15 May 2023
Workshop helps eliminate unconscious biases
Picture a doctor operating on a patient, and a nurse administering care. What gender did you attribute to each role? Even if you believe strongly in gender equality, chances are you pictured the …
10 March 2023
A game-based approach to learn about ethics in Machine Learning
Over the last decade, the development of artificial intelligence has accelerated exponentially. Nowadays, the scope of Machine Learning applications has expanded to include almost every sector and …
8 March 2023
DigitALL: Innovation at EPFL for explainable and equitable AI
In 1597 during the Enlightenment, in his work Meditationes Sacrae, the British philosopher Francis Bacon coined the phrase ‘knowledge is power’. Four hundred years on, never has it been more …
27 February 2023
EPFL takes steps to better equip students with transversal skills
While it’s essential for scientists and engineers to have solid technical skills, that’s not enough if they’re to make a real positive impact on society. Today’s challenges are increasingly …
26 September 2022
Raising the first-year pass rate without compromising on standards
For as long as he can remember, Simone Deparis has enjoyed sharing his knowledge and observing those lightbulb moments when students finally connect the dots. Back in high school, he organized study …
23 September 2021
Retrospective of the 2nd edition of the “Teaching Day”
The second iteration of the "Teaching Day" was held on the morning of Tuesday 14 September in a condensed, revised, and adapted format to comply with current health regulations. Nicknamed "Teaching …
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Workshop helps eliminate unconscious biases
15.05.2023
A game-based approach to learn about ethics in Machine Learning
10.03.2023
DigitALL: Innovation at EPFL for explainable and equitable AI
08.03.2023
EPFL takes steps to better equip students with transversal skills
27.02.2023
Raising the first-year pass rate without compromising on standards
26.09.2022
Retrospective of the 2nd edition of the “Teaching Day”
23.09.2021
26.09.22
Raising the first-year pass rate without compromising on standards
For as long as he can remember, Simone Deparis has enjoyed sharing his knowledge and observing those lightbulb moments when students finally connect the dots. Back in high school, he organized study …
For engineers, little can be more satisfying than turning your ideas into working objects you can see and touch. That’s exactly what two groups from EPFL’s chemistry and chemical engineering …
16.05.22
“Kindness is a powerful tool in teaching”
Jamila Sam is one of EPFL’s first teachers of computer science, and she was personally responsible for opening up this discipline to life sciences students. The trailblazing mother of four is …
28.04.22
Innovative application helps students learn to write
Handwriting problems affect nearly 25% of children aged 5 to 12. These problems, if not managed early on, can negatively impact them throughout their school years. EPFL startup School Rebound has …
13.04.22
A design class that gives students free rein
The idea behind the Product Design & Systems Engineering class couldn’t be simpler: students have to design and build an object that serves a purpose. “That’s the only instruction we give …
11.04.22
EPFL introduces new Bachelor’s excellence fellowships
EPFL has introduced new Bachelor’s excellence fellowships to enable talented students to study at the School without sacrificing their involvement in charitable work, sports, the arts or other …
04.04.22
Summer in the Lab: bridging research and education
With the aim to develop the research culture at EPFL, the Vice Presidency for Academic Affairs (VPA) launched this year a program called Summer in the Lab. Implemented and managed by the School’s …
25.03.22
EPFL opens a new Makerspace for project-based learning
The new mechanical and electronic prototyping Discovery Learning Lab stands proudly on Allée de Savoie, opposite the EPFL Pavilions center. Awarded the Minergie-P label for its low energy …
17.03.22
EPFL offers three new Masters
The three new Master’s programs are offered at the intersection between disciplines. This allows students with varied backgrounds in science and engineering to have the opportunity to acquire a …
08.03.22
Girl Power: Can we Break the Bias in Al and Beyond?
“Going back to the theory of Man the Hunter, the lives of men have been taken to represent those of humans overall. When it comes to the other half of humanity, there is often nothing but silence. …
21.02.22
“We need to restore a feeling of community”
Like many professors, Hilal Lashuel has long been swept up in the whirlwind of academic life. In addition to heading up EPFL’s Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Neuroproteomics and a startup …