Furthering the reach of our academic community's own voice.

Ourblogs.aalto.fi site hosts the blogs written by members of Aalto University: faculty, staff and students. Visiting bloggers are invited by Aalto community members.

Our blogs is multilingual: the platform and general instructions will be in English to serve the whole community. However, each blogger and author can freely choose the language in which they publish.

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Featured posts

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The mindful path to meaning

Detaching from thoughts can lighten your mind about work but also strengthen its meaning

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Religions in Aalto - building a more inclusive campus

April's EDI discussion session's theme was Religions at Aalto. Read here what the facilitators from AaMu (Aalto Muslims Association) thought

Timo Viherkenttä

Kiinteistövero jengoilleen - nyt!

Kiinteistöveron perusteena olevat verotusarvot ovat pahoin rämettyneet. Nyt on aika korjata tämä.

Career Design Lab -piirroskuva

Becoming a transcender

Self-transcendence is a question of the values you steer your life and career by.

Palautuminen

Jos ihminen olisi kone

Jos ihminen olisi kone, sen kyky säädellä energiatasojaan tilanteen mukaan, korjata ja kehittää itseään näyttäytyisi hämmentävän taidokkaana

In cost-benefit analysis, the benefits of the assessed service are compared to the costs associated with the data production and distribution.

What is the value of earth observation data?

With socioeconomic impact assessment it is possible to specify and quantify the impact that earth observation data has on our society.

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A closer look at tree stems

Understanding the spectral behavior of bark might be surprisingly useful in remote sensing and other fields of research.

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Virtual Labs for Deep Learning with Audio Course

A review of Azure Lab Services in teaching the "Deep Learning with Audio" course at Aalto

Aurélien Nioche

Creating the perfect teacher: How a cumbersome start with Japanese led to a better self-teaching app

Aurélien Nioche describes his recent work on a model that predicts learning outcomes days into the future

Penguins in front of SA Agulhas II

Kohti Etelämannerta

Aalto-yliopiston professori, jäätutkija Jukka Tuhkuri kertoo tutkimusmatkastaan Etelämantereelle.

Student's study setup with a book and takeaway coffee

How to set goals as a student? The 3-step framework

Areeb shares his tips on setting goals as a student. Spoiler: reflecting on your values, skills and resources might be helpful.

Oasis of Radical Wellbeing Blue

Luja itsemyötätunto käytännössä

Miksi itsemyötätunto on erityisen tärkeää yliopiston kaltaisissa yhteisöissä?

With new solution-based recycling processes, more raw materials can be recovered from batteries. In the picture, a red cobalt salt and a blue-green nickel salt have been obtained from a battery cell. Photo: Valeria Azovskaya / Aalto University.

Accelerating the global energy transition: Clean energy demands socially just policies

Policy, technology, and practice must be aligned to accomplish the shift to clean energy, say Aalto's experts.

Leigh Ewin

A glimpse of A Grid with Leigh Ewin

Leigh Ewin, jack-of-all-trades at A Grid, tells the story of the recently established startup community.

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4 Ways To Successfully Onboard Into A New Role post-graduation

Well, done! You have graduated, and landed a job. What are the next steps you can take to make your transition to the company smooth?

Aika stage at the Suomi Areena event in Pori in 2017.

Advancing climate actions in the places we live: Designing cities to store carbon 

Simple changes in urban planning can reduce carbon emissions and increase carbon storage, offering tools to help meet emissions targets.

Prototypes from the FlowerMatter project

Delivering the practical solutions needed to adapt to climate impacts – Bio-based materials could move us beyond plastic 

By processing lignin, cellulose, and other plant matter into new bio-materials, research is opening paths to sustainable alternatives.

Blog posts

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Optimoiduista tuotanto-operaatioista ja lisäarvomyynnistä veturi yritysten tuotekehitysinvestoinneille

Panokset uuteen teknologia-, tuote- ja systeemikehitykseen, tuotannon uudelleen organisointiin, myyntiin asiakkaiden asiakkaille ja tehokkaampi käyttöpääoman hallinta.

