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Funding open-access publications from completed FP7 projects
With the FP7 post-grant Open Access Pilot, the European Commission has set aside a total of EUR 4 million to fund open-access publications from FP7 projects that have already been completed.
New ‘Services & Resources’ platform
- Service info
- Internal news
From Tuesday, 4 August, you will be able to find internal news and other information for staff of ETH Zurich in a new location: the existing green-coloured area will reappear in corporate blue following the changeover, designed to match the main ETH website.
New: access to ProQuest Materials Science Collection
ProQuest Materials Science Collection is the most extensive database in the field of materials science. It contains literature from over 3,000 different sources and enables full-text access to more than 800 journals.
Scientifica 2015: Illuminating the world
Service info
Scientifica 2015 will be held on the weekend of 5 and 6 September 2015 and will be dedicated to the theme of ‘light’. Discover new insights, see the highlights and be enlightened about the latest research at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich.
New communication website
Internal news
Members of ETH Zurich can find a wealth of helpful information on the new communication website, which features a wide range of new and updated content.
“People, animals and plants. Everyone and everything should feel at home.”
In person
Nobody knows the gardens and green spaces on the Hönggerberg campus better than Jörg Brenn: this dedicated member of the ETH gardening team has been taking care of the university’s green lungs for more than 35 years.
Working in hot weather
Service info
Swiss health insurance company SUVA has developed some key guidelines for working in the summer heat, to help you get through hot days at work.
63 people successfully complete their apprenticeships
In person
63 newly qualified apprentices successfully completed their apprenticeship at ETH Zurich in 2015. Half of them gained a vocational matriculation certificate.
Image catalogue of ETH Zurich's Earth Science Collections now online
ETH Zurich's Earth Science Collections display approximately 1,200 minerals, fossils and rocks in 3D in their catalogue on the platform ETH E-Pics.