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Does this sound familiar? After three meetings and a quick sandwich, you're already sitting in the next conference. By the end of the day, you're left wondering: 'What was actually discussed and decided?' Welcome to the jungle of notes.

ETH Zurich aims to make its infrastructure – i.e. its buildings and services – as accessible as possible. Accessibility and inclusion are also important topics in education and research. ETH members with disabilities can now get involved in the development of assistive technologies.

Research fellow Thea Klaeboe Aarrestad was awarded the Young Experimental Physicist Prize from the European Physical Society for her outstanding contributions to experimental particle physics.

For the next issue of ‘life’ magazine, we are looking for articles for the ‘For and Against’ section. Would you like to write an article on whether parking fees at ETH should be higher? Then get in touch!

 The annual status conversations are still not taken seriously enough in doctoral studies, says Ulrike Lohmann, Vice President for Doctoral Studies, with reference to the survey of mid-career faculty. Overall, however, she gives a positive interim assessment of the implementation of the new doctoral regulations.

The Animal Welfare & 3R Office of ETH Zurich invites you to three events in May and June that address animal testing and its alternatives. The aim is to promote dialogue and transparency as well as provide insights into animal experimentation and the 3R principles.

The ‘life’ editorial team is looking for people who would like to be featured in the next issue of the employee magazine on this topic and provide interesting answers.

Among 90 exceptional researchers, Ursula Keller, Professor at the Institute for Quantum Electronics, has been awarded a “Foreign Fellowship” of the Royal Society. The expert in Ultrafast Laser Physics is the only scientist from Switzerland to receive this honour this year. 

Find media, understand licences and use historical images: expand your knowledge with the ETH Library's Coffee Lectures in just 15 minutes – easy and online via Zoom.

Learn more about the rights of people with disabilities at a public lecture on 20 May. And experience the diversity of accessibility at an exhibition in the HIL building.