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SNSF develops innovative approaches to equal opportunities
Swiss National Science Foundation appointed a new Gender Equality Commission in order to find new ways of enhancing equal opportunies in its research funding. The independent Commission is composed by international experts and chaired by Susan M. Gasser, director of the Friedrich Miescher Institute and professor at the University of Basel. “We have to face…
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ETH Professor Petra Dittrich honored
Last week, the European Research Council (ERC) announced the winners of the Consolidator Grants for talented young researchers. Petra Dittrich, a researcher at ETH, is one of those to receive the much-coveted funding. ETH professor Petra Dittrich uses lab-on-a-chip technology to develop miniaturized analysis systems for application in biology and chemistry. She would like to…
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New appointments and promotions of women faculty
Appointments at ETH Zurich Dr Lesya Shchutska (*1985), currently Research Associate at ETH Zurich, as Assistant Professor of Experimental Particle Physics. Lesya Shchutska is an internationally recognised young scientist who received an ERC Starting Grant in 2017. Her research focuses on searching for physical phenomena beyond the standard model of particle physics. She makes use…
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Working Group on Grievance Procedures
The ETH WPF has set-up a working group to develop detailed proposals for the ETH Board and the ETH institutions regarding dispute resolution, grievance procedures, and scientific misconduct. This working group will make use of the resources available from other institutions to assemble a best-practice portfolio. Using this information, the working group will suggest specific…
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History
The foundation for the ETH WPF was laid in 2011 as a group of senior women professors gathered to discuss the idea of creating a forum.
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Swiss university dissolves astronomy institute
Dear Reader, You may have seen or heard about the articles that appeared in the NZZ am Sonntag on October 22, 2017. This has now been picked up by Science. Full article The article in Science also comments on an open letter of support. The article states: In an open letter of support, they write…
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SNSF Starting Grant
Jennifer Rupp, SNSF Professor for Electrochemical Materials, received the SNSF Starting Grant for the Project “Beyond von-Neuman computing – Materials Functionalization and Integration of Three-dimensionally stacked Multiterminal Memristive Oxides Replacing Existing Transistors for Neuromorphic Computing”.
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Olga Sorkine-Hornung wins Rössler Prize
Computer scientist Olga Sorkine has won this year’s Rössler Prize – a research award of CHF 200’000 – for her work in the field of computer graphics. Since 2009, the Rössler Prize has been awarded annually to young professors at ETH Zurich who are building their careers. The award is sponsored by ETH alumnus and…
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Who we are Our members are professors at ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, who are distinguished, worldwide recognized experts in their scientific fields and experienced in leading and working in an international environment. Details What we do We are committed to promoting the next generation of female scientists and engineers, and creating a community for…
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Point of view of the ETH WPF President
Columns by Prof. Ursula Keller In a series of columns in the news section “In person” of ETH Zurich, Prof. Ursula Keller, the President of the ETH Women Professors Forum, outlined central points concerning women professors. Find all the columns here to download. The Column “Women on the playing field” is co-authered by Vice-President of the ETH…
