For the past four years, we have featured conversations with experts on current research topics in the ETH podcast. At the moment the podcast is taking an indefinite break. Until we launch a new podcast format, 43 exciting episodes are available for you to listen to. The alumni podcast "We Are ETH", a podcast series featuring stories from alumni and friends of ETH Zurich moved to its own channel: https://circle.ethz.ch/podcast/ -- ETH Zurich – Where the future begins! Our university for science and technology dates back to the year 1855, when the founders of modern-day Switzerland created it as a centre of innovation and knowledge. At ETH Zurich, students discover an ideal environment for independent thinking, researchers a climate which inspires top performance. Situated in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, ETH Zurich is pioneering effective solutions to the global challenges of today and tomorrow. ETH Zurich has an excellent reputation in scientific circles: 21 Nobel laureates have studied, taught or researched here, and ETH regularly ranks as one of the world’s top universities.
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episode 50: Gender equality in Swiss research
International Women's Day
On International Women’s Day, the ETH podcast has a close look at facts and figures regarding gender equality at ETH.
Rachael Garrett, a professor in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Science, tells her story about working full-time and criticism she gets from those minding her children. We also ask two male professors a few biased questions that only women usually get to hear, and Julia Dannath, one of ETH’s Vice Presidents, explains how things are speeding up when it comes to achieving more equality, in professorships, for instance.
For events and lectures on International Women's Day, diversity, and equality at ETH, please check out ETH Diversity's websites. Also, have a further look at the official International Women's Day websites. on how to break the bias.
And why not join ETH's app tour on women in science at ETH Hönggerberg: https://ethz.ch/services/en/news-and-events/internal-news/archive/2021/05/women-in-science.html.
More on ETH professors Rachael Garrett to be found using this link and Alessio Figalli using this link. Also check out all about ETH's executive board, including the two protagonists of our podcast Julia Dannath and Ueli Weidmann.
Rachael Garrett is a member of the WPF, the ETH Women Professors Forum . Its aim is to encourage young women to pursue a career in science or engineering.
Finally, find out more about ETH podcast producers Audiobande here.