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Since 1991, 14 June has in Switzerland traditionally stood under the banner of feminist campaigns and causes. Julia Dannath, Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership, explains in an interview why commitment to equal opportunities and gender equality is still needed three decades later ¨C including at ETH Zurich.

On 13 and 14 November, the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition will be broadcast on the new Cybathlon website. In this one-of-a-kind championship initiated by ETH, individuals with disabilities compete using the latest assistance technologies. Over 50 teams from around the world will be taking part in the qualifying rounds.?

Four months after landing on Mars, the InSight probe has already transmitted promising signals. According to researchers at ETH Zurich's Marsquake Service, at least one of the tremors can be interpreted as a quake.

Switzerland¡¯s credentials as a research location have been enhanced with a major new facility: the SwissFEL X-ray free-electron laser was put into operation at the PSI yesterday. ETH researchers are among those expecting to use the system to gain insights into hitherto hidden processes at the molecular and atomic level.