Gardening as Design's Paradigm Shift: The Regenerative Textile Garden

The Regenerative Textile Garden is a space for growing natural dye and fiber plants, supporting biodiversity and sustainable material design

Niittykummuntie, Niittykumpu, Espoo, 2024. Valokuva: Drefer. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Kerrosneliöitä vai kestäviä koteja?

Suomalaista kaupunkikehitystä on 2010-luvulta lähtien leimannut tehokas asuntorakentaminen - millaisiksi kodeiksi ovat neliöt kääntyneet?

Photo: Timo Seppälä

Tekoälytyökalujen käytön näkyminen opiskelijoiden suoritustuloksissa

Selvityksessä verrataan tekoälytyökalujen käytöstä harjoitustyössään ilmoittaneiden opiskelijoiden tentti- ja harjoitustyöpisteitä toisiinsa ja heihin, jotka eivät ole käyttöä ilmoittaneet.

TUTA Blog

Säästä kymmeniä tuhansia euroja kestävyysraportoinnin laskelmissa

Menetelmän avulla voidaan henkilökunnan työ- ja liikematkoja lukuun ottamatta määrittää kaikki Scope 3:een lukeutuvat alakategoriat kategorisoimalla yrityksen hankintatietoja.

Kuva: Timo Seppälä

Tekoälyjen ja opiskelijoiden kilpajuoksu

Mihin toimenpiteisiin Aalto-yliopiston tekniikan opiskelijat hyödyntävät tekoälytyökaluja?

A close-up photo of a tree and forest floor in a dim light.

Walking through Finnish Forests and Japanese Gardens

What makes a place feel truly restorative? Finnish forests and Japanese gardens offer not only peace of mind, but also insights into more regenerative relationships between humans and nature.

An image of different coloured words and philosophers related to colour theories

Public Defence in Contemporary Art, MA Harald Arnkil

Thesis: Exploring Colour in Contemporary Art – Epistemic Boundaries and Artistic Practices

Public Defence in New Media, MSc Jeongki Lim

Thesis: Creative Learning Agents: Computational Co-Creativity and Relational Artifacts in Education

Childs' draft of the Health technology superhero

Students enjoyed an educational and fun visit to Aalto University

Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin hosted a group of students and organized a workshop for focused on designing digital health services.

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Yritysten päästölaskennan ensimmäinen kierros - lopputuloksena satunnaisluku?

Voivatko päästölaskennan nykyarvot olla uusi valuutta, jos kurssit vaihtelevat yrityksittäin?

A sphere symbol depicting nature.

Remediation as an act of reconciliation

Nicolette Slagle’s research explores the idea that through the process of environmental remediation, human/nature relationships can be restored.

Blogs

Researcher's tools

My Effect

Aalto University's researchers discuss the problems they are passionate about to solve with their work.

Professor Risto Ilmoniemi

The Art and Beauty of Getting it Right

Trying to understand the complex world from a small person’s limited perspective, aided by readers’ questions and those of my own, my dream.

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Early Career Researcher Blog

Postgraduate staff and students tell us about their research areas and activities

Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit -podcastia isännöivät tutkija Eero Aalto ja professori Robin Gustafsson Aalto-yliopistosta yhdessä sarjayrittäjä William von der Pahlenin kanssa.

Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit

Tuleeko seuraava Google Suomesta? Voiko alustatyö olla reilua? Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit -podcastia.

Student working at a lab

Lahjoita tulevaisuus - Give for the Future

Lahjoittamalla Aalto-yliopiston tutkimukseen ja opetukseen olet mukana rakentamassa kestävää tulevaisuutta.

Woman holding up an iPad in front of a large Aalto logo.

Our Blog on Blogging

Learn how to create your own blog and posts on Our blogs through easy instructions!

HelsinCHI

Human-Computer Interaction researcher network in Helsinki area

Two people looking at project posters and a pink illustration with Sustainability Action Booster logo around the image.

Sustainability Action Booster

Reflections and insights on Booster-funded sustainability actions on Aalto Campus and beyond.

Launo Tuuri

Workstations & mobile devices. Miscellaneous selfhelp notes: so many sources, options and goodies to choose from!