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Ist der ‘Zauberberg’ zu retten? – Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht speaks at ETH Zürich
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The registry is open for the eighth Thomas Mann Lecture: Join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Thomas Mann’s ‘Der Zauberberg’ with a keynote speech by Professor Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht. ?
Wanted: Contributions for the next "life" magazine
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- Internal news
For the December issue of "life" magazine, we are looking for contributions for two different sections: For & Against and the Snapshot. Would you like to write an opinion piece on why Cc is or isn't needed in emails? Or do you have an eye for image details?
Straight track from Zurich to Sofia
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At the end of July 2024, ETH climate researcher Sonia Seneviratne travelled by train from Zurich to Sofia, Bulgaria, to attend the 61st plenary session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She was able to stay ‘on the ground’ for her outward journey thanks to the commitment of her administrative assistant, Rahel Buri, who played a key role in organising Sonia's trip.
"One of the most challenging things will be juggling the many tasks"
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The new President of the VSETH student association began his work at the start of the autumn semester. Nic Cantieni talks about what fascinates him about university politics, the issues that concern the association and what he personally has the most respect for.
Research meets cycling
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During this year's UCI Road and Para Cycling World Championships from 21 to 29 September 2024, ETH will also be right in the middle of the action with hands-on science. Visit us in the Bürkliplatz Velo Expo fan zone!
ETH Zurich presents its treasures at Zurich’s Long Night of Museums
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ETH Zurich presents its treasures at Zurich’s Long Night of Museums
togETHer24 - Welcome to the party!
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Last Friday, the H?nggerberg campus was transformed into a fairground for ETH Zurich's staff party. Around 4300 ETH employees and their partners and children enjoyed the beautiful summer evening with great entertainment.
365体育官网_365体育备用【手机在线】 Community Relations at the ETH Zentrum
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Just a few minutes' walk from the ETH Zentrum campus, the Oberstrass-M??rt attracts young and old alike. The 365体育官网_365体育备用【手机在线】 Community Relations stand with vegan oysters from the ETH spin-off Tastelab and Globi's forest laboratory were right in the middle of it all. Shortly beforehand, the Fluntern neighbourhood association visited the new Gloria Cube (GLC building).
RobotX Innovation Day 2024
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- Internal news
Crawling, climbing, flying, swimming or hopping in space – the Center for Robotics at ETH Zurich shows what robots are capable of today in the historic machine hall.
“ETH Zurich is not a platform for political activism”
- The Executive Board reports
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- Institutional
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Yesterday, ETH Zurich had a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the main building broken up by police. Ulrich Weidmann, Vice President for Infrastructure and ETH Zurich's chief security officer, explains what led to this decision.
Better balance between caring for family members and working life
- Working at ETH
- Community
- Internal news
Many people at ETH Zurich are faced with the challenge of combining their professional activities with caring for family members. A new, comprehensive website and events are designed to support ETH members in this endeavour.
Bike to Work: get on your bike and win
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- Internal news
Cycling is good both for you and the environment. And it will particularly pay off in May and June when “Bike to Work” will also be offering attractive prizes for all frequent cyclists to win.
Wanted: ETH employees from other continents
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- Internal news
- life
People from more than 120 nations work at ETH Zurich. They all shape the culture and success of our university. For the next "life" magazine, we would like to focus on their cultural backgrounds - and are looking for employees who did not grow up in Europe.
New modular space for project-based education
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A new teaching space in the centre offers a flexible environment for project-based education: not only can innovative teaching methods be tried out in the PBLabs RZ, but resources are also available on-site for inspiration, support, and advice.
Students use language models primarily for programming
- Teaching
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A broad survey of students at ETH Zurich shows: Language models are still rarely used in the classroom, but they are used frequently and creatively as learning aids.
Bringing the year to a close
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- Internal news
ETH members toasted the past year at the Executive Board's traditional Christmas Reception. In his speech, President Jo?l Mesot referred to various records that we as ETH have achieved in 2023.
