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Dan Schwartz , an expert in learning science at Stanford. 2026 EPFL/Lundi13 Niels Ackermann CC-BY-SA 4.0

“With AI, we need to reconsider what it means to learn”

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Artificial intelligence is forcing universities to reinvent how they teach and assess students’ knowledge. According to Dan Schwartz, an expert in learning science at Stanford, the challenge goes well beyond deciding whether to let AI into the classroom – teachers need to think long and hard about what students should really learn.

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“Simple steps can effectively prevent cyber attacks”

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What are the cyber security weaknesses in our everyday devices? Prof. Mathias Payer, head of EPFL’s HexHive research group, explains how AI is changing the way vulnerabilities are found – and how a few simple steps can be our best line of defense.

Apertus partners with Proton's Lumo AI assistant

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The Apertus team, a group of researchers at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), partners with Swiss technology company Proton to make Apertus 1.5 available in Lumo, Proton’s AI assistant. This enables researchers to gain direct feedback from real-world use for the first time.

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“Healthspan, not necessarily lifespan”

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EPFL professor Paloma Navarro studies how the immune system changes the aging brain, and how those changes might one day be targeted to help people stay healthier for longer.

Anabelle Ayma (left) and Quitterie Legrand. 2026 EPFL/Hector Garcia Morales - CC-BY-SA 4.0

A friendship, a semester's project, and a scientific article

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Few master's students see their work published in an international scientific journal. For Anabelle Ayma and Quitterie Legrand, that rare achievement grew out of a friendship formed at EPFL.

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“Representing PhD students helps me contribute in the here and now”

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Shardul Chiplunkar is a fourth-year PhD candidate in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences who is deeply involved in representing his peers at EPFL. In this interview for the “Mind to Mind” series, he offers an inspiring perspective on managing stress and engaging with big questions.

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AI takes root in university curriculum

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More than 12,000 students have returned to classes at EPFL. How has the rise of artificial intelligence transformed higher education?

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Le Procès de l’Espace – Avant-première documentaire

Le jeudi 24 septembre 2026, venez assister à la projection exclusive au cinéma CityClub de Pully! "Le Procès de l'Espace" est une série documentaire YouTube en trois épisodes d'environ vingt minutes, en français….

 24.09.2026   18:3022:00

Speaker: Chloé Carrière (réalisatrice), Mathilde Sahraoui (vidéaste et monteuse), Emmanuelle David (EPFL, projet Espace Commun), Fabien Carruzzo (modération)
Category: Cultural events
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In a galaxy not so far, far away… Jakob J. Langer, Postdoctoral researcher, Lutolf Lab.

EPFL Latsis Symposium 2026: “Decoding the Cell: Modeling, Predicting, and Engineering Cellular States”

 29.10.202630.10.2026  

Speaker: SPEAKERS
Location:  Olympic Museum
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

Campus Lecture – Juan Carlos de La Llera

 02.10.2026   13:0014:00

Speaker: Juan Carlos de la Llera 
Location:  TBC
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Materials for the Future

 09.10.2026   18:0019:30

Speaker: Prof. Konstantin Novoselov
Location:  RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

"Préserver, Cultiver, Nourrir" – Exposition à la foire OLMA

 08.10.202618.10.2026  

Location:  Olma Messe – St-Gallen
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

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