Sociology
“Changing education systems is like moving a graveyard.”
Teaching
ETH Zurich
Elsbeth Stern will give her farewell lecture on 27 March. Stern, who conducts research on the topics of learning and teaching, has helped shape the discussion around the transition to the baccalaureate school in Switzerland. We talked to her one more time about her insights.
Trust is a social bond
Teaching
ETH Zurich
How does disinformation impact public trust in science? And can healthy scepticism be a good thing? A debate between climate researcher Sonia Seneviratne, communication scientist Mike S. Schäfer and former Swiss Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr.
Behavioural analysis in mice: more precise results despite fewer animals
Research
ETH Zurich
Researchers at ETH Zurich are utilising artificial intelligence to analyse the behaviour of laboratory mice more efficiently and reduce the number of animals in experiments.
Everyday routines as the key to logging in
Research
ETH Zurich
Smart homes are intended to make life easier, but logging into individual devices is often still an onerous task. Researchers from ETH Zurich have investigated how everyday routines could be used for secure and user-friendly authentication – with no need for cumbersome passwords.
“The way that our cities, houses and flats are built right now makes us feel dependent”
Research
ETH Zurich
For many people, architectural norms create barriers to accessibility. How might we re-imagine our built environment to make it more inclusive?
What can cities do to promote acceptance of densification?
Research
ETH Zurich
Swiss cities are more likely to accept densification when densification projects provide affordable housing and green spaces compared to densification that is implemented through reduced regulations for housing construction. By prioritizing a socio-ecological densification, extensive planning procedures and delays might be minimized.
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