Writing together for more female role models on Wikipedia
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In the digital information era, Wikipedia plays a central role as global knowledge source. However, taking a closer look its content reveals a significant underrepresentation of women with only 18% of all entries. To increase it, a first Edit-a-thon takes place at ETH Zurich on Tuesday, November 28.
17:15 Colloquium of the ETH Library: Realising the full potential of digital collections
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Dr Marco Humbel from the University College London shows the infrastructural challenges faced by memory institutions with their massive digitised collections.
Collecting for Ukraine
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- Internal news
On 3 and 24 November, the Ukrainian Association of Students and Academics will be holding a collection campaign for the people in Ukraine. Your humanitarian donations will be accepted on these days on the H?nggerberg campus and at the ETH Zentrum.
The industrial and railway world of Hans-Peter B?rtschi in his photographs and in a new book
Community
In homage to the architectural historian and photographer Hans-Peter B?rtschi, we celebrate a new photo book from the ETH Library and the complete digitisation of his photographic archive.
Wanted: Your Christmas tradition
- Community
- life
- Internal news
The pre-Christmas season is filled with traditions. What are some in your research group or team? Tell us in the next "life" magazine!
Understanding Research Quality as Basis of Research Assessment
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At the 17:15 Colloquium by the ETH Library, Dr Michael Ochsner will talk about the results from a decade of research on research quality in the social sciences and humanities and what the sciences can learn from it.
"Who owns Thomas Mann?" – Seventh Thomas Mann Lecture
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Save the date: The next Thomas Mann Lecture is going to explore Thomas Mann's work from a perspective that has so far received little attention: his mother's Brazilian origins and her connection to slavery and colonialism.
Call for nominations: Diversity Award 2023
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- Internal news
In collaboration with AVETH, ETH Diversity is conferring the Diversity Award for the third year this November. Individuals and organisations will be honoured for their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion at ETH Zurich. Submit your nomination now!
Goose pimples at the particle accelerator
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The CERN international research centre near Geneva explores the tiniest fragments of the universe. Scientists from ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich and PSI are involved in this. An exhibition, guided tours and a series of lectures at ETH aim to provide a broader public with an understanding of the experiments at the world’s largest particle accelerator.
Fairphone founder Bas van Abel opens ETH Week 2023
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At ETH Week starting on September 10, students from various fields of study will explore the topic of the circular economy. Part of the course is a keynote talk with the founder of Fairphone, Bas van Abel. The talk is open to all ETH members.
The 2023 Paul Bernays Lectures on mathematics and the computer
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Large language models like ChatGPT can do all sorts of things – including writing correct computer code. But how good are they at mathematics? This is one of the questions that will be explained by mathematician Kevin Buzzard from Imperial College, London at the Paul Bernays Lectures on 28, 29 and 30 August 2023.
Why is there a crane at the Semper Observatory?
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This morning, part of the courtyard around the Semper Observatory was closed off and a crane was set up to lift a telescope out of the dome. In late August, the original telescope from the founding year 1864 will be reassembled inside the observatory.
How did you overcome a personal crisis?
- life
- Community
For the next issue of life magazine, we are looking for ETH members who would like to talk about their life crises. If you think other people can learn from your experiences and take heart from them, please let us know by 28 August.
Science and photography promote a new era of understanding the world
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- Internal news
In the heart of the city of Zurich, world-class science will meet world-class photography from 8 September 2023. Together, they are creating a new format for communication. The focus is on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations: A multinational compass for the development of a more peaceful and just world. ETH Zurich is the scientific partner of Open Your Eyes 2023.
“Women researchers and students are highly ambitious and committed”
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- Internal news
A newspaper article about a study conducted by the University of Zurich is currently raising a lot of questions. The article claims that women students are less ambitious than their male counterparts and consequently not interested in pursuing a career. This conclusion has alienated many in the ETH community – including Julia Dannath, who as Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership is responsible for diversity at ETH Zurich. In this interview, she explains why.
