Glioblastoma is an incurable and fatal type of brain cancer. In large-scale drug screening, the antidepressant vortioxetine ...

Cyber commands largely oversee the cyber defense of space systems in the three European nations, whereas in the US, the Space ...

Architecture can be brutal, says Spanish architect Anna Puigjaner. “It constantly divides society into those who can – and those who can’t,” she explains. “Take a staircase, for example: it’s just one ...

For employees in Switzerland, work is of fundamental importance in life. Nevertheless, a quarter say they occasionally get bored at work. Nearly half of the employees are interested in a traditional, ...

Back in 2019, the collapse of a tailings dam at the Brumadinho iron ore mine in Brazil triggered a huge mudslide with catastrophic consequences for the environment and local population. For a long ...

Michelle Halbheer failed her final math exam in high school and initially thought she might have to explore other paths after her foundation year at ETH. However, her journey took a surprising turn, ...

Rolf, you studied architecture at ETH Zurich and are now embarking on a doctoral project. You were the first person in your family to attend university. What led you to study at ETH? Rolf Imseng: I ...

Fatima Ali Ebrahim struggled during her first year at ETH Zurich, finding lectures difficult and knowing hardly anyone. She even considered dropping out. In the video series "Student Stories," she ...

Making mistakes is a marvellous thing. All of us can benefit from the growth that comes from failure, the chance to make a better future by learning from past mistakes. That’s why we have always ...

It’s a Wednesday morning in May, and we’re sitting in the office of Fridolin Stocker’s coffee farm, enjoying his tales of day-to-day life in Zambia. It may be early, but he’s already been up for five ...

You grew up on the Costa Brava and studied in Barcelona – places where other people go on holiday. What was that like? For me, it was an opportunity to get to know people from all over the world.