Campus
The light inside the tunnel
Research
ETH Board
The Swiss Light Source at the PSI is currently undergoing an upgrade to ensure that it remains a centre of excellent research in the future. The project manager gave us a tour of the construction site.
The CO2-binding society as a goal
Politics
Empa Eawag
Tanja Zimmermann and Martin Ackermann want to provide answers to the current climate crisis with new initiatives and ambitious goals. In this interview, Eawag Director Ackermann and Empa Director Zimmermann explain why this is primarily a water crisis, what is needed to tackle it and what can be produced from the greenhouse gas CO2.
„IMPACT is very important in terms of international competition“
Research
PSI
Future-oriented research requires facilities that are continually brought up to date. That’s why PSI is currently planning a significant upgrade to its proton accelerator with the project IMPACT. Physicist Daniela Kiselev is head of Accelerator Operation and Development at PSI. In addition, she is leading the project management team for IMPACT. In this interview, she talks about the smallest particles and the big plans for the renovation.
A partnership with UBS to foster innovation and entrepreneurship
Politics
EPFL
EPFL and UBS are launching a strategic partnership to promote innovation and young entrepreneurship. The cooperation also focuses on expanding access to education in STEM subjects for children and young people and promoting young talent.
Teaching placed front and center on EPFL's Lausanne campus
Teaching
EPFL
The Lausanne campus will soon get 1,500 more lecture hall seats thanks to the construction of a new building and the makeover of the Coupole. The winning design came from Dominique Perrault, whose firm was selected through a parallel bidding process among architects worldwide
The Sustainability Portal reveals the breadth of the local network
TechTransfer
EPFL
Under a joint UNIL-EPFL-IMD initiative coordinated by the Enterprise for Society (E4S) and CLIMACT centers, a new online directory shows over 330 experts performing innovative, sustainability-oriented R&D within the three schools.
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