College of Humanities ‐ EPFL

Bringing together engineering and the humanities

The College of Humanities (CDH) encourages joint research and educational programs that combine the human and social sciences with engineering, life sciences, natural sciences and the other technical fields taught at EPFL. We work through a variety of teaching, research and public outreach programs as described below.

CDH in brief

This year our school has 74 employees, seven faculty members and 130 teachers, and offers 146 classes on a wide variety of topics. We are also home to two research centers – the Digital Humanities Institute (DHI) and the Institute for Area and Global Studies (IAGS) – as well as EPFL Pavilions and the CDH-Culture program, which puts on a range of artistic and cultural events.

Our teaching, research and public outreach activities are carried out using what we call a POLY-perspective approach based on the principles of:

cross-disciplinary thinking
big-picture awareness
responsible citizenship
creativity

Education at CDH

Research at CDH

Art, culture and society

News

Historian of science Lorraine Daston receives EPFL honorary doctorate

Published:15.10.21 — American historian of science Lorraine Daston was awarded EPFL’s Doctor Honoris Causa degree on October 1st, following her nomination by the College of Humanities (CDH).

Explore the universe with virtual reality

Published:12.10.21 — Have you ever wanted to explore outer-space? Now you can, without leaving Earth, thanks to powerful, open-source beta software VIRUP that builds – in real-time – a virtual universe based on the most detailed contemporary astrophysical and cosmological data.

Pierre Mounier is an expert in digital humanities and open scholarly communication © Pierre Mounier

CDH visiting scholar to investigate digital infrastructures

Published:11.10.21 — As a visiting scholar in the EPFL College of Humanities (CDH) for the academic year 2021/22, humanities and digital technologies researcher Pierre Mounier will try to answer the question of how to design and manage digital infrastructures that are both open and sustainable.

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ArtLab EPFL - photo Adrien Barakat — ArtLab EPFL – photo Adrien Barakat

EPFL Pavilions

EPFL Pavilions website

EPFL Pavilions, located in the middle of EPFL’s Lausanne campus, consists of three pavilions that bring together art, research and technology. The exhibitions held by EPFL Pavilions explore the many ways that digital technology and engineering are changing the way we experience art and our cultural heritage. Entry free of charge.