Biodiversity is under threat. To make sure preservation measures are effective, the WildinSync initiative is monitoring global trends in biodiversity, using eDNA, satellite data and AI. @ele-ethwsl.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social @ethz.ch

Vielfalt leben, Gerechtigkeit pflanzen! 🥕 Im Oktober öffnen Bauernhöfe, Kollektive und Organisationen in der ganzen Schweiz ihre Türen und laden euch im Rahmen der Tage der #Agrarökologie zu Begegnung, Austausch und Inspiration ein. 📅 Programm: www.agroecologyworks.ch/tda

We warmly welcome Dr. Megan McDonald as Associate Professor of Plant Disease Dynamics. Her research on fungal diseases in crops will strengthen our expertise and collaborations across plant sciences. 🌱

How can #agriculture adapt to heavier rainfall, droughts, and soil erosion? 🌧️ In the Jurapark Aargau real-world lab, scientists from @ethz.ch, WSL, Eawag and Empa are joining forces with local farmers to test practical solutions. 🌱 Learn more: go.ethz.ch/31

𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘇: 𝗪𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗿 𝗘𝗿𝘁𝗿ä𝗴𝗲, 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗸𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗺𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲? 🌱 Nimm an unserem Workshop am Food Day teil, um in diese zentrale Frage einzutauchen. Mehr Infos: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and... @robertfinger.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

From Insight to Impact 🌎 Tackle climate challenges with real solutions. Lead net-zero transitions in interdisciplinary teams. Learn to think in complex systems - in just 6 months at @ethz.ch. Apply now for the CAS ETH in Climate Innovation! 📅 Application deadline 30 November 2025 👉 go.ethz.ch/30

We warmly congratulate Professor @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social on receiving the German Environmental Award from the DBU @umweltstiftung.bsky.social - becoming the first Swiss citizen ever to be honoured with this distinction. 🎉 go.ethz.ch/2v

🔥🌍 New research led by Prof. @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with lead author @yannquilcaille.bsky.social, shows how greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers have significantly intensified global heat waves. 👉 Full article: go.ethz.ch/2u

🌲 Holz: Vom Alleskönner zum Sorgenkind? Forschung von @ethz.ch Klimawissenschaftler @brunncy.bsky.social zeigt: Die weltweite Holznutzung verursacht mindestens so viele CO₂-Emissionen wie der globale Flugverkehr - und ihr Potenzial im #Klimaschutz wird häufig überschätzt. go.ethz.ch/2s

Ein internationales Forschungsteam unter Leitung der ETH Zürich zeigt anhand von Messungen, dass die Weltmeere während der beispiellosen marinen Hitzewelle im Jahr 2023 deutlich weniger CO2 aufgenommen haben als erwartet. ethz.ch/de/news-und-...

We bid farewell to Prof. Albert Waldvogel (1940–2025), a pioneer of atmospheric physics and one of the founding fathers of the Division and Department of Environmental Sciences at @ethz.ch. More about Albert’s life: go.ethz.ch/2r

🚀 Erste Tagung der Schweizer #Reallabore Am 20. August 2025 trafen sich an der @ethz.ch über 70 Teilnehmende aus Wissenschaft, Praxis und Verwaltung. Ziel: Reallabore sichtbarer machen, voneinander lernen und ihre Zukunft in der Schweiz gestalten. go.ethz.ch/2p Fotos: Yuri Schmid

New Special #Exhibition at focusTerra 🌍 From 28 August 2025, explore KEEP IT CO₂OL – Tech to the rescue? Discover how #science and #technology can reduce CO₂ without sacrificing quality of life. 28 August 2025 - 28 February 2027 focusterra.ethz.ch/en/special-e...

Trockenheit, Starkregen, Hitze - Wetterextreme setzen der #Landwirtschaft immer stärker zu. 🌦️ Die von Prof. Dr. @nbuchmann.bsky.social geleitete Forschungsgruppe Graslandwissenschaften der @ethz.ch zeigt: Artenreiche Wiesen gleichen Ertragseinbussen besser aus. www.diegruene.ch/artikel/verm...

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽! 🎬 Our Summer School "Design ideas for sustainable food systems" officially concluded last Friday. Over 2 weeks, participants embarked on an intensive program, exploring and designing ideas for the food system of tomorrow. Read more: bit.ly/45ucKak @usyseth.bsky.social

Wonderful news! Your appointment as Lead Author for the IPCC's AR7 chapter on "Projections of regional climate and extremes" is a significant responsibility. Congratulations to you and your colleagues, @lukasgudmundsson.bsky.social and @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social!

