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Recent news stories from research, education, and the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich.
Eight SNSF Starting Grants for ETH researchers
Four women and four men successfully applied for Starting Grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation via ETH Zurich.
Ocean cold period in the early 20th century less pronounced than thought
The oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900–1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were taken. However, the new findings do not affect the quantification of the global warming relative to 1850-1900 and the human contribution to that warming, stress climate researchers around Sebastian Sippel (Leipzig University) and Reto Knutti from ETH Zurich.
These D-USYS researchers are the most cited
It's almost a tradition: Erich Fischer, Nicolas Gruber, Reto Knutti, Sonia Seneviratne and Johan Six are once again among this year's "Highly Cited Researchers". Congratulations to the award-winning researchers!
ETH Zurich team takes home a quarter million in biodiversity prize
The XPRIZE Rainforest competition acknowledged ETH Zurich-led team for its development and deployment of novel, autonomous technologies that enable near real-time insights about biodiversity.