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

Uskonnot Aallossa 1

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

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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

Hurja 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

Yijuan on the path to the Laajalahti nature reserve in Otaniemi.

Why I chose Finland as my study destination

‘Why Finland?’ is the question our student Yijuan hears a lot. In her blogpost she reflects on her reasons to study in Finland.

Green leaves

Fostering sustainable finance and corporate sustainability by means of well operating informational infrastructures

This policy brief explores the intricacies and prospects in sustainable finance,
corporate sustainability and compliance requirements

Hand with pen and a picture of a lock

Kumpi kaappaa tiedon ja vallan? Yrityshierarkia vai "GPT”-sovellus?

Kuihtuvatko "GPT"-sovellusten käyttötapaukset kapeiksi sovellusalueiksi vai muuttuvatko toimenkuvat ja tietorakenteet, kysyvät Timo Seppälä ja Jari Laine.

Tero Ojanperä on stage at the AI Revolution seminar on 9 November.

Q&A from the AI Revolution: Implications to Business and Society

Answers to the Q&A at the seminar on AI Revolution. We used AI to organize them and then had the AI answer them.

Annu Nieminen, Founder of Upright

Upright: Enhancing the understanding of the true impact that companies have on the world

Especially the largest companies in the world have come to realise that measuring net impact is now an issue of “do or die.”

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Taking People Management and Organisational Development Programme

Masters student Areeb talks about his experiences studying in a masters programme at Aalto

Crowd of Business students outside with balloons

Navigating Your Aalto Adventure: Tips for Starting Off Studies

Bachelor's student Amr gives tips on how how to kick off your studies at Aalto.

Evergreen Inner Jungle, 2021. Kuvaaja/Photo Shubhangi Sing.

Public defence in Visual Culture, MA Anna Jensen

Anna Jensen will defend the doctoral thesis "Encyclopedia of In-Betweenness. An Exploration of a Collective Artistic Research Practice".

Still image from The Wife of Them All (2022), animation film Dir. Rebecca Close (featuring intervened footage from Dark Ground Illumination

Public defence, MA Rebecca Close

Rebecca Close defends the doctoral thesis "Post-Internet Queer Reproductive Work and the Fixed Capital of Fertility.

Aalto Campus during winter

All you need to know about transportation in Finland!

Aalto student Areeb shares ten whimsical and wondrous ways to conquer the roads of Finland and Aalto.

Chenyu with friends on campus.

My Journey through Human-Computer Interaction

Chenyu reflects on her experience studying Human-Computer Interaction.

3 images from multi-stakeholder workshops showing sheets of paper with post-it notes and people presenting and discussing.

Professional Cultures as an Obstacle and an Enabler for Radical Transdisciplinary Creativity

Professional cultures are largely invisible but transdisciplinary work requires recognizing and addressing their effect.

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