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Doctoral and master’s degrees conferred in festive events
Attend the lectures and follow the conferment events online on 13 and 14 June starting at 13.00.
Panel discussion featuring our new honorary doctors 11 June
The theme is Future of university as a hub of creativity, heritage, and innovation. Welcome!
Estimating the wear and tear of ice on physical structures over coming decades or even centuries
To face the challenges of a warming climate, a new technique determines the long-term effects of moving Arctic ice on bridges or wind turbines
Community event greenlights university's cornerstones
The university’s values, purpose and way of working will be presented to the board for discussion in June.
School of Engineering success story presented at Dean's Strategy Coffee
The Dean's Strategy Coffee event of the School of Engineering was held at Saha on Tuesday 21 May. The event was part of the Aalto University 3.0 strategy preparation process.
Mayor of Espoo Jukka Mäkelä, Artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila and 13 other influencers in the fields of technology, art and society are awarded an honorary doctorate at Aalto University
Aalto University’s doctoral conferment ceremonies for the fields of art and technology will take place 13 and 14 June 2019 in Dipoli in Otaniemi. Honorary doctors’ panel discussion will be held 11 June.
Lessons from Mars and blue algae ― Come explore the future of the circular economy on 5 June
Organised by Aalto University, speakers include NASA Researcher Jonathan Trent, founder of Origin by Ocean Mari Granström, and circular fashion expert Kirsi Niinimäki
Nine new Academy Projects 91ÇàÇà²Ý
The total funding granted by the Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment and Research Council for Culture and Society is 3.3 million euros.
A fairy dance takes over Kuunsilta: student art exhibition opened at the Espoo Cultural Centre
The exhibition was inspired by the students' own experiences and relationship with the environment, and adapted to fit into the Cultural Centre.
Aalto granted EUR 10.4 million for profiling by Academy of Finland
Aalto University’s application was ranked number one by the international peer expert panel.
School of Engineering research groups
The dean of the school has confirmed the English, Finnish and Swedish names for the school's 13 research groups.
From intranet Inside to aalto.fi – Inside shifted to read-only mode
As of June, internal contents are published on aalto.fi.
Comment on the strategy for open access to scholarly publications
Researchers are kindly asked to comment on the strategy and its implementation plan by 7 June 2019.
How can we use rivers sustainably?
Humans have long altered the natural state of rivers. Now nature’s own methods can help us to manage rivers more sustainably.
Doctoral study: Walkable environments and green spaces can help get sedentary older adults moving
Quality environments in cities can promote active living and better health even among inactive older adults, according to a new doctoral study.
Aalto University students win innovation competition with autonomous hoist
Students turned a regular indoor hoist into a robot with artificial intelligence.
Funding for four new Academy Research Fellow and 14 Postdoctoral Researcher posts
The funding for the five-year Academy Research Fellow and the three-year Postdoctoral Researcher posts was awarded by the Academy of Finland's Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering.
5G enabled IoT innovations created at IoThonÂ
Students and developers all over Europe took part in the 48-hour hackathon
A call open for novel ideas in Quantum Technology – funding available for doctoral training positions
The proposed doctoral study projects are expected to introduce scientific, technological, business and/or artistic ideas that explore quantum technology in novel ways.
PhD-student internships in Companies or Research institutes (Apply until 15th of May)
A 2-4 months internship arranged in Companies or Research institutes. The salary/grant and travel costs is covered by the ADMA2 Project.
