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ETH Zurich is now officially a partner of
@Ripple
's University Blockchain Research Initiative. UBRI is addressing the demand for technological solutions and talent to solve key challenges in the global financial ecosystem.
Albert Einstein was a student and a professor at
#ETHZurich
. This year marks the 100th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in Physics. But how much ETH was there really in Einstein? And how much Einstein is there in ETH?
#Einstein
#NobelPrize
#Physics
ETH Zurich climbs further up the
@TopUnis
@worlduniranking
to make it into the top six of the world’s best universities and be crowned the second-best university in Europe.
#QSWUR
Five days ago, Russia invaded
#Ukraine
. ETH Zurich condemns this act of aggression and is taking some first measures to support students and researchers from Ukraine.
To keep the risk of coronavirus spreading as low as possible, everyone will be required to wear a facemask as soon as they enter any ETH building. This measure already applies from 24 August.
ETH Zurich moves up two places to 7th in the latest
@TopUnis
ranking. ETH Zurich maintains its top position in continental Europe thanks to strong scientific publications and a high reputation among researchers. 🏅🌍
#UniversityRankings
Learn more: 👇
Around 100 people protested in the main hall of ETH Zurich this morning. After repeated requests to leave the building, which the demonstrators did not comply with, the demonstration was broken up by the police at the request of ETH Zurich.
#FunFact
: The most downloaded doctoral thesis at the ETH Library today is still Albert Einstein's dissertation thesis "A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions". You can read the full report with the quarterly statistic here:
The Executive Board is removing the pay connection to the Swiss National Science Foundation's Cost-of-living adjustments and a 5% salary raise for PhD students,
#Postdocs
, and
#ResearchAssistants
is planned for 2024. 🪙
Renowned planetary researcher and
#Nobel
laureate
@DidierQueloz
is moving to ETH Zurich, where he will be joining with other professors to study the origins of life in a new centre.
Today sees the start of the pilot phase for the tracing app jointly developed by teams at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne
@EPFL_en
on behalf of the federal government. Switzerland is the first country in the world to use APIs from
@Google
and
@Apple
.
With Markus Aebi’s retirement, ETH is losing a great scientist. The microbiologist has also made a name for himself as a teacher and mentor. His passion is reflected in his involvement in many university institutions and in a series of prestigious awards.
According to
@worlduniranking
ETH Zürich remains the top-ranked university in continental Europe confirming its position among the leading universities worldwide.
Ruedi Aebersold, a professor of molecular systems biology at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, is to receive the Swiss
#SciencePrize
Marcel
#Benoist
. He is being honoured for the part he has played in founding and advancing the field of
#proteomics
Due to the latest developments in the spread of the
#coronavirus
, the Executive Board has decided to suspend all classroom teaching from Monday, 16 March up to the end of Spring Semester 2020. ETH will expand its offering of online study alternatives.
Proteomics pioneer Ruedi Aebersold is retiring soon. Protein analysis was his life’s work, and he paved the way for countless protein researchers around the world.
#WomenInScience
Today's the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! On this occasion we would like to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology.
#WomenInSTEM
The following statement signed by more than 300 scientists, sets out principles for the design of Covid-19 tracking apps and places an emphasis on systems that adopt a “privacy by design” approach.
Read the Joint Statement on Contact Tracing here:
ETH Zurich researchers have discovered a serious security vulnerability in computer hardware. The vulnerability, called "Retbleed," affects microprocessors from market leaders
@intel
and
@AMD
.
@wiknerj
@kavehrazavi
@GovCERT_CH
On Sunday, Croatia and France are playing for the 2018 World Cup title. The robots of
@anybotics
and
@leggedrobotics
have also been infected by the worldwide football hype. The quadrupedal ANYmal has been training diligently in the last weeks and learned how to kick.
Computer scientists at ETH Zurich have developed the first quantum programming language that enables solving complex computations elegantly, simply and safely.
Mathematician and biostatistician
@TanjaStadler_CH
will receive this year’s Rössler Prize for her achievements. Worth 200,000 Swiss francs, it is ETH Zurich’s most generous
#research
#award
#corona
New
#WorldRecord
! ETH students from
@amzracing
accelerate their self-built
#Electric
bolide from 0 to 100 in 0.956s, breaking the previous world record of 1.461 set by the University of Stuttgart. 🚀 🏁
More Info: 👉
ETH Zurich came in 11th place this year in the prestigious THE rankings, meaning it is once again the highest-ranking university outside the English-speaking world.
#THEWAS
@THEworldunirank
@timeshighered
Eighteen years ago, Sara van de Geer was appointed the first female professor of
#Mathematics
at ETH Zurich. Now the
#Professor
, who has since been knighted, is taking a well-deserved
#Retirement
. 🎖️🧮
@eth_math
To the article: 👇
Of the 13 scientists receiving an SNSF Starting Grant for projects at ETH Zurich this year, 11 are women. Around 22 million Swiss francs will flow to ETH Zurich.
@snf_ch
Alessio Figalli received the
#FieldsMedal
2018 for his research into
#optimaltransport
theory. What characterises his research? And how are clouds related to transport costs?
