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Ulrich Weidmann, Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability (VPIN), will step down from the Executive Board at the end of March 2027. He will retire in mid-2028 and wishes to ensure a smooth transition into his post-work life. He plans to give the new ETH President the chance to make their first personnel decision in the search for his successor.

Professor David Basin and lecturer Ralf Sasse from the Department of Computer Science, together with Professors Cas Cremers and Jannik Dreier, have been honored with the Levchin Prize at the Real World Cryptography Conference. They received the award for developing Tamarin, a leading system for the formal verification of cryptographic protocols.

How secure are ETH employees in their everyday digital lives? The results of last year's survey on cyber security at ETH Zurich, with over 2,000 participants, show that there is a high level of awareness of responsibility. However, there is still a need for clarification regarding internal guidelines and tools.?

On 21 March, the Department of Computer Science, IT?Services?and other ETH units will open their doors as part of the tenth Zurich Computer Science Days.?

Six months into her role as Vice President for Research, Annette Oxenius is now fully at home with the fast-paced decision-making inherent to her position. In this interview, she discusses the opportunities and risks of ETH research, the proposed initiative to cap Switzerland¡¯s population at 10 million, new ETH Centres, animal testing and integrity.

Get compact, practical insights in just 15 minutes on review types, AI assisted literature searching, ETHorama and your ORCID iD ¨C no registration required and via Zoom.

Christophe Cop¨¦ret, Professor of Surface and Interfacial Chemistry at D-CHAB, has been elected a member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) for his visionary advances in heterogeneous catalysis and surface chemistry.?

Andreas Krause (D-INFK), Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, has been appointed as a Full Member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) in 2026 ¨C in recognition of his pioneering research in artificial intelligence.

Neurodiversity or neurodivergence is a hot topic these days. What do these terms mean? Who is neurodivergent? Who is neurotypical? And how can we achieve harmonious coexistence at ETH Zurich? We invite you to learn more about these topics, exchange ideas and contribute to an inclusive university culture at three events.

ETH Zurich's First Aid Team is looking for new members for various areas at Zentrum, H?nggerberg and external locations. We are looking for committed, reliable individuals who, after completing a four-day basic training course (15¨C16 April and 22¨C23 April 2026), will assess and treat injured or ill persons as members of the First Aid Team and, if necessary, transfer them to an ambulance or hospital.