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Engineering students drawn to the ancient Mediterranean

Published:24.03.26 — The SHS Best Teaching Award for 2025 went to a team of lecturers who take students on a journey through the ancient Mediterranean.

“The knowledge is there—it takes humans to put it into perspective”

Published:19.03.26 — Christian Lafforgue knows only too well how a professor can influence a student’s academic decisions. He believes that a good teacher is one with a keen sense of humanity. He was named best teacher in the electrical engineering section for 2025.

"Justice should be the moral driver behind climate action"

Published:16.03.26 — A new book by five experts sets out to explain climate change “in a fact-based way that’s easy for everyone to understand.” We spoke with Augustin Fragnière, a coauthor of the book and lecturer at EPFL and the University of Lausanne (UNIL).

“I thrive in environments where the rules aren't fixed”

Published:26.02.26 — Quantum computing is often sold as a magic bullet that will quickly solve today’s intractable problems. Yihui Quek prefers to balance this optimism with scientific rigor, and instead ask the question: what do we want a quantum computer to be good for?

“Look for a medical need, and you'll find your way”

Published:10.03.26 — EPFL graduate Guillaume Petit-Pierre is the CEO of Artiria Medical, a medtech firm that has developed an ingenious, deflectable guidewire enabling surgeons to easily navigate the sinuous blood vessels in the brain and treat strokes. We caught up with Petit-Pierre, who’s active on many fronts – but rejects the label “hyperactive.”