Morph Tales – A game shows how AI and humans interact
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Go and visit Morph Tales – Exploring Artificial Intelligence to experience in a smart and engaging way how AI and humans can accomplish tasks together. The new game will be unveiled on 1 April 2023 as part of the Informatiktage (Computer Science Days). It will then be available for play at the CAB building from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. until 14 April 2023. ?
Design an information event for your fellow students
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A workshop of the ETH Library for ETH Master’s students.
Preparing for tomorrow
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- Internal news
The world is changing and so is the environment in which universities operate. The “rETHinking Universities of the Future” exhibition presents 60 drivers of change that will impact and shape the universities of tomorrow – including the ETH community over the next decade. ?
Discover the world of Thomas Mann in two new exhibitions
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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.
Festive atmosphere on the H?nggerberg campus
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- Internal news
In 2022, the Executive Board’s traditional Christmas reception could finally take place in person again after a two-year break. This time, ETH community members closed out the year together on the H?nggerberg campus.
Foresight essay contest: the winning submissions
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Can you imagine what life at a hybrid university will look like in the year 2040? This was the prompt given to the ETH community in this year’s edition of the Strategic Foresight Hub essay contest. The winning essays have now been unveiled.
“Future Day” at ETH
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More than 300 children aged 10 to 13 visited the ETH Zukunftstag, or “Future Day”, last Thursday. They enjoyed a varied programme that gave them an idea of what it’s like to learn, research or work at our university.
Humanitarian Aid Collection for Ukraine
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- Internal news
In cooperation with the association "Ukraine Hilfe Graubünden", AVETH and VSETH are collecting humanitarian goods for the people in Ukraine. During four days in October and November, you can drop off your donation at the H?nggerberg campus and the centre.
ETH Week 2022 opens to the ETH public for the very first time
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At ETH Week from 11 September, students from various fields of study will be investigating questions related to the city of the future. The final presentations and two keynote speeches are open to all ETH members.
Paul Bernays Lectures 2022 on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
- Honours and prizes
- Community
Can machines acquire capabilities that remind us of (or even exceed) general-purpose intelligent reasoning in humans? This question will be explained by computer scientist Sanjeev Arora from Princeton University at today’s Paul Bernays Lecture in the ETH main building.
togETHer22: we celebrated
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- Internal news
Finally: after three years, the employees of ETH Zurich celebrated on Friday at the staff party on the H?nggerberg - and the staff commission (PeKo) was in the middle of it!
That was the togETHer 2022
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More than 4'500 guests travelled to the H?nggerberg on 26 August 2022, to celebrate the big ETH staff party. Now the party is over - what remains are the memories.
togETHer22 - the ETH staff party for you
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- Internal news
The PeKo, as a participatory body for the staff, will also be there. Come by and visit us in the greenhouse on Friday, 08/26/2022. Bar with the PeKo from 19:00 to 22:00. We look forward to meeting you!
"More people, more interaction, more ETH spirit"
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- life
- Internal news
The new life magazine for the ETH community is now arriving in everyone’s mailboxes. But this time it’s more than just a new issue – the magazine has been revamped with a fresh look, extra pages and new sections. We’ve also redesigned life to focus even more on you, our valued readers.
Fast – faster – Heinz Frei
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Meet the Paralympic gold medallist and world champion on 12 September 2022 at ETH Zurich. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet Heinz Frei, one of Switzerland’s most successful top athletes in person!
Communicating your research in a convincing manner
- For researchers
- Community
- Internal news
- For lecturers
Make your research easy to understand, present your findings in a compelling way and convey a confident image to the media: the Communication Academy course programme for the Autumn 2022 semester is now online.
Last round of LunchLottery to be held
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After around a year and a half of facilitating connections at ETH, LunchLottery will be held for the last time in June. The programme showed that the desire of the ETH community to make connections with different parts of the university still persisted strongly throughout the pandemic.