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The latest news from Eawag

The latest news from Eawag

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Eawag is now officially a Friendly Workspace
November 28, 2024

Following an in-depth assessment by Health Promotion Switzerland, it is now official: Eawag is a certified ‘Friendly Workspace’. This means that Eawag puts great importance to the health and well-being of its employees.

90 percent of the entire Eawag site is designed to be near-natural and is also maintained accordingly (Photo: Eawag, Alessandro Della Bella).
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Eawag’s outdoor facilities receive certificate for their ...
November 21, 2024

The near-natural landscaping of the green spaces around the Eawag buildings in Dübendorf not only promotes biodiversity, but also offers employees and visitors an attractive environment in which to spend time. Because of this, Eawag has now been awarded the certificate for near-natural company premises by the Natur & Wirtschaft (Nature & Economy) Foundation. 

Bernhard Truffer among the most cited scientists 2023 (Photo: Eawag)
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Bernhard Truffer among the most cited scientists 2024
November 19, 2024

Professor Bernhard Truffer of the Eawag Water Research Institute is among the "highly cited researchers 2024".

ETH Rector Günther Dissertori presents Valentin Faust with the 2024 Otto-Jaag Water Protection Prize (Photo: ETH, Alessandro Della Bella).
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2024 Otto-Jaag Water Protection Prize for Valentin Faust
November 18, 2024

During ETH Day on 16 November 2024, environmental engineer Valentin Faust was awarded the Otto-Jaag Water Protection Prize for his doctoral thesis. His work provides important insights about the production of fertiliser from human urine.

Tural Aliyev in the Cryopshere Pavilion at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (Photo: Eawag).
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Eawag at COP29: Swiss Innovations for Global Climate ...
November 15, 2024

The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. The Aquatic Research Institute Eawag is organising three thematic panel discussions on the topic of ‘Swiss innovations for global climate action’ together with the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva.