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New President of the University Assembly
The ETH Zurich University Assembly has a new president: Physicist Werner Wegscheider is to take over the position from computer scientist Peter Widmayer.
A reference work for research and innovation in Switzerland
A new report entitled “Research and Innovation in Switzerland 2016” was today presented by Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, President of the Swiss Confederation and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. It offers a first review of the performance of Swiss research and innovation – with some good results for ETH Zurich.
refine: new database generation for personnel and financial data
The Executive Board reports
Since Monday, 11 April 2016, ETH Zurich’s financial and personnel data has been managed by a latest-generation SAP-HANA database. This constitutes an important milestone in the construction of the ETH’s new resources and finance platform (refine).
Birkh?user Building Types online
The new full-text database Birkh?user Building Types online supports architecture enthusiasts on issues from the field of design and buildings.
Exhibition on the MM renovation
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The final decision on the winning proposal for the renovation of the MM building has now been made. The winning entry was “Lust am Wandeln” which impressed the jury with its precise execution, skilful embedding in the local landscape, and well-designed pedestrian flows.
Checklist "Data Management" for research projects
More and more research funders demand that research projects are to be submitted together with a data management plan. But what does a data management plan look like and what aspects does it include?
Ulrich Weidmann visits the Staff Commission
The Executive Board reports
Ulrich Weidmann has been Vice President of Human Resources and Infrastructure since January. On a visit to the Staff Commission, he looked back on his first three months on the Executive Board.
ETH Zurich supports arXiv.org
More than 1.1 million scientific publications from the subjects of physics, mathematics, statistics, IT, quantitative biology and quantitative finance are accessible online at arXiv.org (external link). The e-prints can be downloaded open access in full text.
Beware of thieves
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The Safety, Security, Health and Environment (SSHE) department is reminding people to protect their valuables against third-party access. Thefts are costly and inconvenient, but in many cases they can be prevented.
Personalized medicine – challenges and opportunities
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In June 2016, the Competence Center Personalized Medicine UZH/ETZ and the IT'IS Foundation join forces to organize the Latsis Symposium ETH Zurich “Personalized medicine – challenges and opportunities”.