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Career - 07.12.2018
EPFL's founder passes away in his 101st year
EPFL's founder passes away in his 101st year

Physics - Career - 06.12.2018
EU grants 14 million to Swiss Researchers
EU grants 14 million to Swiss Researchers
Fuelling the next quantum revolution with the research project HERO An ERC Grant is the most prestigious award for excellent European research projects. A team with three researchers from the ETH Domain had also applied for such a grant. Today, Gabriel Aeppli from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Henrik Rønnow from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL and Nicola Spaldin from ETH Zurich, together with their colleague Alexander Balatsky from Nordita, Stockholm University, received the contract signed by the EU confirming the extraordinary 14 million euro funding.

Computer Science - Career - 30.11.2018
EPFL delivers Switzerland's first Certificates of Open Studies
EPFL delivers Switzerland's first Certificates of Open Studies
Last fall, EPFL introduced a new continuing education program whereby participants earn a Certificate of Open Studies (COS) - the only one of its kind in Switzerland. The first COSs were handed out at a ceremony this past Thursday. Switzerland's very first Certificates of Open Studies (COSs) were handed out this past Thursday at a ceremony at EPFL.

Physics - Career - 30.11.2018
Ten projects awarded
ETH researchers had excellent results in the issuing of ERC grants: they were able to win 10 Consolidator Grants in the amount of 24 million Swiss francs for their research. Researchers from ETH Zurich have never before been able to win so many ERC Consolidator Grants in one round as they managed to this time.

Career - 16.11.2018
Meeting of the Joint Swiss-EU Committee in the fields of research and innovation

Career - 14.11.2018
EPFL's Doctoral School celebrates 15 years of awarding PhDs
EPFL's Doctoral School celebrates 15 years of awarding PhDs

Career - 09.11.2018
Yusuf Leblebici appointed president of Sabanci University
Yusuf Leblebici appointed president of Sabanci University

Career - 24.10.2018
10 Years Ecotox Centre
10 Years Ecotox Centre

Administration - Career - 20.09.2018
Facts and figures on Switzerland’s participation in the European Framework Programmes for Research
Bern, 20. The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) today published a report on Switzerland's involvement in the eighth European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020; 2014-2020).

Event - Career - 18.09.2018
Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize 2018: Sara Montagner discovers the epigenetic secrets of mast cells
Epigenetic modifications of our DNA are a key aspect of the normal functioning of mast cells, which play an important role in immune reactions. Biologist Sara Montagner was able to demonstrate this in her work. She will receive this year's Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize from the SNSF at the award ceremony in Bellinzona on 29 November 2018.

Economics - Career - 06.09.2018
New appointment at HEC Lausanne: Professor Annamaria Conti

Social Sciences - Career - 06.09.2018
Anna Maria Riedi appointed Director of the Department of Social Work

Innovation - Career - 05.09.2018
Two spin-offs among Switzerland's top three most promising start-ups
Two spin-offs among Switzerland's top three most promising start-ups

Career - 27.08.2018
Le REDs à l’origine du premier laboratoire antidopage en Afrique de l’Est

Career - Environment - 22.08.2018
Fostering Research Productivity in Côte d'Ivoire
Fostering Research Productivity in Côte d’Ivoire
Since 2000, the research productivity in Côte d'Ivoire has grown steadily above the regional and global rate, despite recurring economic pressures and socio-political unrest.

Career - Administration - 15.08.2018
EUR 6.5 million for up-and-coming ETH researchers

Career - 10.08.2018
Bernhard Wehrli new Director of Studies at ETH
Bernhard Wehrli new Director of Studies at ETH

Career - Computer Science - 09.08.2018
Four Million Euros Awarded to Three UZH Researchers
Three scientists of the University of Zurich have been awarded the EU's coveted ERC Starting Grants.

Career - 17.07.2018
Session de rattrapage SR 2018 (repeat exam session)

Health - Career - 27.06.2018
Novartis International AG: Global study by Novartis and European Migraine and Headache Alliance reveals 60% of employed people with severe migraine miss, on average, a week of work per month
Novartis International AG: Global study by Novartis and European Migraine and Headache Alliance reveals 60% of employed people with severe migraine miss, on average, a week of work per month Study re

Career - 12.06.2018
HEC Lausanne team wins Swiss CFA Institute Research Challenge - News

Career - 04.06.2018
Fastest growth in employment in industry for 10 years

Career - 17.05.2018
Investigation into violation of research integrity is concluded
Last summer a breach of integrity in scientific research was reported to the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. PSI appointed a committee to look into the allegations. The investigative committee concluded that the rules of good scientific practice, as implemented in PSI guidelines, were violated. The management of the Paul Scherrer Institute takes this incident very seriously.

Career - Administration - 15.05.2018
Competitive funding by the SNSF promotes high-quality research
Competitive funding by the SNSF promotes high-quality research
In 2017, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) invested in 2971 new projects. Each project had to undergo a stringent evaluation process in which it was rated relative to competing projects.

Career - Administration - 15.05.2018
With EPFL's support, Croatia wants to hold onto talented researchers

Economics - Career - 12.03.2018
Novartis announces changes to the Executive Committee to support strategic priorities

Economics - Career - 02.03.2018
Novartis shareholders approve all resolutions proposed by Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting

Career - 05.01.2018
Algorithm increases employment opportunities for refugees
A data-driven approach could help increase employment levels for asylum seekers in Switzerland from 15 to 26 percent.

