The library teams had a great time with the #biketowork #challenge2025! Altogether, we cycled more than 4,300km - roughly the distance from Zürich to Dakar, Senegal. Although the challenge is over - we keep on rolling!

For the final week, we embraced the theme: "fake it till you make it" - enjoy!

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💡 #Scientists today are asked to navigate complex roles - as experts, mediators, advisors, or advocates. @scnat.ch just launched a guide to encourage reflection on the different roles scientists can (or should) play. The full #report is available here ➡️ naturwissenschaften.ch/id/nA7hm?emb...

Scientific publishing often offers too little value for money?

IEEE: Hold my beer!

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The creativity of publishers knows no end when it comes to publication charges.

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We are #hiring! Join our team as #DataSteward / #DataManager and engage in expanding our #RDM services in the #ETH domain for @eawag.bsky.social, @psich.bsky.social, Empa and @wslresearch.bsky.social. Find more info and the link to the full description below 👇