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The second instalment of the new townhall series “Well-being in challenging times”, organised by the Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership, Julia Dannath, kicked off on 29 January. This time around, the subject is physical fitness. During the virtual event, Dannath and the other participants discussed how important exercise is to our well-being.

The ETH Store has entered into a partnership with ETH spin-off HeiQ to offer antimicrobial masks to the ETH community. The masks are treated to provide highly effective protection against microbes and germs.

Thomas Vogel, Professor of Structural Engineering, has greatly influenced structural engineering in Switzerland and has a well-earned reputation after serving in various capacities at ETH Zurich. After 28 years of serving the university, the passionate civil engineer is retiring.

The long wait is over. The Image Archive of the ETH Library has now made its oldest films available online for research buffs. Exciting historical expeditions, experiments and much more are waiting to be explored.

ETH Zurich will not complete a major expansion and renovation project of the canteen and multi-purpose building, which includes the Polyterrasse (“Renovation MM”). The MM building and Polyterrasse will remain in their current state and will not be expanded. However, in an initial phase, mandatory technical refurbishments will be completed.

A newly launched platform that provides access to the rescanned manuscripts of the minutes allows users to research the history of ETH Zurich using mobile devices.

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2020 saw the highest ever number of journal articles downloaded! You can also find out which topic occupied users the most.

Brothers Gabriel (20) and Rafael Sonderegger (22), both mechanical engineering students at ETH, founded their start-up Sondia in Schaffhausen during the first wave of the pandemic last spring. They set about producing certified face masks based on the slogan: “Masks from Switzerland, for Switzerland” – a surprisingly successful experience that has taught them a great deal.