AI is transforming social science but scholars need to ask AI to solve important puzzles rather than just identify gaps in knowledge, says Professor Matthew Grimes of Cambridge Judge Business School, who has developed 2 new AI tools for academics.
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Ananya Amitabh is 21 and studying for a Master’s degree in quantum engineering at ETH Zurich. She is impressed by the diversity and top level of quantum research conducted here. In the video, she explains why she chose this path, how she strikes a balance between her studies, karate and music, and w
An international research team has recovered the longest sediment core ever drilled from beneath an ice sheet. The core preserves evidence of climate changes spanning millions of years and will help improve predictions of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may respond to ongoing global warming.
A portion of the population is ready to take action when crisis hits and others need help. According…
11.02.26 – Prof. Martin Hairer shares his insights on mathematics and artificial intelligence in a recent interview with The New York Times.
We are pleased to share a recent interview with our Director, Prof. Martin Hairer, published in The New York Times on February 7, 2026. In this wide-ra
In many markets, particularly retail ones, competition among firms happens locally. But what is the right way to define the so-called local geographic market? Research on the retail gasoline market in Greece shows that methodologies commonly used by competition authorities and academics to define lo
10.02.26 – AI is making its way into every aspect of our lives, but how ready are we to adopt it, and under what conditions? A report published in French by the EPFL AI Center, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, presents both the perceptions of a sample of French-speaking populati
The original total of 25 positions has been increased to 45 – researchers from some of the world’s leading universities who are now heading to Lund.
It is not easy to be an urban planner. Cities must be built more densely because surrounding agricultural land and nature must be protected – while at the same time health…
The spin-off Resilientsy helps municipalities and cantons strategically manage and sustainably implement their spatial development plans. It also shows politicians and landowners how to ask the right questions.
