A study led by researchers at ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel shows that glaciers worldwide could lose ice faster than previously projected. Published in Nature Communications, the research finds that daily weather variability and extreme events can substantially increase projected glacier loss and sea-level rise.
Around a year after the announcement of a generous donation by the Jörg G. Bucherer-Foundation, ETH Zurich opened the ETH Swiss GeoLab on 16 October. Numerous guests from the fields of politics, business and science visited the new site in Root near Lucerne.
From studying Environmental Engineering at ETH Zurich to living in Rome: During his master's thesis, Adrian Kreiner used Earth observation data to analyse agricultural water use. Today, he works as a Graduate Trainee at the European Space Agency (ESA). In this interview, he reflects on his career path and life in Italy.
Researchers rely on his weld seams when they are trying to crack reinforced concrete. Henry Zoller is test engineer and welding specialist at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zurich. He learned his craft in an unusual place.
In the autumn semester of 2026, the Respekt Programme will once again offer the ETH community a wide range of ideas and practical activities designed to foster respectful and constructive interactions. Workshops and talks will address various situations encountered in everyday working and studying life, and highlight ways in which participants can consciously reflect on and develop their own behaviour.