EPFL Valais Wallis

With its 17 laboratories active in the key areas of energy, environment and health, managed by researchers and doctoral students from 40 nationalities, the Valais campus, solidly integrated into the Energypolis project, plays a full role in promoting research and innovation in the heart of the Alps.

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Pole of Excellence at the foot of the peaks

The EPFL Valais Wallis campus is mainly dedicated to scientific research and innovation in the fields of energy, health and the environment and brings together researchers from four faculties. EPFL and the Valais State Council have also signed an agreement in principle to create a national research, innovation and training pole around the green energy transition.

Deux personnes, derrière une vitre, travaillant sur un ordinateur au Energypolis Sion, Valais-Walis

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Friedhelm Hummel awarded Fürst Donnersmarck Prize

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Friedhelm Hummel, head of EPFL's Hummel Lab and a core member of the NeuroX Institute, has been recognized for his groundbreaking research in neurorehabilitation with the Fürst Donnersmarck Prize.

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From clouds to fjords, the Arctic bears witness to climate change

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Climate change is particularly intense in the Arctic. To assess its consequences and determine what role this region plays in global warming, two teams of scientists from EPFL have visited the area. One to gain a better understanding of the region's air composition, the other to quantify the greenhouse gases sequestered in Greenland fjords sourced by glacial water.

EPFL to create six new research chairs in Valais by 2032

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EPFL and the Valais Cantonal Government signed a third amendment to their agreement today in Sion, officially launching the third phase of EPFL’s expansion into the region. The two parties will pool their resources to create a new teaching, research and innovation hub devoted to the energy transition, with the goal of contributing to technological advancement in Switzerland and abroad. EPFL will set up six additional research chairs at the EPFL Valais Wallis campus, including two funded by the Canton of Valais.

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EPFL Valais Wallis
Route des Ronquos 86
1951 Sion
SWITZERLAND
Tél. +41 21 695 82 00

Operational Director EPFL Valais Wallis
Vincent Hiroz

Deputy to the Operational Director EPFL Valais Wallis
Rachel Gay

Executive Assistant to the Operational Director
Jennifer Brady

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Information session – CAS in Circular Value Networks

The last information session the EPFL Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Circular Value Networks: Navigate the pathway to sustainability takes place online, on January 9th 2025, from 18:00 to 18:30. In this short…

09-01-202509-01-2025

With: – Elaine Moran, SRVC Executive Director
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrcuiuqjwoHdOqqfLP2TRF4LeEo84r6Ll0
Category: Miscellaneous

60th Birthday Symposium Prof. Emsley

23-01-202524-01-2025

With: Please refer to the agenda
Place and room: Starling Hotel EPFL
Category: Conferences – Seminars

In Situ Liquid Transmission Electron Microscopy: An Essential Tool for Studying Dynamic Processes at the Nanoscale

29-01-202529-01-2025

With: Dr. Madeline Dressel Dukes | Sr. Applications Engineer & Training Specialist at Protochips
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/62180456063
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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