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  1. Twelve professors appointed

    At its meeting on 4 and 5 March 2026 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed twelve professors.

  2. Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry

    Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as catalysts. 

  3. Is the bone implant of the future a hydrogel?

    Researchers at ETH Zurich aim to use a jelly-like material to produce implants for rock-hard bones. How do they plan to accomplish this? 

  4. Taster courses at ETH: No applications, no tests – and open to all

    ETH Zurich offers vocational training in 15 different professions. Whether apprentices complete their programmes successfully is already determined to some extent when they choose a profession. ETH offers low-threshold taster courses to encourage young people to cultivate professional prospects suited to their interests and abilities.

  5. Peter Müller, what’s the point of studying computer science if AI is better at coding?

    As AI chatbots steadily improve their coding capabilities, many young people are wondering whether it still makes sense to study computer science. Their fears are unfounded, says ETH computer scientist Peter Müller.