Underground entrepreneur

Geophysicist Mauro Häusler is a Pioneer Fellow at ETH Zurich. He uses a seismic method to investigate rock instabilities.

Individual funding is history

Four researchers from ETH Zurich have received a European Consolidator Grant. In future, however, researchers in Switzerland will be excluded from individual funding.

Automatically filter and block cookies

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a browser extension that uses machine learning to filter and block cookies.

She finds her best ideas through intuition. Sarah Zerbes is the first ETH professor of theoretical mathematics. ( Photo: ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella)

Solving problems with intuition

In her research as a number theorist, Sarah Zerbes focuses on one of the oldest – but also most topical – branches of mathematics.

“We won’t see a second Cold War”

ETH Professor Andreas Wenger on the consequences of the war in Ukraine on international and Swiss security policy.

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Security in Asia also affects Europe

15.03.2022 | Dr. Linda Maduz | Social issues, Zukunftsblog

To benefit from stability and security in Asia, Europe must rethink its relations and engagement with this region. But, as Linda Maduz points out, it is worth taking a nuanced look at the various Asian countries.

Reducing poverty and inequality

07.03.2022 | Dr. Adina Rom | Sustainability, Social issues

Two-thirds of the world's population still lives on less than ten International Dollars a day. Although global inequalities remain gigantic, Adina Rom is convinced that living conditions can be sustainably improved for all.

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Solidarity with Ukraine

Find current support available to affected students and researchers from Ukraine, as well as support options for all those who would like to help.

On the handling of sensitive collections

The handling of sensitive collections is currently an intense debate. (Video: D-GESS)

At the public symposium "Translocation & Restitution", experts will discuss how collections might deal with objects from colonialism (e.g. Africa), or from National Socialism (e.g. the Bührle Collection at the Kunsthaus Zürich). The event is open to all interested parties.

Monday, 21 March, 2022, 1.15-7.00 p.m.
ETH Main Building, Rämistrasse 101
Lecture Hall HG E 3

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The life of Alice Roth

17.03.2022

In 1938, Alice Roth (1905-1977) was the first woman at ETH Zurich to earn a doctorate in mathematics with a dissertation. Her dissertation was also the first to be awarded an ETH silver medal. A film premiered at the new Alice Roth Lecture provides insight into her life.

Successful audit of equal pay at ETH Zurich

16.03.2022

ETH Zurich advocates for diversity and equal opportunity, including equal pay for its employees. The university and other institutions from the ETH Domain have been formally audited using the EQUAL-SALARY method – with positive results.

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Student portal

The student portal offers important information about all aspects of study for ETH students.

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goMATH - The Shape of Space

Colourful poster with visualisation of an endless Möbius strip. Link leads to goMATH's webpage.

Visit the largest Möbius strip ever built at ETH. From 14 to 25 March 2022, the exhibition goMATH – the Shape of Space in the ETH Main Building takes visitors into the world of two- and three-dimensional spaces and challenges them to imagine new shapes for our universe.

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Treffpunkt Science City "at table"

Pear with attached label "CO2-neutral". Link leads to website of Treffpunkt Science City 2022.

What we eat every day has consequences. It determines how old we become and influences species extinction or global warming. Lectures, demos, guided tours and panel discussions in March and April offer orientation. Treffpunkt Science City is ETH Zurich’s public science programme for all ages

The programme of the Treffpunkt Science City

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Situated in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, ETH Zurich is pioneering solutions to the global challenges of today and tomorrow. It has more than 20,000 students from over 120 different countries.