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Together with committed individuals, companies and foundations, we help to shift the boundaries of knowledge by promoting teaching and research at ETH Zurich.

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Die Zürcher Kantonalbank verlängert ihre zehnjährige Förderpartnerschaft mit der @ethz.ch und engagiert sich langfristig für Informationssicherheit und künstliche Intelligenz am Zurich Information Security & Privacy Center (ZISC) und dem @eth-ai-center.bsky.social: lnkd.in/eDksv-jn

09.02.2026 08:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Smarter learning with AI • ETH Zürich Foundation Donations enable exceptional things to happen and contribute to solutions for the great challenges of our time.

Read the portrait: ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...

11.12.2025 09:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Doctoral student Jakub Macina is exploring the intersection of natural language processing and learning sciences. His goal: AI models that enrich classroom teaching, foster inclusion, and empower students to take ownership of their learning progress.

@eth-ai-center.bsky.social #aifellow #llm

11.12.2025 09:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Learning from Blatten: Following the devastating ice and rock avalanche that struck Blatten (VS) in May 2025, researchers at @ethz.ch are investigating how such events unfold.

👉 This research is made possible through a donation from the Albert Lück-Stiftung. Learn more: lnkd.in/e5aFAhcf

17.11.2025 12:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚀 Meet our 2025 Excellent Scholar Thanh Truc Bui, Bioinformatician from Vietnam studying Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at D-BSSE, @ethz.ch
tinyurl.com/ye27casm
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11.11.2025 10:57 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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🚀Meet our 2025 Excellent Scholar Emma Craig, Chemical Engineer from South Africa studying Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at D-BSSE, @ethz.ch
> tinyurl.com/2xjvmzxr
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04.11.2025 10:55 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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What if tiny #robots could travel through our bloodstream, detect diseases, and deliver drugs where needed? At the Medical Microsystems Lab, Professor Simone Schuerle and her team are bringing this vision closer to reality.
Support cutting-edge research with heart: ethz-foundation.ch/en/projects/...

21.10.2025 14:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Relief for coral reefs • ETH Zürich Foundation With the health of the oceans in acute danger, marine biologist Ulrike Pfreundt left her academic career to found a company.

“I decided to leave my academic career and devote myself fully to marine conservation.”

In the interview, Ulrike Pfreundt talks about the importance of coral reefs for healthy oceans and why participatory processes and co-design are crucial: ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...
@ethz.ch

20.10.2025 12:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great thanks to Peoplefone for funding the "Best BSc Thesis Award and for their continued commitment for young talents at @ethz.ch

01.10.2025 09:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pinpointing changes in biodiversity • ETH Zürich Foundation The WildinSync initiative, launched at ETH Zurich, is monitoring global trends in biodiversity – using eDNA, satellite data and AI.

Biodiversity is under threat. To make sure preservation measures are effective, the WildinSync initiative is monitoring global trends in biodiversity, using eDNA, satellite data and AI.

@ele-ethwsl.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social @ethz.ch

22.09.2025 06:53 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Strengthening cybersecurity: ‪Swissquote‬ is supporting the Zurich Information Security & Privacy Center (ZISC) at @ethz.ch with a generous donation to help make communication and IT infrastructure more secure: ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...

#cybersecurity #digitalbanking #ZISC #research

29.08.2025 13:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An amazing opportunity, thanks to the Jörg G. Bucherer-Foundation.

08.07.2025 11:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Talent for advanced AI • ETH Zürich Foundation With backgrounds spanning life sciences, theoretical physics and computer science, two ETH researchers are applying artificial intelligence with a possibly transformative character.

At the ‪@eth-ai-center‬, Paola Malsot and Riccardo De Santi are applying artificial intelligence to cutting-edge fields with a possibly transformative character, funded by the Dieter Schwarz Stiftung.
👉 Read more: ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...

30.06.2025 07:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Florian Dörfler awarded this year’s Rössler Prize ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory

Congratulations to @dorfler.bsky.social who has been given this year's Rössler prize in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the fields of energy and control engineering.

