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Experience how old documents are transcribed and images georeferenced; gain exclusive glimpses into Max Frisch's notes; discover highlights from ETH Zurich's archives on famous figures such as Einstein or Pauli; or find out more about river engineering in Switzerland and the architect Gottfried Semper.

During the Swiss Research Data Day on 12 June 2018 at ETH Zurich, best practices around handling, managing, and sharing research data are being discussed.

The Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich has published its range of courses for the 2018 autumn semester. To help ensure regular course attendance, fees have now been introduced for students.

A new Search Portal enhances ETH Library’s website: as of immediately, you will find the seasoned, multi-resource search function with refined search options and a new look and feel at search.library.ethz.ch.

Thomas Hengartner, Director of the Collegium Helveticum, died on 10 May at the age of just 57. He had taken over management of the joint ETH, UZH and ZHdK think-tank in 2016.

ETH Zurich is working on the further development of its main locations – Zurich Zentrum and Zurich Hönggerberg. This will enable it to accommodate the expected increase in students and researchers and to create the space required to explore new areas of research and innovative teaching methods.

According to a survey conducted by the Academic Association of Scientific Staff (AVETH), ETH doctoral students are on balance satisfied with the supervision they receive from professors. But a number of inadequacies were also clear to see. The supervision is now set to be optimised.

“Sustainability” is the term on everyone's lips these days – but it is much more than just a buzzword. At its core, it raises existential questions for humans and the environment. Read on to find out what “sustainable” means at ETH Zurich and how the university is contributing to society in this area.