Current news
InSEA congress 2018 focuses on the societal impact of art education
Interventions of European Art Education congress 2018, taking place 18–21 June at Aalto University, will host several hundred academics and practitioners on art education from around the globe.
Unique ceramics collection designed for Aalto EE by design students
Aalto EE’s collection of over 200 pieces of art will now be complemented with 12 unique handmade ceramic vases, made in the birth place of porcelain in Jingdezhen, China.
Aalto University's harassment contact persons for staff
Aalto University has now two harassment contact persons for staff and the persons are Mikael Henny and Anne Petroff.
New editor for science, research and school communications
Katrina (Kate) Jurva started as International Editor on May 2, 2018.
Aalto 10km/5km is coming again 16 September 2018- Come along!
Aalto 10km/5km sports event is coming again on Sunday 16 September 2018!
MyCourses workspaces for the academic year 2018-2019 have been created
New MyCourses workspaces for the next academic year have been created.
Even researchers should embrace the practice
Professor Pirjo Sanaksenaho from the Department of Architecture hopes to see an architect’s basic labour – design – feature more prominently in future doctoral dissertations in architecture.
Europe’s best university communications: ’What if’ campaign wins in Sevilla
EUPRIO’s 2018 jury saw value in the campaign’s comprehensiveness and visual style.
Dissertation: Large energy companies have important role in energy system transition
The importance of large energy companies in the deployment of renewable energy has increased, argues Eeva-Lotta Apajalahti in her doctoral dissertation.
Works of film students presented at the Sodankylä Film Festival
The Sodankylä Film Festival, taking place next week, will feature films from the Aalto University Department of Film, TV and Scenography (ELO) students.
Creating cruise ships requires research
The doctoral dissertation of shipbuilder Sisko Hellgren is a study into building cruise ships in a shorter time and at a lower expense – without sacrificing quality.
Students learnt new skills through simulation and games in the BScBA Program
Students could perceive various cause-and effect relationships in the business environment.
Challenges for mass-production of flexible solar cells: durability and environmental impact
A key to durable and environmentally friendly cells lies in the encapsulation.
Kirsi Virrantaus and Pentti Kujala to stay on as vice deans at School of Engineering
The area of responsibility for Professor Virrantaus is teaching and her term runs from 1 July 2018 to 31 July 2021. Professor Kujala's area of responsibility is research, and his term runs from 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2021.
Dissertation: Mailing letters increased social benefit take-up
Households that received a directed mailing informing them of the guarantee pension program were faster and 50 % more likely to apply for the benefit than households that relied only on public information.
What if the textiles of the future are growing in Finnish forests?
Ioncell, a fibre woven from cellulose, is a strong contender as a sustainable alternative to cotton and polyester. For Finland, it could mean billions of euros of potential business.
Software-defined radio, Open Source, custom-made camera – this is the Aalto-3 satellite, the one-litre CubeSat
If everything goes as planned, the nanosatellite being designed and built fully by students could be ready to be launched into space at around Christmas 2019.
Dissertation: Mailing letters increased social benefit take-up
Households that received a directed mailing informing them of the guarantee pension program were faster and 50 % more likely to apply for the benefit than households that relied only on public information.
Designer materials with completely random structures might enable quantum computing
Topological randomness may be the answer for lossless electronics and making the nuts and bolts of quantum computers.
Elemental Identification by Combining Atomic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
Fabians latest paper out in ACS Nano showing how to do elemental identification by nc-AFM and KPFM on hexagonal boron nitride.
