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Extended opening hours and services

ETH’s annual vaccination campaign against seasonal influenza is to run again in this pandemic year. This autumn, the Safety, Security, Health and Environment (SSHE) department will offer the voluntary and free service to ETH members. Additional vaccinations have been organised as a result of the high demand.

We now know who will head the two new Executive Board domains. ETH Zurich President Joël Mesot explains what this move means for professors, staff and the Executive Board.

The background work of the Safety, Security, Health and Environment (SSHE) department is a major reason that ETH Zurich has come through the coronavirus crisis relatively unscathed. Katherine Timmel and Reto Suter discuss the work of the SSHE team and current Covid-19 cases.

Members of ETH Zurich can now access and use statistical data efficiently and across disciplines: Statista makes facts and figures available in a systematic, uncomplicated format.

All catering outlets at ETH Zurich will reopen again at the start of the semester on 14 September, but they will be subject to additional measures to protect against coronavirus. The caterers have developed a tailored safety concept to keep the risk of infection as low as possible.

The ETH Library has now licensed Zotero Institution for the ETH community.

Emergency mode at ETH has led to many changes: from teleworking and virtual lectures to online events, concepts that were still in their infancy a few months ago have now become the new normal. In this interview, Lukas Vonesch, Head of Human Resources, speaks about the hectic changeover period, the challenges that have been mastered, and how lockdown has opened up new ways of working.

The semi-annual deadline for applications for project funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is approaching (1 October 2020).

A generous philanthropist, a courageous young man, a co-worker who achieved and invested much for ETH has left us. Saša Milanović, it was an honour to know you.