help optimise bus routes, factories and work shift lists. It can also be used to automate the much of current software development.
Dissertation: Transition to a low-carbon energy system is possible
Climate march can make a difference.
Oh, a new object! I wonder how it works? A robot can learn by experimentation
Aalto University is involved in a research project which aims to make robots try out new things and thus learn how to use them without precise pre-programming.
​​​​​​​How can we conserve the natural cycle of water in cities?
Changing water circulation to resemble more the natural cycle with nature-based solutions.
Sofia Pantouvaki: A born researcher
The professor of costume design is an endlessly inquisitive soul who never imagined she would have a career in Finland
Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways – and this shows in the brain
In the future, a new brain research method could be used to study creativity
Digital solutions and artificial intelligence improve the quality of health care
Technology can be used, among other things, to improve the accuracy of dispensing medicines and to enhance wound care competence.
Renewable energy research gets a significant donation
Finnish Petroleum and Biofuels Association donates EUR 240 000 to renewable energy research at Aalto University.
A photo of a black hole was a distant dream – until now
Aalto’s Tuomas Savolainen helped make history with the first image of a black hole located 55 million light years away
Astronomers capture first image of a black hole
Aalto University contributed to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87
Increases in health care efficiency can also improve quality
Billions of euros could be saved in social welfare and health care with key changes.
First-year students perform tremendously in the Electrical Engineering Workshop course and according to the course assistant a little sparky tuning is all for the best
Students working as course assistants play a vital role in one of the most important courses at the School of Electrical Engineering.
Ideas for electricity teaching from Voimala
STEK donated two Voimala learning packages ºÚÁÏÍø Junior.
Professor Karttunen had enough of clicking on two-dimensional molecular models – the virtual world brings chemistry alive
Virtual reality helps students to understand the three-dimensional nature of chemistry.
