New members for the Academic Committees
New members represent the group 'other teaching and research personnel and other university staff'
Survey on printing – reply by 5 December
Does printing feel stressful and time consuming? Respond the survey by Unigrafia and help making a change.
Short breaks in IdM service on Wed, 24 Nov and Mon, 29 Nov
IdM (Identity Management) service will be updated which will cause service breaks to identity activation and password reset functionalities etc. during the days.
Aalto neighbourhood home to waterbird oasis and forest habitat for flying squirrels
The Otaniemi campus is right next to a nature conservation area. We accompanied an expert on an outing to learn what makes it unique – and what can be done about biodiversity loss.
Good design benefits us all – welcome to open DesignTalks lecture series
Join us for our open lecture series discussing about the relevance of design in different contexts.
911±¬ÁÏÍø takes increasing responsibility in Finnish-American higher education relations
A high-level delegation from Minnesota, United States, visited the university in November.
New limits on public events have little effect on Aalto
Rrestrictions affect only events where the public may stand (e.g. in grandstands) or sing together.
New heads of departments and deputy department heads appointed at the School of Engineering
Pedro Vilaça, Raine Mäntysalo and Leena Korkiala-Tanttu will begin their terms as heads of departments in January 2022.
We participate in the digital security exercise TAISTO21
911±¬ÁÏÍø participates in Finland's largest digital security exercise on Thursday, 25 November 2021. TAISTO21 is a nationwide exercise, simulating data protection and security breaches that helps to develop information security management, leadership and communication in the event of a disruption.
Urgent need for talent and skills: Environmental problems require interdisciplinary solutions
A project funded by the Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation creates more human resources for the green transition by producing a new kind of textbook, about ecologically sustainable energy solutions.
Share your opinion about remote working and answer the survey before 26.11.
What worked well and what will you continue to do remotely, or what have you found challenging? Share your opinion and impact. You can also enter a draw.
Internal funding call for research collaboration projects with USA and India
Application deadline is 9 December
Wellbeing at work survey 2021: university-level results improved even further – challenges include changes and workloads
As a result of the pandemic and the shift to remote working, the responses reflect the importance of communality, resilience and self-management
Construction of Jokeri Light Rail 75% complete – rail construction progressing ahead of schedule
The construction of Jokeri Light Rail has proceeded ahead of schedule, and the light rail line can start operating in early 2024
Personnel newsletter will be renewed – read online newsletters of four Aalto schools and give feedback
Aalto CHEM, Aalto SCI, Aalto ELEC and Aalto ENG will pilot publishing their personnel newsletters online
Does environmental stress drive migration?
New comprehensive analysis ranks environmental and social factors for explaining migration globally as well as in each country—and it’s more complicated than previous understanding suggests
Scientific and Artistic Advisory Boards (SAB, SAAB) are reviewing our activities again
Advisory boards will meet in the second week of November
‘Research allows you to pursue your interests, to learn something new, to broaden your mind and to challenge yourself in new ways’
Postdoctoral researcher Ali Khosravi is in the Stanford list of top 2% researchers in the world. His expertise is in using energy engineering and artificial intelligence to model energy systems that are carbon neutral and affordable. What led Ali to pursue career in research? And what are his tips for young researchers who want to make their research visible?
Photography Online Course for Scientists: enrol now, study with your own pace!
POCS is suitable for anyone who wants to learn photography from scratch, and is especially recommended for materials scientists. Our core idea is photography with ease. It introduces you to a functional photography-based workflow: from a story via a visualization plan to a final photo.
A new programme models airflows much faster than before – without a supercomputer
Modelling reveals that even rooms with efficient ventilation often have areas where the air is stagnant. Assistant Professor Ville Vuorinen believes that a new programme could become a tool that can be used by both researchers as well as experts responsible for planning of public spaces.
