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Workstream 3 of the rETHink project deals with the question of how to improve support for professors in their multiple roles. The two operational workstream leaders Paola Picotti and Edoardo Mazza explain in this interview which milestones the workstream has reached so far.

The action starts this afternoon! Follow the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition live on the Cybathlon website from 4 p.m. onwards. Today and tomorrow, a riveting programme will feature footage of the races of more than 50 teams from across the globe, as well as special reports and interviews with experts.

Around 1,200 ETH members responded to the Executive Board¡¯s invitation to this year¡¯s Christmas reception. After looking back at some of the year¡¯s highlights and getting a preview of the ETH plus initiative, the newly-launched ALEA Award was presented.

Jan Vermant joined the Department of Materials as a professor of soft materials in August 2014. The 46-year-old once considered a career as a professional sailor.

Since January 2013, Tapio Schneider is professor of climate dynamics at the Department of Earth Sciences. The 41-year-old once contemplated becoming a journalist.