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The ‘Barrier-Free at ETH Zurich’ implementation programme was launched in 2021 and will be completed in the coming months. The topic at ETH Zurich is now called ‘Accessibility’. Why the name change? And where can you find all the information and contact persons regarding accessibility in the future?

To enable and support ETH Zurich's core business, the Real Estate Management department provides the necessary rooms and space. To this end, the department renovates, converts or builds new buildings and rents space. In 2024, several new and renovated buildings were handed over to the users.

The go-ahead for the PAKETH teaching reform was given by the Executive Board at the end of August. At the teaching retreat on 15 January in the main building, those responsible for the degree programmes discussed the implementation of the reform. Possible risks were discussed, as well as innovative teaching projects that will pave the way for the reform.

The ETH RDM Summer School furnishes early-career scientists with a comprehensive understanding of research data management. Following a practice-oriented approach, you will learn the basics and the most important tools and boost your FAIR Data skills.

AVETH, the Association of Scientific Staff at ETH, employs a cooperative leadership model: three persons head the organisation rather than a single leader. Arturo Bjørklund Winters and Cara Sickinger co-chair the Presidency, supported by Vice President Anastasiia Shynkarenko. Who is this trio?

Agreements made by the ETH Library open up further possibilities for publishing open access.

Make your research easy to understand, present your findings in a compelling way and convey a confident image to the media: Improve your communication skills with the courses from the Communication Academy. The course programme for the Spring 2025 Semester is now online.

At the beginning of the New Year, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich held a town hall to look back on the past year and to give an outlook on the coming twelve months. A recording of this New Year's town hall is now available.

As part of a competition organised by the ETH Library, students and staff at ETH are being given the opportunity to share their insights and best practices for the effective use of generative AI tools (genAI). The three best examples will be rewarded with vouchers from the ETH Store worth up to CHF 500.

On 1 January 2025, the new directive landscape for information security came into force at ETH Zurich. Why is this set of rules important and how can we all contribute to the implementation of the various directives?