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The first years of screenwriting in Finland were contradictory
A recent doctoral dissertation shows that the field balanced between seeking appreciation and uniqueness in the 1930s.
Aalto enters the list of 50 top universities in acquiring EU research funding
In Finland only two universities were among the top performers.
Equality in supervisor-subordinate relationships does not always yield the best results
Instead of absolute equality, supervisors should strive for good interaction with at least some subordinates.
A rap generator is now available to the public on the Internet
The DeepBeat is a machine learning algorithm that creates rap lyrics on the basis of huge data masses.
Looking for the right robot
In service robotics development everything starts with the users, says Ville Kyrki, who leads the ROSE project.
Moving to Puu1 building
Research and teaching now in Puu1 building.
Presentation of professor: Päivi Törmä
At the moment, her work consists of research, administrative work, and supervising master’s theses and doctoral dissertations.
Pop-ups and animated advertisements annoy consumers
A dissertation demonstrates that greater attention value of advertisements does not always improve the effectiveness of advertising.
The digital revolution in the industry and the society
A project coordinated at the Aalto University aims at identifying keys to secure the success of the Finnish society.

4G mobile communications system is vulnerable to location tracking
The study uncovered several vulnerabilities using monitoring of mobile communications and setting up fake base stations in laboratory environments.
Aalto University to join European Union Centre of Excellence for novel materials
Funded by the European Commission, the Novel Materials Discovery Laboratory (NoMaD) Centre of Excellence will start operations in November.
Luxury fibre from recycled cardboard
Prize-winning spinning method can reduce the environmental hazards of textile production.

Feelers out for the future
The university of the future is a competence centre that functions in ever-increasing interaction with society and the economy.

Presentation of professor: Samuel Kaski
In January, Samuel Kaski will start as an Academy Professor funded by the Academy of Finland at Aalto University.
Department of Marketing scholars gained best paper nomination at SMS Annual Conference
The same research paper, investigating consumption practices in organizational setting, was also nominated for the Best PhD Paper Award.
Next-gen 5G network being built at Otaniemi
At a later date, the network will be expanded to the city area, with companies in the sector being invited to participate in development.

The Computer Science Department ranks high
The Department keeps on climbing upwards in international academic rankings.
Bodily maps of touch and social relationships are tightly linked
Bodily maps of touch are consistent across a wide range of European cultures.
Utopia can be interpreted in many ways
This 500-years-old ideal concept also has a place in modern art.
Millennium Distinction awarded to Professor Sebastiaan van Dijken
The Distinction is granted to Finnish experts whose work is connected to the research field of the winners of the preceding Millennium Prize.