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The registry is open for the eighth Thomas Mann Lecture: Join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Thomas Mann’s ‘Der Zauberberg’ with a keynote speech by Professor Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht.  

In the next 17:15 Colloquium by the ETH Library, Lars Schöbitz will present the role of ‘data stewards’ and their important function in research data management.

Join us on 13 November 2024 for the fifth lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS), hosted by ETH Library and University of Fribourg. Prof. Bart Thijs will discuss new approaches to assessing the quality of research.

In the new Coffee Lectures in November, new tools and relevant topics for scientific work will be presented in a quarter of an hour.

Less stress and more success in your studies? On 22 October 2024, the ETH Library will present the best tips and tools for Master's and doctoral students.

As part of the literature and book festival ‘Zürich liest’, Franz Hohler will give a reading of his story ‘Die Rückeroberung’ at the Green Library on 25 October.

David Rosenthal will answer this question in the next 17:15 Colloquium by the ETH Library and gives an insight into the legal framework that should be considered when training AI.

Join our webinar on 01 October 2024 from 16.00 to 17.15 for tips and tools for a productive doctorate.

Start the autumn semester well equipped with our varied course programme.

Visit our exhibitions on 7 September 2024

Opening on 30 August 2024

Can't see your way through the open access jungle? Tangled up in literature management? Lacking inspiration for your holiday reading? Then come to one of our Coffee Lectures. All you need is 15 minutes.

Global challenges require global solutions: Jan Dirk Wegner presents new research approaches based on deep learning at the next 17:15 Colloquium by the ETH Library.

We welcome the provenance researcher Prof Dr Antoinette Maget Dominicé. She will talk about the challenges of dealing with collection objects at the interface of digital infrastructures, legal norms and social debates.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Ludo Waltman on 24 April 2024, who will postulate a democratisation of the use of scientometrics in the fourth lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS).

The 1st Diamond Open Access Conference in Switzerland, organised as part of the PLATO project and with the participation of the ETH Library, will take place in March.

In the next 17:15 colloquium, you will have the opportunity to hear Denise Tonella, Director of the Swiss National Museum. In her presentation, she will show how the digital transformation is shaping museums.

To help you progress in your studies and research, we support you with a wide range of topics and services. In the Writing Studio you will find space and time to work on your writing project.

This ETH Summer School furnishes early-career scientists with a comprehensive understanding of research data management. Following a practice-oriented approach, they learn the basics and the most important tools.

In collaboration between the ETH Library and  EPFL, the third lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS) will take place in Lausanne on 7 February 2024. Dr Elizabeth Gadd speaks about the challenges of research assessment in the context of open science.

Dr Marco Humbel from the University College London shows the infrastructural challenges faced by memory institutions with their massive digitised collections.

In homage to the architectural historian and photographer Hans-Peter Bärtschi, we celebrate a new photo book from the ETH Library and the complete digitisation of his photographic archive.

At the 17:15 Colloquium by the ETH Library, Dr Michael Ochsner will talk about the results from a decade of research on research quality in the social sciences and humanities and what the sciences can learn from it.

This November is going to be interesting. In the new Coffee Lectures, we will teach you new tools and relevant topics for your academic work in a quarter of an hour.

Save the date: The next Thomas Mann Lecture is going to explore Thomas Mann's work from a perspective that has so far received little attention: his mother's Brazilian origins and her connection to slavery and colonialism.

A wide range of events awaits you at extract. Immerse yourself in the world of insects and plants from over 200 years of collecting and experience exciting stories.

Did you know that the ETH Library offers a wide range of services aimed specifically at master’s students? Join us on 7 November 2023 to find out more about these services, get useful tips and network with others.

Join our webinar on 3 October 2023 from 4.00 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. for tips and tools to help you work productively during your doctorate.

The event with Franz Hohler has unfortunately been cancelled.

In the second semester of 2023, you can expect diverse topics such as writing with AI-based tools, the visualisation of research data or "Rock your Master's" – a new event especially for Master's students.

Insects and plants collected over the course of more than 200 years highlight the importance of wildlife conservation – the first exhibition at extract, the new exhibition space in the ETH main building.

Dr Stefanie Haustein began the event series for the Swiss Year of Scientometrics on 7 June 2023 with her stimulating lecture on the opportunities and challenges of scientometrics. The content is available online.

Time is precious. This is why we host the Coffee Lectures event. Within the 15-minute timeframe, you receive the information on relevant tools and topics that you need for your academic work.

