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The Executive Board has approved the function description of the departmental delegates for good scientific practice and has also decided to develop online communication channels step by step, to award a prize for young innovators to mark the 200th birthday of Alfred Escher in 2019, and to put childcare on a new footing.

The ETH Store is adopting an increasingly targeted approach to the needs of its customers with a fresh range of products and services. Its newly streamlined organisation also ensures greater responsiveness.

The semi-annual deadline for applications for project funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is approaching (1 October 2018).

At the beginning of the new semester, following a five-month construction period, the restaurant in the CAB building has reopened its doors under the name of “food&lab”. The restaurant will now not only serve food, but will also be available as a place of work and an events venue.

At the start of August, Alessio Figalli was awarded the Fields Medal. This distinction is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for mathematicians and is a cause for major celebration. ETH Zurich is to mark this special occasion with a honorary lecture on 22 October 2018. The lecture will also be broadcast via live streaming.

After a long illness, Willy Krek passed away on 29 August at the age of 56. The biology professor was a key figure in the development of molecular health sciences and personalised medicine at ETH Zurich. The university has lost a passionate researcher and supporter.

Every two years, the ETH community meets at the "togETHer" staff party. Last Friday it happened again. More than 3500 employees and relatives defied the rain and enjoyed the cosy get-together in the oversized ETH-WG on the Hönggerberg. The highlights in pictures.