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A small house raises big questions

A meditation cabin at the Student Project House shakes up the usual economic and social expectations.

So much for antioxidants

Green tea promotes a longer life supposedly due to its high level of antioxidants. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now cast doubt on previous assumptions about how these ingredients work.

Student Project House opens

Following the pilot project at the Hönggerberg campus, ETH Zurich is opening a Student Project House on its Zentrum campus.

Alexander Puzrin and Johan Gaume in episode 33 of the ETH podcast

The Dyatlov pass mystery

Two scientists in Switzerland solved the mysterious incident at Dyatlov pass this year. In the ETH podcast the tell what happended after they published their findings.

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Talent and team spirit

Artificial intelligence offers huge potential for research, development and start-ups, and the ETH AI Center has been supporting research and talent in this field for a year now.

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Net zero needs a plan

20.10.2021 | Prof. Reto Knutti | Sustainability, Social issues

It will take more than a long-term target for 2050 to achieve climate neutrality, says Reto Knutti. Policymakers must take a consistent approach towards net zero, and define a reduction path with specific measures and interim targets.

We must expand human rights to cover neurotechnology

07.10.2021 | Dr. Marcello Ienca | Health, Social issues

Technologies that interfere with our brains have great potential. But their ethical implications are such that they may require an expansion of human rights frameworks, argues Marcello Ienca.

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COVID certificate requirement in all lectures

From the autumn semester 2021 onwards, a certificate obligation will apply in all in-person teaching events at ETH Zurich.

Since September 20 2021, ETH Zurich requires a COVID certificate for those attending in-person teaching events at Bachelor's and Master's level. You can find out more about recognised vaccines, test options and further information on the new regulation in this article.

Student Project House opened

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From this autumn semester, students can make their ideas a reality, away from the pressure of grades, in the heart of Zurich.

Exhibition and Events on the UNO Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals offer a global vision for a sustainable future. From 30 October to 13 November, an exhibition and several events highlight selected contributions from the ETH community.

More information on the exhibition and events

Student portal

The student portal offers important information about all aspects of study for ETH students.

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Further news

New research collaboration launched

26.10.2021

The Fenaco agricultural cooperative is supporting the development of the Smart Sustainable Farming research cluster at the World Food System Center of ETH Zurich with a total of CHF 1.2 million over the next six years.

Electrical control over designer quantum materials

25.10.2021

Suitably engineered stacks of two-dimensional materials are a platform for studying quantum correlations between electronic states. ETH physicists now demonstrate how key properties of such systems can be conveniently tuned by changing an applied electrical field.

The Bedretto Lab enters a new phase

15.10.2021

The Bedretto Lab is a unique research infrastructure run by ETH Zurich making it possible to take a close look at the Earth’s interior. Following this extensive preparatory work, the lab will now be extended by an additional side-tunnel of about 100 meter length.

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Swiss Digital Days at ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich is participating as a partner in the fifth national Digitaltag and will be presenting three projects that showcase digitalisation in a tangible way from 20 to 27 October 2021.

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Members of ETH Zurich can find all important information on the internal service portal. Here you will find, among other things, instructions, regulations, information on the organisation and internal news articles.

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Situated in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, ETH Zurich is pioneering solutions to the global challenges of today and tomorrow. It has more than 20,000 students from over 120 different countries.