🔍🤔"No data, no problem"? Unser Umweltchemiker Martin Scheringer widerspricht dem 🇨🇭 Bundesrat: Nicht 2, sondern 26 Pestizid-Wirkstoffe bauen sich zur «Ewigkeitschemikalie» TFA ab. ➡️ Mehr dazu bei @srf investigativ. www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...

Glacier calving, in which huge chunks of ice break free and crash into the sea, generates large waves that push warmer water to the surface. A new study now shows that this mechanism is amplifying glacial melt. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Their drone "Seedy" is flying high - right into a cloud! 🌬️☁️ Our #AtmosphericPhysics group is featured in the new #ARD documentary "Kampf ums Klima", where they showcase their cloud seeding research from the #Eriswil station. See our work from 9:52 to 15:47! 🎥👇 www.ardmediathek.de/video/auf-sp...

We’re proud to see a project from our department - led by Consuelo De Moraes - featured in the new documentary "Flying Scents" by Antshi von Moos. 🎬 World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival this Sunday: go.ethz.ch/2m

Schwarze Folie auf dem Feld = Müll? Nicht unbedingt. 🌱♻️ Michael Sander und sein Team untersuchen, ob und wie biologisch abbaubare #Mulchfolie im Boden tatsächlich abgebaut wird. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/landwirtscha... #Gemüsebau #EN17033 #PE-Mulchfolien @agroscope.bsky.social @eawag.bsky.social

Wüstenstaub unterstützt die Eisbildung in #Wolken und unterstreicht die Rolle von Aerosolen für das Wolkenverhalten, die #Niederschlagsvorhersage und die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels.

Desert dust aids ice formation in #Clouds, emphasizing aerosols' role in cloud behavior, precipitation #Prediction, and climate change impact. Article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

🌾🌱 Mit der regenerativen «Mosaik-Landwirtschaft» entwickelt das Hoflabor in Mönchaltdorf ein System, das den Konflikt zwischen #Naturschutz und #Produktivität auflösen soll. @nbuchmann.bsky.social, Professorin für #Graslandwissenschaften an der @ethz.ch, ordnet ein. www.srf.ch/play/tv/10-v...

🛰️ Research from @ethz.ch & Uni Canterbury shows rocket launches threaten ozone recovery. Emissions could delay full healing of the ozone layer, crucial for protecting us from UV. ➡️ Predictions: Global ozone -0.3% by 2030, Antartic seasonal losses up to 4%. www.earth.com/news/rocket-...

Swiss agricultural graduates! 🇨🇭 Final call for the SFIAR Award, recognizing Master's or PhD theses is in ag research for development, with up to CHF 5,000. Deadline: 4 August 2025. Apply now! sfiar.ch/award #SFIAR #AgResearch #PhD #Masters @ethz.ch @usyseth.bsky.social @bfh-ch.bsky.social

👇 This is an excellent opportunity to join this fantastic group led by our great new colleague Prof. Melissa Chapman @milliechapman.bsky.social at the USYS Department @usyseth.bsky.social ofETH Zürich @ethz.ch as doctoral student or postdoc!

Während @climeworks.bsky.social und neustark Lösungen entwickeln, fragen sich Forschende wie @brunncy.bsky.social an der @ethz.ch: Reichen unsere Anstrengungen, um die Milliarden Tonnen CO2 zu entfernen, die für die globalen Klimaziele benötigt werden? 🌎🔬 «NZZ Format»🎞️: www.srf.ch/play/tv/nzz-...

☘️🐛🐦‍⬛🦅 Species from wetlands account for only around 30 per cent of all recorded species. However, they are responsible for almost 70 per cent of all connections in Switzerland's food webs. Their loss leads to the collapse of the webs much more quickly than when other species become extinct.

🚨 The rapid rise in rocket launches threatens our #OzoneLayer recovery! 🚀 Dr Sandro Vattioni warns this growing problem could delay healing. Launches jumped from 97 (2019) to 258 (2024)! 🌍🔬 Read more: ethz.ch/en/news-and-... #Space #ClimateChange #Science #EnvironmentalImpact

📣👩‍🔬 Know someone who deserves recognition? Sifted, Sistafund and Station F are looking for researchers, founders, ecosystem builders for their "100 #WomenInTech in Europe 2025" list. 🚀 Nominate them today — it only takes a few minutes: info.sifted.eu/top-100-wome...

Pioneer Fellow Edoardo Pezzulli @ethz.ch is developing software for a digital twin to monitor and optimize underground CO₂ storage, enhancing safety & reducing costs. A game-changer for #NetZero targets! #CarbonStorage #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Innovation #DeepTech ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Der Juni 2025 war laut Copernicus der heisseste Juni in Westeuropa seit Messbeginn, also seit über 150 Jahren. @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social zu den Folgen von Hitzewellen speziell für die Schweiz im SRF Fokus: www.srf.ch/play/tv/10-v...

