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Within two years, generative AI had spread like wildfire among students. EPFL/Adrien Buttier CC-BY-SA 4.0

Students' love-hate relationship with AI

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ChatGPT hit like a meteorite in late 2022 and found fertile ground at EPFL, invading the computers and smartphones of tomorrow’s engineers. Within two years, generative AI had spread like wildfire among our students owing to their still-malleable learning habits and the growing number of models – and the many improvements to them.

Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions

23.10.26NewsResearch

EPFL researchers have developed an implantable neural chip that tracks communication across brain regions, identifying cognitive and emotional states in real time.

Using brain imaging to study the spinal cord

21.10.26NewsResearch

Several EPFL labs are converging around an idea that began as a doctoral researcher’s hunch: the spinal cord revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging might unlock new therapies.

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Vincent Lellu, Emmie Martin-Cocher, Pierre-Louis Peter EPFL/Sandy Evangelista- CC-BY-SA 4.0

“We're developing models to help decarbonize the maritime industry”

22.10.26EPFL community

Under Æther Swiss Kite, a sustainability-oriented MAKE project, EPFL students are working to cut shipping-related carbon emissions by harnessing the power of wind. Their system is based on using autonomous kites to pull boats.

Vincent Turner, from Bugnon high school in Lausanne. 2026 EPFL-SPE / Thomas Walger- CC-BY-SA 4.0

“I took a fresh look at how I teach and saw how it's done here”

20.10.26Education

In a first for EPFL, a local high school biology teacher – Vincent Turner, from Bugnon high school in Lausanne – participated in an immersion program last spring organized by the High school–EPFL Interface team.

Pierre Wets on the stage at the Magistrale to receive the EPFL Oustanding Commitment Award - 2026 EPFL/Mark Henley - CC BY SA

Pierre Wets translates physics into experiments

15.10.26EPFL community

Designing physics experiments is no ordinary job. But at an engineering school like EPFL, it’s a fundamental one. Pierre Wets, who holds this role at our School, is one of the winners of this year’s Outstanding Commitment Award in recognition of his hard work, creativity and enthusiasm.

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Des étudiantes et étudiants, assis à une table au fond d'une rangée de livres d'une bibliothèque © DR

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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