Career - Life Sciences - 13.12.2017
Professor Inza Koné New Director-General of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire
Professor Inza Koné New Director-General of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire

Career - 27.11.2017
Employment barometer in the 3rd quarter 2017: Employment continues to increase in the 3rd quarter 2017

Career - 16.11.2017
Swiss Labour Force Survey in 3rd quarter 2017: labour supply: 1.0% increase in number of employed persons; unemployment rate based on ILO definition at 5.0%

Mathematics - Career - 05.10.2017
Mathematician Mathilde Bouvel is to receive the 2017 Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize
Mathematician Mathilde Bouvel is to receive the 2017 Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize

Innovation - Career - 07.09.2017
Six EPFL startups are among the Swiss top 10
Six EPFL startups are among the Swiss top 10
L.E.S.S. and Flyability - two EPFL startups - are among the podium finishers in the latest TOP 100 Swiss Startups ranking, which was announced yesterday evening in Zurich.

Career - 28.08.2017
Employment barometer in 2nd quarter 2017: Employment situation: more confident business outlook

Career - 24.08.2017
Recruiters: Job Hoppers Have Poor Employment Prospects
Recruiters: Job Hoppers Have Poor Employment Prospects
Young people who frequently change jobs or work in positions that are unrelated to their vocational or academic studies are hampering their job chances.

Career - 17.08.2017
Swiss Labour Force Survey in 2nd quarter 2017: labour supply: Number of persons in employment rises by 1.3%, unemployment rate based on ILO at 4.4%
Swiss Labour Force Survey in 2nd quarter 2017: labour supply: Number of persons in employment rises by 1.3%, unemployment rate based on ILO at 4.4%

Administration - Career - 06.07.2017
Ten years of the European Research Council: positive record from Swiss perspective
Bern, 06. An event was held in Geneva on 6 July to mark the tenth anniversary of the European Research Council (ERC).

Career - 29.05.2017
Employment barometer in 1st quarter 2017: Slight increase in number of jobs in 1st quarter 2017
Employment barometer in 1st quarter 2017: Slight increase in number of jobs in 1st quarter 2017

Career - 23.05.2017
Swiss Labour Force Survey in 1st quarter 2017: labour supply: 1st quarter 2017: 0.6% increase in the number of employed persons. The unemployment rate based on the ILO definition settles at 5.3%
1st quarter 2017: 0.6% increase in the number of employed persons. The unemployment rate based on the ILO definition settles at 5.

Career - 17.05.2017
Stable demand for SNSF funding
Stable demand for SNSF funding
In 2016, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) supported around 3200 research projects involving more than 14,000 researchers from universities, universities of applied sciences, universities

Career - 28.03.2017
Dominique Derome new Head of Laboratory
Dominique Derome new Head of Laboratory
On 1 April 2017, Dominique Derome will become the new Head of the Laboratory for Multiscale Studies in Building Physics.

Innovation - Career - 24.03.2017
Facilitating innovation in space
Facilitating innovation in space
The ESA BIC Switzerland  programme is starting its second round with seven additional start-ups. Amongst others, the jury was won over by the ETH spin-off 'IRsweep'. Using a spectrometer that utilises infra-red laser radiation, the startup wants to make environmental analysis from space more precise.

Career - Administration - 16.03.2017
EPFL among the top five recipients of ERC grants
EPFL among the top five recipients of ERC grants

Economics - Career - 28.02.2017
Novartis shareholders approve all resolutions proposed by Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting
Shareholders approve 20 th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 2.75 (+2%) per share for 2016; representing a 3.5% yield and approximately 69% payout of free cash flow   Dr. Joer

Career - 27.02.2017
Employment barometer in the 4th quarter 2016: Employment growth remains stable
Employment barometer in the 4th quarter 2016: Employment growth remains stable
Neuchâtel, 27.02.2017 (FSO) - In the 4th quarter 2016, total employment (number of jobs) rose by 0.3% in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier (+0.2% with previous quarter).

Career - 21.02.2017
New head of swissnex India and consul general of Switzerland in Bangalore

Career - 16.02.2017
Swiss Labour Force Survey 4th quarter 2016: labour supply: 4th quarter 2016: 1.5% increase in the number of employed persons. The unemployment rate based on the ILO definition falls to 4.3%
4th quarter 2016: 1.5% increase in the number of employed persons. The unemployment rate based on the ILO definition falls to 4.

Career - Event - 08.02.2017
Assessing assessments
Assessing assessments
How someone learns depends largely on how they are assessed. To help ETH retain its leading position in the education of young talent, about 100 educational decision makers from ETH Zurich attended a two-day retreat on the topic of assessment.

Innovation - Career - 14.12.2016
A record for EPFL's startups: close to CHF 400 million raised in 2016
A record for EPFL's startups: close to CHF 400 million raised in 2016
Start-ups linked to EPFL raised almost CHF 400 million this year - that's over 50% more than in 2014, the last record year.

Career - Health - 07.12.2016
Doing well and talking about it