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Scientifica, the science festival organised by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, takes place from 22 to 30 August 2026. This year’s theme is "How we create knowledge". D-BAUG is contributing fifteen projects, including numerous exhibition booths, guided tours, workshops, a short lecture and a film screening.

ETH Zurich bids farewell to Prof. Dr. Peter Baccini, who passed away on 28 June 2026 at the age of 85. From 1991 to 2004, he served as Full Professor of Material Balance and Waste Management at ETH Zurich. His professorship was closely linked to his work at Eawag. A pioneer in the field, he was also an early advocate of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and helped shape ETH Zurich’s Environmental Sciences and Environmental Engineering programs.

The interactions between microscopic algal cells and bacteria in the oceans play a pivotal role in the global carbon cycle. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now taken an important step towards deciphering the chemical language that brokers these interactions.  

Seven doctoral students from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering are being honoured this year for their outstanding achievements: six of them received an ETH medal, and one received the Culmann Prize. Congratulations!