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Mice actively seek better views to make visual decisions

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A study led by EPFL shows that when objects are difficult to see, mice don't simply look harder. They move to find better viewpoints, adjusting their behavior according to how much visual information is available.

Mapping the hidden rules of a key immune sensor

29.06.26NewsResearch

A study led by EPFL has mapped how thousands of genetic changes affect a protein central to immunity, inflammation, cancer, and rare immune diseases.

EPFL researchers create an AI model that thinks like we do

26.06.26NewsResearch

An EPFL team has created a new Large Language Model that is structured similarly to a human brain, allowing users more control and moving away from “black box” AI.

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“Nothing replaces your alma mater”

30.06.26EPFL

Since January 2026, Samuel Schär has been the CEO of Bühler Group, a leading Swiss industrial group in food processing and advanced materials processing technologies. For Dimensions, he explains the company’s impact on the products we consume every day and reflects on his personal journey, built on two pillars: his passion for science and his strong connection to EPFL, where he earned his degree in physics in 1999.

Biosensor can improve the management of Parkinson's

22.06.26EPFL

Members of the BioSense EPFL student association are developing a biosensor that can continuously measure levodopa concentrations in people with Parkinson’s disease. The association is set to unveil its prototype this Thursday, June 25th, at a symposium held at the SPOT.

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“You're never truly alone with your problems”

18.06.26EPFL

In this third interview for our "Mind to Mind" series, we spoke with Zoé Noble, head of the prevention team at AGEPoly – EPFL’s general student association – about mental health, stress and the resources you can draw on.

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Couverture du numéro 21 du magazine Dimensions. Des personens se baignant dans un lac. Sous l'eau, des poissons. Au second plan, un bâteau. En arrière-plan, des montagnes © Denis Kormann

Water all around

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It’s why Earth is called the Blue Planet. Water is everywhere. This edition of Dimensions explores some key issues related to water, from the nanoscopic scale to the cosmic scale.

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ETH Domain Human Health Day

Bringing the domain together to imagine human health This event will bring together leading academics, platform leaders, and senior decision-makers from across the ETH Domain to explore how interdisciplinary collaboration…

20.08.2026 09:3019:00

Location: Forum Rolex
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

The exoplanet revolution and life in the Universe – Public Lecture & Panel Discussion

25.08.2026 18:3020:15

Speaker: Prof. Didier Queloz, FRS Jacksonian Professorship of Natural Philosophy, Cambridge, UK Professor of Physics, ETH-Z, Switzerland
Location: CE 1 6
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Promenade des Pourquoi ?

22.07.2026 10:3012:30

Speaker: Olivier Renault, le savambulant de l’EPFL et Floriane Nikles, Les promenades de Floriane – J’explore ma ville
Category: Public Science Events
Target audience: General public

Comment le JWST change notre vision de l'histoire de l'univers

02.07.2026 19:0020:30

Speaker: David Elbaz est un astrophysicien français, directeur de recherche au CEA Paris-Saclay, et rédacteur en chef de la revue Astronomy & Astrophysics, principal journal européen d’astrophysique. Il a également exercé les fonctions de conseiller scientifique auprès de l’Agence spatiale européenne. Il est internationalement reconnu pour ses travaux pionniers sur l’Univers jeune, notamment pour l’obtention de certaines des images astronomiques les plus profondes jamais réalisées, permettant de retracer la formation des galaxies au cours du temps cosmique. Ses contributions ont été distinguées par le Prix Jaffé de l’Académie des sciences (2017) et le Prix Chrétien de l’American Astronomical Society (2000). Classé en 2020 parmi les 1 % de chercheurs les plus cités au monde (Clarivate Analytics), il a été élu membre de l’Academia Europaea en 2019, et est membre actif des sociétés savantes française et européenne en astronomie (SF2A, EAS). Très impliqué dans la médiation scientifique, il conçoit des spectacles originaux mêlant sciences et arts, tels que Dans les étoiles (seul-en-scène joué au théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse à Paris), Magicosmologie, Jonglerie Astrale ou encore La Danse des Galaxies. Il est également auteur de plusieurs ouvrages de vulgarisation, et intervient régulièrement en conférences, documentaires et émissions de radio. Il est co-auteur de la série Web-TV Origines, un conte de la lumière pour la chaîne Arte.
Location: SwissTech Convention Center – Auditorium C
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public