Students
EPFL opens a new Makerspace for project-based learning
Teaching
EPFL
The new mechanical and electronic prototyping Discovery Learning Lab – known as the Student Prototyping and Outreach Tank, or “SPOT” for short – opened its doors on 25 March. The building houses all the resources students need to work on their projects.
Benefits of failing
Teaching
ETH Zurich
Usually, failure is something shameful, or at least it used to be. Nowadays, people rather talk about how crucial failure is for success.
Swiss lockdown especially stressful for women and students
Research
EPFL
Three EPFL studies on the effects of Switzerland’s first COVID-19 lockdown have just been published. The research was based on a survey of Swiss residents carried out during the confinement, and illustrate how the restrictions caused higher stress levels and changed the way people view housing.
EPFL and ETH Zurich launch their first joint doctoral programme
Teaching
EPFL ETH Zurich
Switzerland’s two federal institutes of technology have teamed up to offer a new joint doctoral programme in the learning sciences. It aims to train experts to draw on their technological and scientific knowledge in the interests of forwarding the research, teaching and learning.
Jupyter Notebooks: interactive, digital tools for better learning
Teaching
EPFL
Jupyter Notebooks are digital tools that have become indispensable in a number of disciplines taught at EPFL. Both students and teachers alike appreciate the Notebooks’ flexibility and interactive features.
EPFL's new gender-neutral and eco-friendly bathrooms
Teaching
EPFL
Work is underway at the Ecublens campus to install gender-neutral bathrooms designed to protect people’s privacy. In addition, menstrual products are now made available free of charge.
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