@ethz.ch @ethfoundation.bsky.social

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25.06.2025 08:35 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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At @ethz.ch, Jacob Corn and his team are at the forefront of genome editing, developing tools to treat rare genetic diseases and investigating what happens inside our cells when DNA is altered: ethz-foundation.ch/fokus/news-2...
#genomeediting #CRISPR #medicalresearch #ETHZurich #startups

16.06.2025 07:25 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting an event organised by the ETH Foundation @ethfoundation.bsky.social on "AI-driven science and innovation." It was a special occasion to hear about the latest developments in AI and create a strong connection between ETH and #Ticino #AI #wearealps #alps

27.05.2025 09:42 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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What if planes could fly with solar energy? At @ethz.ch, bold ideas take off. Synhelion – an ETH spin-off turning sunlight into sustainable fuel – began as a project inspired by Professor Aldo Steinfeld. Supported by the Pioneer Fellowship, their vision took flight. Learn more: lnkd.in/eiiBdtVy

20.05.2025 07:30 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Warum ist #Philanthropie essenziell für die @ethzurich.bsky.social ? Sie macht wegweisende Projekte möglich, die über die staatliche Grundfinanzierung hinausgehen. Ob Stipendien oder zukunftsweisende Forschung – jede Unterstützung bringt uns einer lebenswerten Welt von morgen einen Schritt näher.

24.04.2025 08:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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ESOP goes bauma: Vielen Dank an die Amman Group für die spannenden Einblicke an der bauma 2025 für die ETH-Exzellenz-Stipendiatinnen und -Stipendiaten!
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14.04.2025 09:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“The more our circle of supporters grows, the more we can achieve together.”
Thank you to all donors and talents who attended this years' "Meet the Talent": ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...
Become a supporter of talent at @ethzurich.bsky.social : ethz-foundation.ch/en/projects/...

11.04.2025 07:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Towering feat in an alpine village ETH Zurich has fabricated the world’s tallest 3D-printed structure. With the construction of the White Tower in Mulegns, researchers hope to bring innovative technologies to commercial maturity.

ETH Zurich has fabricated the world’s tallest 3D-printed structure. With the construction of the White Tower in Mulegns, researchers hope to bring innovative technologies to commercial maturity. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

07.04.2025 13:04 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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Annual Report 2024 • ETH Zurich Foundation Pushing boundaries together. Through research. For society. Annual Report 2024 from ETH Zurich Foundation.

Discover our 2024 annual report and learn more about the impact of philanthropy at @ethzurich.bsky.social: report24.ethz-foundation.ch/en/
@eth-eaps.bsky.social

08.04.2025 07:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations to Svitlana Mayboroda.

Thank you to our donors who made the foundation of the Institute possible in 2013.

28.02.2025 08:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So grateful for the opportunity to help promote my research and the NOMIS-ETH fellowship program - would highly recommend to apply !!

30.01.2025 19:23 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Andreas Wallraff on LinkedIn: #quantum #entanglement #prize For his PhD research work on loophole-free Bell tests with superconducting circuits Simon Storz, who recently graduated from our Quantum Device Lab…

Congratulations to Simon Storz, recent graduate of our Quantum Device Lab, for winning first Quantum Entanglement Prize of @ethzurich.bsky.social and the @ethfoundation.bsky.social, providing 30 thousand Swiss Francs for the continuation of his research career.
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...

12.02.2025 10:03 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
On the trail of evolution | NOMIS-ETH Fellowship
YouTube video by ETH Foundation On the trail of evolution | NOMIS-ETH Fellowship

What sparked the origins of #life? How does life continue to evolve? These questions drive @taylorpriest.bsky.social, one of the new NOMIS-ETH Fellows. He studies mobile genetic elements – tiny DNA fragments that transfer genetic information.

youtu.be/dErIaOhQkdc?...
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30.01.2025 10:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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The cost of climate-neutral aviation in the future Flight ticket prices could rise by 50 percent if aviation is made climate-neutral. This is an estimate from a new study by researchers at ETH Zurich. It is based in particular on the use of synthetic ...

A new study from @ethzurich.bsky.social shows flight costs could rise by 50% if synthetic fuels replace kerosene by 2050.

Scaling production globally will need vast renewable energy, particularly outside Europe. ✈️

go.ethz.ch/1l

16.01.2025 13:07 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Luminous tools for living cells Cells constantly process complex signals, be they for survival, metabolism, development, or cell death. Anyone who can spy on this internal communication has a decisive advantage regarding the develop...

Michelle Frei, former Excellence Scholar and now Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology and Molecular Imaging at @ethzurich.bsky.social, develops innovative chemical tools to better visualise and study cellular processes.
More about Excellence Scholarships: ethz-foundation.ch/en/projects/...

17.01.2025 10:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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