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ACTOR Empowers Construction Workers with Process Automation
The ACTOR project brings together six organizations to automate the collection and use of real-time data for construction management. We talked with Aalto University, Carinafour, and VTT to learn about their aspirations for the project.

Coating bubbles with protein results in a highly stable contrast agent for medical use
Researchers developed bubbles that are safe, highly stable, and function as contrast agent in medical applications. They could be used to diagnose, for example, cardiological issues, blood flow, and liver lesions.

Merja Penttilä receives honorary title of Academician of Science
Merja Penttilä's specific focus is on so-called cell factories, microorganisms that are engineered to produce biobased products for energy, health, materials and other applications.
Capabilities and practices of multilocational work
Multilocational working is changing working life permanently

How to facilitate teamwork? Listen to a podcast
New season of Future-led learning podcast takes you to a very practical level of working with students. This season includes topical issues such as academic advising, inclusion, co-teaching and sustainability. The first episode takes you to the world of well-functioning teams and what is requires from teachers.

English bachelor’s programmes attract both international and Finnish applicants
The number of applications to Aalto University’s English-taught bachelor’s programmes grew by 20%

Big savings in campus' energy consumption
Aalto community took up energy conservation measures covering the entire Otaniemi campus on 10 October 2022.

World Peace Exchange project brings exchange students together in a unique way
World Peace Exchange (WPX) is a unique workshop platform for ELEC and SCI incoming exchange students to learn from each other.

Customer survey on services and facilities of the Learning Centre
By answering the survey, you may win a S Group gift card! We draw 1 gift card worth 100 euros and 2 gift cards worth 50 euros.

Dissertation: "Slowing-down efficiency" could increase well-being of older people – as well as prevent chaos at emergency rooms
The management of Finnish social and health care is often fragmented, says doctoral researcher Olli Halminen from Aalto University's Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. He has examined how older people’s services in Finland function as a whole, and formulated suggestions for improvement.

School of Business participates in the 2023 Positive Impact Rating
Positive Impact Rating (PIR) is an international business school rating, in which students evaluate their own school regarding its readiness to help solve sustainability and other societal challenges

By detecting tiny flashes of heat, scientists pave way for more stable quantum computers
An international collaboration between quantum scientists resulted in a new way to measure heat dissipation in superconducting quantum circuits.

Events at Aalto University

Alusta pavilion – Environmentally conscious architecture
Alusta pavilion - a place for encounters between humans and non-human animals in urban space.
DIALOGUES - Creating New Textile Futures Exhibition at Dipoli Gallery
Welcome to the exhibition at Dipoli Gallery!
Finnish work life culture seminar 7 February, 2023
Daniel Valtakari from Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland (TEK) is giving an opportunity to discuss Finnish work life culture. Daniel will provide you useful tips covering many areas of the working environment in Finland.