Society
Two decades of promoting women's issues
Politics
EPFL
International Women’s Day Series - When she was just 27 years old, Hélène Fueger was hired by the University of Fribourg to serve as its new Women’s Issues Officer. She began to tackle, on her own, the tricky issue of gender equality there. In 2006 she was selected to head an EU program on mentoring opportunities for female students and postdocs, and she joined EPFL in 2015 as equal opportunities delegate.
“The ETH community must become more female”
Politics
ETH Zurich
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, Julia Dannath-Schuh, Vice President of Personnel Development and Leadership, reflects on equal opportunities and the advancement of women at ETH. Her conclusion: The ETH community must become more female – at every level.
The positive influence of intuition on decision-making
Research
ETH Zurich
Katharina Fellnhofer researches how intuitive decision-making influences personal success. She is convinced that people who follow their intuition tend to be more successful in their decision-making. 
Animal experiments still play a key role
Politics
ETH Zurich
Without animal experiments there would be no COVID-19 vaccine: animal testing is essential for medical research. A ban on testing – even a gradual phase-out – would be extremely damaging for research policy, writes Detlef Günther.
Swiss statistical systems could be enhanced by big data
Research
EPFL
Using anonymized policyholder data from Swiss insurance company La Mobilière, EPFL scientists were able to predict a number of socio-economic indicators in 170 Swiss towns. This innovative approach could help increase the granularity and applicability of official statistics.
Will animal experiments be banned in Switzerland?
Politics
ETH Board
Education and research are not the focus of the spring session of the Federal Parliament. However, with the popular initiative to ban animal and human experimentation and the latest differences in the ETH Law, exciting discussions are scheduled that directly affect Switzerland as a centre of research and the ETH Domain.
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