May 2021

On May 21st, the Association of Scientific Staff at ETH (AVETH) and Equal! presented the first AVETH Diversity Award. The joint first prize went to the African Student Association Zurich (ASAZ) and the physicist and doctoral student Chiara Decaroli.

The Polybahn is about to undergo a complete renovation and will therefore be closed from 30 May to 17 September 2021.

Following the latest decisions by the Federal Council, the requirement for ETH employees to work remotely from home is being cautiously relaxed. The university’s own testing programme launched back in April has made this possible.

With its new building on the Gloriarank site (GLC), ETH Zurich is creating a modern development and laboratory building for Health Sciences and Technology at its Zentrum campus. The site will house 13 professorships from the HEST and ITET departments. But with building works delayed, they will have to wait a little longer. ETH expects operations to begin there in 2022.

The coronavirus has turned our lives upside down for over a year now. Restaurants at ETH Zurich have also had to deal with massive changes. We checked in with the two biggest restaurant operators on campus to find out what they have experienced over the past year.

ETH members can now obtain and return saliva PCR test kits on the Hönggerberg campus. Colleagues in Basel, Lugano and Schwerzenbach can also be tested regularly.

This year's European Football Championship will take place from 11 June to 11 July. To get everyone out of the pandemic blues and into the football spirit, we are offering an online betting competition for all members of the ETH community on the Point platform. Attractive prizes await the winners.

A new release from the ETH Zurich Tours app is online! Join our second tour; discover the Hönggerberg campus for yourself, and learn all about the role women played in the 160-year history of the science university.

In the June series, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

Construction work on the main building will be underway from June 2021. The parking garage under the forecourt will be upgraded with a modern infrastructure and made more open and accessible. The main building forecourt will be getting a makeover. The layout on the ground will be more versatile and offer barrier-free access.