🎉 @ethz.ch is launching a new Earth observation center in Lucerne! We're especially excited to announce that Verena Griess, our Professor of Forest Resources Management, will be joining as the new Vice Director! 🛰️ ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

🌊🚀 Satellite product #OceanSODAETHZ gives us UNPRECEDENTED detail on how oceans absorb carbon. 8-day updates at 25km resolution! www.earth.com/news/satelli... #OceanScience #ClimateChange #SatelliteData #EarthObservation

🏔️Swiss researchers have developed a groundbreaking 3D simulation tool that significantly enhances the precision of predicting complex alpine mass movements. #AlpineSafety #3DSimulation #LandslidePrediction #SwissResearch #Innovation #Geosciences #RiskManagement #BlattenVS

🇨🇭📢 Swiss Agri-Research Grads! The #SFIAR Award is back. Win CHF 5,000 for your PhD project or CHF 1,000 for your Master's thesis in agricultural research for development. 🏆 Deadline: 4 Aug 2025. Details: www.sfiar.ch/award

Swiss female researchers! 👩‍🔬 Got a world-changing idea? The feminno program (PhD-Prof) is for you! Get 10 days of training on business models, pitching, fundraising & more. Connect with experts & mentors to launch your spin-off! 🚀 Apply by July 31, 2025: blogs.ethz.ch/feminno/appl...

Viermal mehr Hitzerekorde als ohne Klimawandel Eigentlich gilt: Je länger die Messreihen, desto seltener neue Rekorde. Doch das Gegenteil ist der Fall – wie wir in unserem Reviewartikel in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment zeigen. Blog: www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h... Paper: rdcu.be/et273

From construction site to #biodiversity hotspot: ETH Zurich’s Hönggerberg campus is now home to wild bee paradises, native orchids, and cutting-edge DNA #Biodiversity monitoring. A vibrant reminder that #Sustainability and science go hand in hand—even in everyday campus life. Read more:

Unsere Forschung @ethz.ch im Fokus der #Klimafonds-Debatte! 🇨🇭 @jonpultnr.bsky.social zitiert Prof. Anthony Patt: Die Akzeptanz für Standards steigt mit sichtbarer staatlicher Unterstützung. 👉 Zur Debatte (ca. 40:00-48:00): lnkd.in/eA6wuKVi

Proud to see ETH Zurich recognized not only for academic excellence, but also as one of the world’s leading universities for sustainability — now ranked #2 globally in the QS rankings. 🌱

Hélène Iven, Sonia Meller, & Jasmin Fetzer developed "Digit Soil," a portable device for precise soil analysis. 🌱 Supported by the ETH Student Project House & an #ETHPioneerFellowship, it enables customized fertilization, boosting sustainable farming & a healthier planet. 👉 ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

🎉About 140 graduates & their families celebrated their succes at the first joint D-USYS Master's graduation ceremony. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Congratulations to all our grads! 👏 🎓 We can't wait to see the impact you'll make in the world. usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...

🔬 Bacteria fight and feast with the same tool New #research from @ethz.ch and @eawag.bsky.social reveals that some Vibrio #bacteria don’t just kill competitors with their molecular “spear” - they also feed on them. 👉🏻 Read the full article: go.ethz.ch/2k

🎉 Congrats to Maria Enarson from @ethz.ch! Her Bachelor's thesis on the "impact of protected areas on forest structure complexity" was recognised with the Karl-Kraus-Nachwuchsförderpreis of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung und Geoinformation. 🌳🛰️ www.dgpf.de/pri/kkp.html

We are looking for a #Postdoc in 'hydrological modelling and climate impact assessments of extreme events'. Are you excited about #flood modeling and working on an applied project in the Canton of Valais? Apply here: apply.refline.ch/273855/1743/... @slfdavos.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

🌱💡 Reallabore stehen für eine enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen Forschung & Praxis. Ein Beispiel ist das Projekt Jurapark Aargau. Arbeiten Sie auch in einem #Reallabor oder Ähnlichem? Kommen Sie zur 1. Tagung der Schweizer Reallabore am 20. August! tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/de/tagungrea...

Calling all IT leaders! 📣 We are hiring a Head of IT Services for our newly founded Informatics Service Group (ISG). Lead a team of IT specialists, shape our service offering & develop the strategic direction in co-operation with the ISG steering group. Apply now! 👉 www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/104...

The @wmo-global.bsky.social latest report is a stark warning: we're nearing 2°C warming by 2030, with alarming predictions for the next 5 years. Our Prof. @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social calls it a "climate emergency." (...) which, among other crises, we shouldn't forget. time.com/7290141/wmo-...