The Thomas Mann Archive and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) of the University of St.Gallen invite you to a lecture on: Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man and On the German Republic.

The ETH Library is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its blog, ETHeritage. To mark the occasion, a public panel discussion on the topic of trends and future, titled “Trends und Zukunft”, will be held in the ETH Zurich main building on Tuesday, 13 June at 5.00 p.m. Those interested in attending can do so either in person or online.

Join the Image Archive’s very first Wikipedia writing workshop! It will take place online on Saturday, 03 June 2023, and the topic will be ETH portraits.

Between 17.15 and 18.45 on 16 May 2023, doctoral students will be given a compact overview of the ETH Library services relevant for their doctoral thesis.

The first lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS) will take place on 7 June 2023. Dr Stefanie Haustein will be giving an overview of the landscape of scientometrics and its recent developments.

Will AI tools like ChatGPT fundamentally change the way we approach scientific texts? We will be discussing this question at the ETH Library’s 17:15 Colloquium on 20 April 2023.

Is it really possible to measure research performance and the influence of scientific work objectively? The “Swiss Year of Scientometrics” (SYoS) shines a light on the limits and possibilities for scientometrics.

How do you approach the digital transformation of a university? At the 17:15 Colloquium by the ETH Library, Dr Susanne Schumacher will show how this is being done at Zurich University of the Arts.

A workshop of the ETH Library for ETH Master’s students.

Human and machine: humanoid “educational robots” open up new pathways in education. In the 17:15 Colloquium by the ETH Library on 23 February 2023, we explain how they can be used in research and practice.

From 01 March 2023, two new exhibitions at the Thomas Mann Archives in the ETH main building will provide insights into the life, work and political involvement of one the most famous writers of the 20th century.

Our new courses and workshops for the first half of the year are now online. They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work.

Early career scientists receive an extensive overview on Research Data Management, its principles, its practical implications and on useful tools. Register now!

You will have again an opportunity to look behind the scenes of the ETH Library and its collections and archives during various public tours in 2023.

Take part in our online course on 24 November 2022 and receive important basics about open-access publishing.

The letters exchanged by Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch are among the most spectacular documents in the history of literature – and they are now being published as a book. The Max Frisch Archive invites you to an archive discussion and shows original letters for the first time.

Artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning is one of the most important technological trends of recent years. Find out what opportunities and risks it has at the 17:15 colloquium by the ETH Library on November 24, 2022.

Visit the new exhibition, featuring a number of astronomical instruments, in the historic Semper Observatory

Register by 11 November 2022 for this year's IATUL Fall Seminar.

The cultural scientist and egyptologist Jan Assmann will be a guest at ETH Zurich on 30 November 2022. He will talk about references between the works of Thomas Mann and Hermann Hesse.

In the event series of the ETH Library in October and November 2022, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

ETH Zurich's chair for Learning Sciences and Higher Education strives for a more powerful learning environment with innovation and creativity behind it. Learn more at the 17:15 Colloquium on 27 October 2022.

Between 17.15 and 18.45 on 08 November 2022, doctoral students will be given a compact overview of the ETH Library services relevant for their doctoral thesis.

«Breaking new ground: scholarly communication and libraries» – register now!

Our practical course will teach you how to efficiently complete your Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis through good planning.

Get an insight into the work of the ETH AI Center at the 17:15 Colloquium of the ETH Library on Thursday, 29 September 2022. Adrian Notz, curator, will talk about questions and topics that are being researched at the Center.

To mark the Swiss Digital Days, we invite you on a journey through time. Put on the virtual-reality headset and explore the historic chemistry laboratory as it looked in 1900 via 360° panoramas.

How do you like the idea of gaining exciting, new insights into the world of architecture and urban design while boosting your language skills during a casual conversation? Our Language & Architecture Coffee Breaks may be just the thing for you!

From 13 to 15 December 2022, the international event will be held by the ETH Library under the title "Breaking new ground: scholarly communication and libraries".

The City of Zurich has awarded the 2022 Max Frisch Prize to Jonas Lüscher. Find out more from the event on the ETH Library’s YouTube channel.

Save the date: join us on 30 August 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Switzerland’s largest map collection with a book launch.

Follow the yellow stickers in the shape of eyes and go in search of ETH traces! Many aha experiences and fun facts about the history of the ETH Zurich are included.

