Global News & Events

26 Apr 2024 - How did life on Earth begin and proliferate? And is there life beyond our planet? At this ETH Global Lecture, Nobel Prize winner Didier Queloz and former NASA research head Thomas Zurbuchen discuss what is already known about the origin of life on Earth and beyond, what projects are underway at ETH Zurich – and what life itself has taught them.

19 Oct 2023 - Moldova, not being a member state of the European Union or of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is confronted with unique vulnerabilities and complexities in relation to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset, will address the role of Moldova within the broader geopolitical context of Eastern Europe at ETH Zürich.

1 Sep - 29 Nov 2023 - Special immersive exhibition at focusTerra.  Researchers are investigating whether bacteria can be used as drug carriers and targeted in the bloodstream with the help of a magnetic field. Could bacteria help to fight cancer cells in this way? The exhibition "The flux under your skin" by artist Prof. Susanne Winterling in collaboration with the Laboratory for Reactive Biomedical Systems at ETH Zurich takes an artistic approach to this question.