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ETH Zurich wants to lower its total energy consumption this year in response to the sharp increase in energy costs. The university will emphasise saving electricity, which will require the joint effort of all technical, administrative and scientific units.

From 01 March 2023, two new exhibitions at the Thomas Mann Archives in the ETH main building will provide insights into the life, work and political involvement of one the most famous writers of the 20th century.

The migration of email services to the cloud, a new member of the GSP Commission and the resignation of an external ombudsperson: these were the topics addressed by the Executive Board of ETH Zurich at its last meeting.

The costs of energy, transport and paper have risen dramatically. This means that, as of 20 February 2023, we have to adjust our traditionally low prices for in-house printing services. Nonetheless, it will still be cheaper to use Print and Publish than an outside provider.

Time is precious. This is why we host the Coffee Lectures event. Within the 15-minute timeframe, you receive the information on relevant tools and topics that you need for your academic work.

This series of workshops organised by the ETH Library and Scientific IT Services at ETH Zurich introduces you to varied aspects of research data management.

On Wednesday, a fault in a medium-voltage installation led to a power outage on the Hönggerberg campus. No one was injured. The causes and impact of the power outage are now being examined in order to learn any necessary lessons for the future.

“Acting responsibly”, “Driving innovation”, “Building bridges”, “Nurturing well-being”, “Living inclusivity”, “Enabling people”: these are the new social and leadership competencies that will be part of ETH employees’ university work from now on. Read on to find out how this came about, why competencies are important and how they differ from the new ETH values.

At the town hall meeting on Tuesday, 17 January, members of the Executive Board reviewed the past year and took a look ahead to 2023. The recording of the Zoom event is now available.

Whether for the management of research data, reproducible data analysis or the development of code scripts – the Data Stewardship Network opens up new opportunities for sharing data.