In the event series of the ETH Library from June 2022, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

For this year’s International Archives Week (7 to 11 June 2022), the archives of ETH Zurich are opening their doors to the public. It is an opportunity to learn about their work and their offers and get involved.

Take part in our online course on 24 May 2022 and receive important basics about open-access publishing.

This fascinating exhibition portrays the meetings between Max Frisch and Helmut Schmidt, and is open to the public from 8 June to 2 September 2022 in the Max Frisch Archive at the ETH main building.

An international academic conference will take place at Université de Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse (France) from 19 to 21 May.

Join the Image Archive’s very first Wikipedia writing workshop! It will take place online on Saturday, 14 May 2022, and the topic will be ETH portraits.

How is the digital transformation affecting how we work and learn? Can our traditional concept of education keep up with this transformation? The 17:15 Colloquium on 28 April 2022 provides answers.

Between 16.00 and 18.00 on 11 May 2022, doctoral students will be given a compact overview of the ETH Library services relevant for their doctoral thesis.

Learn about the beginnings of glacier research in Switzerland. A selection of works from the Rare Books and Maps collection will be on display at a visiting exhibition at the Max Frisch Archive from 4 April to 6 May 2022.

In the 17:15 Colloquium on 31 March 2022, you learn about the effects of global warming on Swiss glaciers using two VR examples.

The Citizen Science Knowledge Center is hosted by the SDU Library and is striving for a shift toward open science. Learn about the strategies and thinking behind it at the 17:15 Colloquium on 24 February 2022.

This series of workshops organised by the ETH Library and the Scientific IT Services at ETH Zurich introduces you to the diverse aspects of research data management.

Our new courses and workshops for the first half of the year are now online. They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work.

Early career scientists receive an extensive overview on Research Data Management, its principles, its practical implications and on useful tools. Register now!

The annual programme for the 2022 public tours is now online. Guided public tours through the collections and archives of ETH Zurich offer insights into the widest range of current research topics.

The fifth Thomas Mann Lecture was broadcast live from Zurich and Harvard and, for the first time, made available for listeners in German and English.

The 17:15 Colloquium on 25 November 2021 will address the potential of virtual technologies in educational contexts and provide input for archives or libraries.

As part of the Thomas Mann Lectures, which are currently being held virtually, Professor Judith Ryan discusses the author’s literary examination of contemporary theories on crowd psychology.

In the series from November and December, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

At the 17:15 Colloquium on 28 October 2021, you will get an insight into the Lab's work as well as its challenges, learning experiences and successes. Be there and join the discussion!

Take part in our webinar on 19 October 2021 and receive important basics about open-access publishing.

Zürich liest presents comic book artist and author Matthias Gnehm with his graphic novel Das Quecksilbergemälde, a crime thriller set in buildings designed by Stücheli Architekten.

Not just ETH Zurich but also the collections and archives of the ETH Library will be joining the open-house event on 2 and 3 October 2021: interested visitors can catch a rare glimpse of the Semper Observatory and the astronomical holdings.

Are you familiar with our courses and workshops? They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work. You can attend online or in person, and plenty of different dates and times are available.

The 17:15 colloquium on 30 September 2021 will address the question of how organisations can develop in the "new normal" and how they recognise warning signs of overload.

More than just books! This year, baccalaureate students will be learning more about the ETH Library in virtual form.

Take a guided tour of the ETH Materials Hub and find out more about the development of wood as a building material from the Renaissance to the present day.

In the June series, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

Join the Image Archive’s very first Wikipedia writing workshop! It will take place online on Saturday, 15 May 2021, and the topic will be ETH portraits.

We look back on two intensive hackathon days and a diverse supporting programme. Gain an insight into the online event and the projects that emerged from it.

The tenth anniversary of e-rara was marked with presentations, visualisations and discussions – online, in public and live. Find out what researchers have been saying about retrospective digitisation and learn more about the platform online.

The webinar «Ready for take-off: how to start your BA or MA thesis» will show you how proper planning and organisation will help you to remain focused while writing your thesis.

The topic of the 17:15 Colloquium on 29 April 2021 is the rules for ensuring good scientific practice reloaded and the role of libraries in upholding scientific professional ethics.

We will celebrate ten years of e-rara with a virtual panel discussion – an exchange between experts, researchers and people interested in science on “Retrospective digitisation in Switzerland”.

The 7th Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon offers a collaborative platform for developing ideas for creative ways of linking culture and technology.