Research
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A diverse, committed and stimulating research community
Across its several campuses, EPFL has a diverse, committed and stimulating research community that is active over a wide spectrum of quantitative and design-focused disciplines. To foster trans-disciplinary research we launch strategic initiatives such as the Blue Brain Project, the Swiss Plasma Centre or the Venice Time Machine. We address critical areas such as data science, personalised health, biomedical engineering, energy, robotics and advanced manufacturing, to engage in crucial societal challenges while ensuring that Switzerland remains at the cutting edge of modern technology. Our research community and the science it produces are open to the world: we share the knowledge that we produce, we engage the general public and we have many collaborations and partnerships with other institutions and research laboratories.
Explore
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Research domains
Find all institutes and centers and explore our fields of research.
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EPFL faculty
With almost 350 faculty members, EPFL is proud to host top researchers from all over the world.
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Awards and prizes
EPFL researchers are rewarded for the excellence of their scientific output by many organisations.
Engage
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Collaborate with our researchers
Find out how to collaborate with EPFL researchers.
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Use our infrastructure
Take a look at the services offered by our research infrastructures.
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Access our technologies
Explore our available technologies, including patents and software, for commercial use.
Community
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Research Ethics
EPFL is strongly committed to ethics compliance in all research activities.
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Services to EPFL Laboratories
Our central services, including the Research Office and the Technology Transfer Office, support EPFL laboratories in their research activities.
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Open Science
EPFL’s vision is to promote open and reproducible research.
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EPFL Data Champions
The EPFL cross-disciplinary community around research data.