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Dear reader,
We would like to dedicate this newsletter to everyone who is working towards a more just, peaceful, and inclusive world, be it through research, teaching, policy implementation, humanitarian work or any other actions.
There are many ways to make a difference: You can attend our Career Lunch and learn about career paths in global development and sustainability. With a Research to Action Grant we support you to turn your research into real-world impact. As a professor at ETH you can mentor a doctoral student in a low-income country. Students are invited to join our summer school and develop solutions for sustainable waste management together with colleagues from Ghana.
ETH4D team member Patricia Heuberger serves in the ETH Support Group Ukraine and helped 12 Ukrainian scholars to get a position at ETH through the Scholars at Risk Grant. You can read more about her experience below. In the next newsletter, we would like to portray another ETH4D community member who contributes to a more just and inclusive world. Please let us know who you would like to nominate.
Warm wishes,
Patricia and Adina
For the ETH4D Team |
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| Register Now: Career Lunch on Sustainability and Global Development on 25 May |
| Are you aiming for a career in sustainability or global development? Join us for a Career Lunch on May 25, 12:15-14:00, and learn firsthand from ETH alumni and other professionals with experience in organisations such as Swiss Re, Charity Entrepreneurship or the World Health Organization. |
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| Save the Date: Seminar "Food Security Strategies for a Changing World" on 8 June |
| We are excited to welcome Prof. Chris Barrett from Cornell University to a public seminar at ETH Zurich on 8 June 2022, 18:00-20:00 (Location: ML E 12). He will focus his discussion on how successful agri-food transformation will require the bundling of accelerated technological change with a range of policy, institutional and cultural innovations. The seminar is organised in collaboration with the World Food System Center. |
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| Two Weeks Dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals at ETH Zurich |
| In March, ETH4D co-organised the exhibition and event programme "Together for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)". During thought-provoking guided tours, an event with exciting pitches from students for a sustainable future and an inspiring storytelling evening with the African Students Association of Zurich (ASAZ), participants could learn about SDG related projects and get inspired to take action towards global sustainable development. The programme was part of Sustainability Week Zurich 2022. |
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| The Role of Technology in Climate Change & International Cooperation |
| ETH4D and the EPFL EssentialTech Center joined the International Cooperation Forum Switzerland hosted by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Through short pitches by researchers and entrepreneurs on innovative climate solutions and a panel discussion with actors in the field, we dove into the role of technology in climate change & international cooperation. Check out the video if you missed the conversation. |
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| ETH Researchers Turn Research Into Action |
| For research and innovation at ETH to have a real impact, it must go beyond the boundaries of the university and be made accessible to practitioners and policy makers. ETH4D is supporting "Research-to-Action" projects, ranging from a user study for a low-cost ventilator in South Africa, to an app to increase the reuse of building materials in India, to trainings for WASH stakeholders in Ethiopia on the use and dissemination of a decision support tool for sustainable sanitation options. |
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| Drone Imagery From the Vantage Point of Zambian Stakeholders |
| With the support of the ETH4D Research to Action Grant, researchers from the ETH Ecosystem Management Group and the University of Zambia's Integrated Water Resources Management Centre have organised stakeholder meetings to discuss drone imagery from Zambian landscapes with farmers, administrators, companies and environmental NGOs. The images were initially collected to better understand water quality issues related to agricultural intensification and hydropower dams. |
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| Better Control of Development Aid Through AI |
| Malte Toetzke and Nicolas Banholzer, doctoral students at the MTEC Department of ETH Zurich, are working together with Professor Stefan Feuerriegel, who recently moved from ETH Zurich to LMU Munich, to provide more clarity about global development aid with a new method of analysis. The researchers use artificial intelligence (AI) to sort money flows into thematic groups. This makes it possible to see how funding is distributed across thematic areas, countries and years, and where action may be required. |
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| Apply Now: Summer School "Rethinking Waste" in September 2022! |
| Are you an ETH student interested in working with a diverse group of students from Switzerland and Ghana on solutions to solid waste challenges? Then apply for the Summer School "Rethinking Waste - Sustainable Solid Waste Management" in Richterswil (Switzerland) from 31 August to 15 September. We are also looking for ETH Doctoral or Master Students to support the Summer School as tutors. The school is a collaboration between ETH Zurich and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. |
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| Applications are open for the Ashesi-ETH Master in Mechatronics Engineering! |
| Ashesi University and ETH Zurich welcome applications for the second cohort of the joint Master's Programme in Mechatronics Engineering taught at Ashesi University in Ghana by lecturers from both institutions. |
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| ETH Solidarity with Ukraine: Conversation with Patricia Heuberger |
| We talked to ETH4D's Grant Manager Patricia Heuberger, who has been appointed as the Scholars at Risk Coordinator in the ETH Support Group Ukraine. She has been closely working together with ETH professors to directly support Ukrainians who had to flee to Switzerland. She talks about how the ETH Support Group Ukraine came to life, her experiences as the Scholars at Risk Coordinator, and what she takes away for the future. |
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| New member Prof. Johanna Jacobi |
| We welcome Johanna Jacobi to the ETH4D Network! Prof. Jacobi is an Assistant Professor for Agroecological Transitions. Her research focuses on agroecology as a transformative science, a practice and a social movement, and on power relations in food systems with approaches and methods from political ecology. |
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| Become a Member! |
| Find the full list of our members here. If you want to join our network, please contact ETH4D Executive Director Adina Rom at adina.rom@nadel.ethz.ch. |
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| Opportunities |
| ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship |
Support doctoral candidates in low- and lower-middle-income countries with remote mentoring and a research stay at ETH Zurich of up to 3 months. Applications are open on a rolling basis.
Grant sum: up to 15 kCHF |
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| ETH4D Research to Action Grant |
Receive support as a student, senior scientist or post-doc at ETH to discuss your work with practitioners or to develop prototypes to ensure that research results are being used, implemented and disseminated. Applications are open on a rolling basis.
Grant sum: up to 5 kCHF |
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| Upcoming Events |
| ETH4D Doctoral Lunches | 6 June 2022, 11:45 - 13:00
More information and registration here. |
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| Geneva Health Forum | 3 - 5 May 2022, CICG, Geneva and Online
More information here. |
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| GESDA Science and Diplomacy Week | 16 - 20 May 2022, Geneva
More information and registration here. |
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| Career Lunch on Sustainability and Global Development | 25 May 2022, 12:15 - 14:00, ETH Alumni Pavillon (MM C 78.1)
More information and registration here. |
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| Food Security Strategies for a Changing World. A Seminar with Chris Barrett | 8 June 2022, 18:00-20:00, ETH Zurich, ML E 12 |
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