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In a recent report, the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) criticised the additional costs incurred by the construction of the new HPQ physics building. ETH Zurich has responded.

Eva J. Meeus, post-doctoral student in the Morandi Group at ETH Zurich, has been selected for the global CAS Future Leaders program – a prestigious and highly competitive program that provides opportunities for early career scientists to learn leadership skills and engage in scientific discourse.

The ETHIS procurement platform can look back on two and a half successful years. It has simplified purchasing for many ETH organisational units and saved costs.

At the ETH Library's ‘Learn & Talk’ on 17 June, we will exchange ideas with experts and each other about the increasing pressure to publish, its impact on science, and supporting services through the ETH Library.

The virtual teaching assistant has received an upgrade: Students can now receive feedback from Ethel on their handwritten exercises at any time. Lecturers can upload their exercise series themselves.

The Union of Students at ETH Zurich (VSETH) has carried out the “wiegETHs” (HowsETHgoing) survey for the second time. Thanks to collaboration with the Academic Association of Scientific Staff at ETH Zurich (AVETH), scientific staff took part in the survey in addition to students. 10,823 people provided information on study and working conditions as well as their mental well-being. Initial results are now available.

Perhaps it's the limited choice of on-site catering, the long way to the nearest coffee machine or the lack of a standing desk: for the next issue of 'life' magazine, ETH members have the chance to describe what improvements they would like to see at their place of work.

After three years of dedicated work, Florian Trepp and his team have successfully catalogued and photographed approximately 2000 objects in the Anatomical Collection of Domestic Animals at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, led by Susanne Ulbrich. The collection, which includes some antique specimens, is now available to the public in the virtual world of the nahima (Natural History Collections Management digitally) database by the ETH Library.

ETH Zurich is a place of innovation – not only in research, but increasingly also in the way we develop and operate our campus. The program “Digital Twin – Building Bridges to the future” aims to create a digital twin of ETH's entire campus infrastructure by the end of 2028. This will lay the foundation for a future-proof campus that will secure the framework for ETH Zurich's excellent research and teaching.

For the June issue of ‘life’ magazine, we are looking for articles for the ‘For and Against’ section. Would you like to write an article on why you should or shouldn't read e-mails while on holiday? Then get in touch!