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1. From brushstrokes to pixels: 100 years of the Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation

   ETH Zurich’s Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation has just celebrated its 100th anniversary with a symposium for experts. A commemorative publication provides in-depth insights into 170 years of cartography at the university and is also aimed at laypeople interested in map art and a well-told (hi)story. 

2. Great honour for ETH climate researcher Sonia Seneviratne

   ETH Professor Sonia Seneviratne is the first Swiss citizen to receive the prestigious German Environmental Award bestowed by the German Federal Environmental Foundation. The climate researcher shares the prize, endowed with a total of 500,000 euros, with a company from Gelsenkirchen.

3. A walk-in monster head in the Garden of Art

   The garden of the Kunsthaus Zurich now features an unusual sight: Zardoz, an eight-metre-high head sculpture that you can not only view but also enter and climb.

4. Entries stabilising at a high level

   The autumn semester at ETH Zurich begins on 15 September. Whereas the number of new Bachelor’s degree students remains flat, the number of Master’s degree students has seen a slight increase.

5. Rising heat waves tied to fossil fuel and cement production

   According to ETH Zurich climate researchers, greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers are significant contributors to the occurrence and intensity of heat waves. These findings have been published in a new study in the journal Nature.