Addressing Africa’s challenges with mathematical science
After a long stay with intensive studies in Zurich I felt a strong need for visiting new places, meeting new people, and getting new inputs – just what AIMS had to offe...
Snapshots of circuit breaker
Follow Geraldine Ee through an empty Singapore during the Lockdown period in April. ...
Installing Breaks on Ghana’s PET Race Car
In some parts of the world, discarded plastic bottles accumulate, as unstoppable as a race car at full throttle. You may place your bets on PET to fight this problem...
C is for Covid and Connection
The word "pandemic" draws out negative associations. But in fact, we are resetting - connecting and reconnecting in ways we would not have imagined pre-COVID-19. ...
A lifetime chance internship during the corona virus pandemic
From the Brazilian rainforest to the United Nations in Switzerland – but wait, there is a global pandemic in the way? ...
On sabbatical in Singapore during the pandemic
Going on sabbatical leave during a pandemic is not something one plans for. Alexia Berchtold was grateful that this is how things turned out in her case....
O Canada…
What do you do if the co-advisor of your doctoral research moves to Canada? You participate in an exchange program, of course! ...
100 Days of Lockdown – Part III
May & June 2020 prove to be challenging in New York City. But there are also some silver linings. Red the third and last part of our NYC series by Lukas Fitze. ...
100 Days of Lockdown – Part II
Today, Lukas Fitze takes us to New York in early lockdown. ...
100 Days of Lockdown – Part I
In this three part series, ETH Zurich's "Man in New York", Lukas Fitze shows you how he and the Big Apple cope with the current crisis. ...
Melding of the Minds – Engineer Meets two Artists
Engineering and art often occupy different ends of a spectrum, but this might not be true at all. Here is a story of a collaboration between a student and two artists. ...
Repatriating from India during a Pandemic
Behind the scenes of the Swiss repatriation efforts from India during COVID-19. ...