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Universities have the opportunity to create cultures of sustainability for today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders and to set their expectations for a better future.

We reveal tips and tricks in only 15 minutes – from databases and reference management to open access.

Temporarily, the availability of the latest print issues of science journals cannot be guaranteed in full due to delivery problems on the part of a supplier.

Jan Vermant joined the Department of Materials as a professor of soft materials in August 2014. The 46-year-old once considered a career as a professional sailor.

Members of ETH Zurich learn all about the topic of open access at two events.

The Nature Publishing Group has announced that it will be publishing Nature Communications as an open access journal in future.

ETH-Bibliothek offers the article search on the Knowledge Portal via a new service-provider: the Technical Information Centre of Denmark's DADS database has been replaced with the interdisciplinary Primo Central Index by the company Ex Libris.

After 15 years as Head of Human Resources at ETH Zurich, Piero Cereghetti is leaving his post to join the Swiss broadcasting corporation SRG SSR. In an interview, he reflects on his experiences and successes at ETH as he prepares to bid farewell.

As of October 2014, scientists from ETH Zurich who publish an article via the open-access publisher Copernicus can charge the publication fees directly to ETH Zurich.

ETH Zurich takes the opportunity to recognise outstanding achievements at ETH Day, its academic holiday. The president and rector of ETH Zurich, Ralph Eichler and Lino Guzzella, cordially invite the ETH Zurich staff to attend this year's ETH Day on Saturday, 22 November 2014.