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Bedbugs were recently found in two buildings on the ETH Zentrum campus. This case shows that even ETH members can carry these annoying pests in their luggage without realising it. Here’s what you can do when you’re faced with the crawling, itching intruders.

Working together for greater security of electricity supply: To compensate for a possible power shortage in winter, ETH and the University of Zurich have joined a nationwide pool of emergency power generators. This grouping of emergency generation serves as part of the power reserve for the winter and can provide additional power for Switzerland.  

It might sound odd, but ETH Zurich is not just based in Zurich. The university has around 20 sites, including in the canton of Graubünden and in northwestern Switzerland, and even in Asia. They may not be the most obvious of locations, but there are good reasons behind them.

More restrictions to be lifted before the start of the semester, but masks are mandatory

ETH Zurich has been given top marks for its structures and processes in the Transition Review. Other topics in this issue of News from the Executive Board: making better use of the lecture halls; incremental increases in parking fees to reach market levels; and an expansion of Psychological Counselling Service.