@ICM_2018
ETH Zurich maintains its excellent ranking from the previous year in the
#QSRankings
just published. The university’s efforts in the area of sustainability have also helped it to retain seventh place.
@TopUnis
ETH Zurich and other Swiss universities are committed to reducing animal suffering. However, an outright ban on animal testing – being put to the vote in a popular initiative this coming February – would put an end to progress in medical research.
Today we’re officially starting the ETH
#vaccination
#campaign
! Each week, we’re going to share with you the motivation of ETH
#community
members, for getting vaccinated against the
#coronavirus
. Are you also getting vaccinated? Tell us what motivates you by using
#aheartforeth
ETH Zurich has once again been recognised as one of the world’s top universities in the latest Times Higher Education (THE)
#Ranking
's. The rankings also identify areas where the university has potential for further
#Development
.
#Physics
professor Ursula Keller has received the
#SciencePrize
Marcel
#Benoist
for her pioneering work in ultrafast lasers. Her theoretical models and experimental discoveries have repeatedly tested the boundaries of ultrafast
#laser
physics.
@UrsiKeller
This year, the Wolfgang Pauli Lectures will highlight the CRISPR technology, its origins and its current applications in research and medicine. The speaker is Jennifer Doudna, the 2020 Nobel Prize Laureate.
6-8 November ETH Zentrum & Hönggerberg
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a
#condenser
for countries where
#water
is in short supply. It's the first zero-energy solution for harvesting water from the
#atmosphere
. It relies on a self-cooling surface and a special radiation shield.
An international team of researchers used a
#computer
model to reconstruct the
#history
of
#glaciation
in the
#Alps
. The result is an
#ice
age lasting 115,000 years, visualised in two minutes.
During droughts, plants absorb less CO2. A new study from the ETH lab of
@SISeneviratne
used satellite observations of water storage to show: On a global scale, this effect is more pronounced than has so far been estimated.
Paper:
ETH Zurich has officially inaugurated the new
#Alps
supercomputer at the
@cscsch
. The celebrations in Lugano were attended by Federal Councillor
@ParmelinG
and well-known personalities from the worlds of science and politics.
Fifteen talented young researchers from ETH Zurich are each to receive an
#ERCStartingGrant
, which is more than for any year previously. This will result in a total of 23 million euros in European funding for ETH.
@ERC_Research
The latest QS
@worlduniranking
subject
#ranking
reveals that ETH Zurich improved across almost all subject areas and is now in the
#topten
across 13 subject areas. ETH ranks in first place in earth sciences (
@ETH_ERDW
). Congratulations to all departments!
Andreas Krause is one of Europe’s leading
#machinelearning
researchers. He has now been awarded the
#R
össlerPrize, ETH Zurich’s most generous research award. Congratulations!
ETH Zurich is opening a new research
#centre
for artificial intelligence
#AI
. It is intended to promote interdisciplinary
#research
into this key
#technology
.
To question the "standard picture" of a
#scientist
, the Wall of Scientists tries to credit those who were never given the recognition they deserved. This exhibition takes place at ETH Zurich, campus Hönggerberg. Photo credits: Wall of Scientists
@ETH_DCHAB
@AV_ETH
@ICBPETH
Congratulations to ETH Zurich’s Photonics Lab researchers! Their illustration of how focused laser beams simultaneously cool nanoparticles to near absolute zero emerged from a lunchtime sketch to the cover of
@NatureNano
.
In his speech at the ETH Day, ETH Zurich president
@Joel_Mesot
talks about how in today's world with its numerous crises, universities are faced with the question of how they can help society to become more resilient.
#ETHTag
A team of ETH researchers led by
@AthinaAnastasa1
have succeeded in breaking down
#plastic
into its molecular building blocks and in recovering over 90 percent of them. A first step towards genuine plastic
#recycling
.
@ETH_Materials
Switzerland’s Federal Council has appointed Joël Mesot,
#Director
of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), as the new
#President
of ETH Zurich. On 1 January 2019 Joël Mesot will take over from the current President Lino Guzzella.
Researchers from Basel and Zurich are creating a high-res atlas that depicts the development of the retina. One technique they use is a method that allows them to visualise more than 50 proteins simultaneously.
@TreutleinLab
@GrayCampLab
@lucaspelkmans
Climate researcher
@Knutti_ETH
will be awarded the 2018 prize of Dr J.E. Brandenberger Foundation for his achievements in the field of climate change research and the communication of his results to the public. Congratulations!
How can ETH Zurich further improve teaching? How does it contribute to a strong Switzerland and what does it take for it to continue fulfilling its mission?
Read about this year's ETH Day here 👇
@Joel_Mesot
@G_Dissertori
@SNB_BNS
ETH Zurich and EPFL, in cooperation with their longstanding Swiss industry partners Bühler, Givaudan and Nestlé, are launching the Future Food Initiative. The initiative promotes innovative research approaches for sustainable food production.
In the latest QS rankings by subject, ETH Zurich was among the top ten in 15 different disciplines. For the sixth consecutive time, the university remains the global leader in
#earthsciences
.
@usys_ethzh
@worlduniranking
#QSWUR