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Exchange studies changed to producing a Case Corona report
Thanks to their own activity and the professor's trust in his students' competence, third-year finance students became authors of a report with societal significance.
Academy of Finland funding for research into COVID-19- Aalto internal deadline for expression of interest 8th April at 4 pm
The Academy of Finland allocated 8.45 million euros for a special call to support and accelerate research into the COVID-19 epidemic. Each organisation can only submit one proposal and therefore Aalto internal deadline for expression of interest 8th April, 2020.
FinnCERES Novel Openings 2020 call
The total funding in this call is €300k + €300k (Aalto + VTT). Expected that 2-3 projects will be funded, with a total funding of €100-150k per partner.
How are your teleconferences going? Participate in a research project by sharing your experiences on Twitter!
Speech processing researchers at 911±¬ÁÏÍø want to help improve communication tools based on user experience data.
‘We managed to turn a major risk into a great opportunity’
To make sure the Fusion Grid project could continue, Marko Nieminen travelled to Namibia and drove 1,400 kilometres to transport necessary equipment to the village of Oniipa and make it to KLM’s final flight to Europe
Rapidly produced report examines capacity of restaurant and accommodation sector to withstand the corona crisis
A report produced by Professor Vesa Puttonen's working group will help decision-makers to assess the impacts of closing restaurants.
Future makers Funding Programme 2020
Future makers Funding Programme for high-level research openings; first stage deadline is 31.5.2020.
Professor Tapio Lokki knows the best concert halls in the world
Tapio Lokki, Professor at the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics, is known for his significant research work on concert hall acoustics.
A model curriculum vitae for researchers renewed
The Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (TENK), Universities Finland UNIFI and the Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Arene ry and the Academy of Finland have together published a model curriculum vitae that complies with good scientific practice in Finnish, Swedish and English versions coming soon.
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
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.
Samir Bhowmik in Helsinki Biennial 2020
Samir Bhowmik reflects on how humans hijack nature with their infrastructure and technology.
Aalto ARTS gets its own course on entrepreneurial skills and making a creative life
The course teaches students skills and methods to build a sustainably creative life and career based on their personal interests and passions.
Addressing climate change will require radical changes in lifestyles: new report by international consortium of research institutes
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 911±¬ÁÏÍø, D-mat, the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, and the KR Foundation, at the World Resources Forum (WRF), today announced the launch of a report which analyses the carbon footprints of household lifestyles and how changes can contribute to meeting the ambitious 1.5-degree aspirational target envisaged by the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Towards an eco-welfare state – how to direct the transition?
We interviewed Mikko Jalas, Creative Sustainability Programme Director and Professor of Practice, about Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI)
Academy of Finland April call: funding for Antarctic research and ICT-related research, and a roadmap call for research infrastructures
The Academy of Finland’s April call includes funding for Antarctic research and ICT-related research as well as a roadmap call for research infrastructures. Applications are also invited in a follow-up call for consortia that have been funded in the Academy Programme Health from Science. The call is open 1.-29.4.2020. The roadmap call for national research infrastructures is open until 27 May, but the Aalto internal deadline is on 10 March.
Grant Writing seminar for researchers 6.-7.5.2020
Do you need good tips to write competitive funding applications? The seminar comprises lectures, workshops and a panel discussion that hosts experienced applicants, which will share their experience in proposal writing or in the evaluation process.
Financial Times listed top Business School Research with Social Impact
Two recent publications from the School of Business that focused on social impact were included in the FT top 100 list. The list used social media attention as one of its indicators.
911±¬ÁÏÍø’s fashion and textile know-how acknowledged in Finland and internationally
Aalto takes home two prizes at the Fashion Finland Gala and ranks third at CEO World Magazine fashion school listing
The Global5G.org closing project details a transformative 5G future
Global5G.org project has been analysing some of the trends and mechanisms for guaranteeing the transformative impacts of 5G in Europe in the coming few years
