Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Eawag is one of the world’s leading aquatic research institutes. With its professional diversity, close partnerships with practitioners and an international network, Eawag offers an excellent environment for the study of water as a habitat and resource, for identifying problems at an early stage and for developing widely accepted solutions.

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Supply of safe drinking water services reduces risk of ...

June 3, 2026

Access to safe drinking water, as defined by the SDGs, modestly protects children from diarrheal diseases. An Eawag study shows which service elements matter most.

Successful Event in Brussels

June 1, 2026

Together with SwissCore and the Mission of Switzerland to the EU, Eawag co-hosted the Swiss Science Briefing “Eyes on Water: Space, Science and Resilience to Water” to discuss the central topic of water and water resilience with European partners.

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Martin Ackermann reappointed

May 28, 2026

The Federal Council reappoints Martin Ackermann as Eawag director for another term.

Restoring wetland forests promotes biodiversity and benefits both mankind and wildlife. (Photo: Christoph Vorburger, Eawag)

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Greater biodiversity through the restoration of wetland ...

May 12, 2026

A guide helps project leaders restore wetland forests to promote biodiversity and combat climate change.

Workshop ‘Drawing out tensions: how cartoons can change Science–Policy dialogues’. (Foto: Peter Penicka)

When art and science reframe questions together

May 8, 2026

The Beyond Communication symposium held on 5 May at Eawag demonstrated how art and science challenge and enrich one another, and how they work together to develop new questions – providing impetus for dialogue between research, society and politics.

2025 in review

The annual report provides an overview of Eawag’s most important activities in the field of teaching, research as well as knowledge and technology transfer

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Health – Water and well-being

Biodiversity – Threatened water habitats

Climate – Water at the centre of the climate crisis

Cycles – Closing cycles sustainably

31.05. - 05.06.2026

Summer School

Summer School in Bayesian Methods for Environmental Modelling

(Microbial) Ecology as a data science: Elucidating ecological dynamics and anthropogenic impacts using eDNA and machine...

11.00 am

Eawag Dübendorf, Forum Chriesbach FC-C20

16.06.2026

Youth Water Challenge 2026: Co-creation Workshop

5.00 pm

Eawag Dübendorf, FC-C24

we are investigating the basis for clean drinking water and sustainable management of drinking water resources.

we are investigating how to optimise wastewater infrastructures and overcome new challenges.

our research contributes to understanding and conserving aquatic biodiversity.

we are investigating biotic communities and their habitats in order to conserve ecosystem services for us humans.

we are investigating the effect of chemical substances on the environment and developing methods to remove them from drinking water, wastewater and bodies of water.