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For over 150 years, ETH Zurich has not only been teaching technical and scientific knowledge, but also art: with the Collection of Prints and Drawings, the university has an internationally renowned institution for art on paper. But how did this come about in the first place - and what significance does this art form still have today in the age of digitalization and AI?

Taking a break properly has to be learnt, as not all time out from work provides the right amount of relaxation and makes us more productive. A few tips for everyday working life.

The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) is being held for the first time in Switzerland from 16 to 25 July 2023 and will take place on the ETH Hönggerberg campus. Over 300 talented young chemists from around the world will spend ten days putting their specialist knowledge to the test, compete for coveted medals and get to know both Switzerland and ETH better.

It takes courage to step up to the plate and help when someone is acting inappropriately towards another person. The current Respect campaign at ETH Zurich demonstrates how to put an end to a difficult situation when others won’t and how to switch from being a passive bystander to an active upstander

After spending 3.5 months in the depot, the Polybahn is back in service today. It will even run on Sundays.

Right on time for the start of the semester, the LunchLottery is back. The next draw will take place next Monday. If you still need a good reason to sign up, you might find it in the testimonials of some of the participants.

For 20 years, Project Neptun has ensured that ETH members can equip themselves with high-quality but affordable laptops. The autumn sales window opens today and lasts until 4 October.

The ETH Zurich Staff Committee’s (PeKo) ideas competition is still running until 31 August. The competition is looking for suggestions on how to optimise everyday working life at our university. All members of the ETH community are welcome to participate.

A small jab with a big effect: the new vaccination campaign of the Federal Office of Public Health has been running for a few weeks now. In its support, ETH Zurich is launching its own campaign today, which will run primarily on social media.

Tonight Switzerland is set to play its second match in this year’s European Football Championship. Get into the football spirit and place your bets on who will win on the ETH Point platform.

Can you imagine what the world will look like in the year 2040? This was the question posed by the Strategic Foresight Hub's essay contest. Now you can vote for your favourite entry to help select the winner of the audience award.  

This morning, a fire alarm was triggered in a laboratory in the Chemistry Building (HCI). The cause of the alarm was not a fire, however, but vacuum pumps emitting oily aerosols, which led to heavy fog. The laboratory was accessible again a good two hours later.

The coronavirus has turned our lives upside down for over a year now. Restaurants at ETH Zurich have also had to deal with massive changes. We checked in with the two biggest restaurant operators on campus to find out what they have experienced over the past year.

This year's European Football Championship will take place from 11 June to 11 July. To get everyone out of the pandemic blues and into the football spirit, we are offering an online betting competition for all members of the ETH community on the Point platform. Attractive prizes await the winners.

The ETH community may now use the Zoom videoconferencing application indefinitely for their work. ETH Zurich has negotiated a solution that incorporates the Canton of Zurich’s data protection recommendations and expands the usage options for ETH students, researchers and staff.

Julia Dannath-Schuh has been serving as Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership (VPPL) since November 2020 and has headed up the VPPL staff unit since its creation one month later. We inquired about how the set-up phase is going.

The ETH LunchLottery has been growing in popularity over the past three months. Now the LunchLottery drawing will be held once per month instead of every two weeks. This gives the three participants more time to find a meeting slot that works for everyone.

Every two years, the ETH Zurich community comes together and takes part in the “together” staff party. Last year's event was shifted to this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the decision has been taken to postpone the event yet another year. The next edition of “together” is now scheduled to take place in August 2022.

There's so much to organise and think about when planning an event – especially in the coronavirus era. That includes obtaining the necessary permit to hold the event. Thanks to a new tool called Servix, getting an event approved is now easier than ever.

As the coronavirus pandemic exploded in March 2020, students at ETH Zurich founded two online platforms that assigned volunteers to healthcare institutions in need: Students4Hospitals and Care Now. After six months of living with the virus, where are these platforms now?

Is there something that you've been wanting to share with the ETH community? Here's your chance: we're now taking suggestions for the October issue of our employee magazine!

Organising session examinations during the coronavirus pandemic is an extraordinary logistical challenge. In August, more than 12,000 students will take these exams. After weeks of intense planning, the Rectorate has published its health and safety concept for exam season.