18 new professors appointed at ETH Zurich and EPFL

At its meeting of 9/10 December 2020 and upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Joël Mesot, and the President of EPFL, Professor Martin Vetterli, the ETH Board appointed a total of 18 professors and awarded the title of professor to one individual. It also took note of the resignations of four professors …

ETH Board appoints new Vice President for Innovation at EPFL

Upon application of EPFL President Martin Vetterli, the ETH Board appointed Ursula Oesterle as new Vice President for Innovation for the 2021–2024 period. Ursula Oesterle holds a Master’s degree in physics and chemistry from ETH Zurich, and a PhD in physics from EPFL. Her research years on quantum photonics at EPFL led to first interactions …

11 new professors appointed at ETH Zurich and EPFL

At its meeting of 23/24 September 2020 and upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Joël Mesot, and the President of EPFL, Professor Martin Vetterli, the ETH Board appointed a total of 11 professors and awarded the title of professor to two individuals. It also took note of the resignations of 11 professors and thanked them for …

Board appoints new members of the Executive Boards of ETH Zurich and EPFL

The ETH Board has appointed two new members of the Executive Board of ETH Zurich and three new members of the Executive Board of EPFL. The appointments at ETH Zurich increase the management structure from five to seven Executive Board domains. The appointments at EPFL reflect an adjustment to the structure of the Executive Board …

The Limitation Initiative is harmful to education, research and innovation

The Swiss universities and organisations that support the promotion of research and innovation are opposed to the popular initiative “For moderate immigration”. The initiative jeopardises some of the basic parameters that favour Switzerland’s role as a centre for science and enterprise. Adopting the initiative would halt the free movement of persons and thus bring the …

WSL Director Konrad Steffen fatally injured in Greenland accident

Konrad Steffen, Director of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), has died following an accident in Greenland this past weekend. With Koni Steffen’s death, the ETH Domain has lost an extremely prominent researcher who was also a uniquely kind and committed man. He was a pioneer in research into climate …

New interim member of the EPFL Executive Board

The ETH Board has appointed Matthias Gäumann as a new interim member of the Executive Board of EPFL. Mr Gäumann will take over as Vice President of Human Resources and Operations from 1 August to 31 December 2020. Matthias Gäumann is currently Director of Research Affairs at EPFL. He will succeed Etienne Marclay on an …

Conciliation Commission

The Conciliation Commission according to the Gender Equality Act for the ETH Domain (schlichtungskommission.eth-bereich@ethrat.ch) provides information and advice in the event of disputes in the area of the Gender Equality Act that involve employment relationships in the ETH Domain. The aim of the conciliation process is to achieve a mutually acceptable solution to the dispute …

13 new professors appointed at ETH Zurich and EPFL

At its meeting of 8/9 July 2020 and upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Joël Mesot, and the President of EPFL, Professor Martin Vetterli, the ETH Board appointed a total of 13 professors and awarded the title of professor to three individuals. It also took note of the resignations of two professors and thanked them for …

Federal Council appoints Vice President and new member of ETH Board

On 24 June 2020, the Federal Council elected the members of the ETH Board for the period 2021-2024, appointing in the process long-standing member Barbara Haering as Vice President and Cornelia Ritz Bossicard as a new member of the ETH Board. The Federal Council replaced incumbent Vice President Beth Krasna, who will step down at …