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Swiss hospitality school closes after measles outbreak

EHL hospitality management school in Lausanne.

This content was published on Feb 5, 2024 The Swiss hotel school Ecole Hotelier de Lausanne (EHL) has been forced to close its campus after cases of measles were discovered.

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Zurich hospital sees growing number of mistreated children

This content was published on Feb 4, 2024 The number of children admitted to Zurich Children’s Hospital showing signs of mistreatment has risen for the fifth year in a row.

Culture

Climate and AI: the cliques’ favourite themes at the Basel carnival

This content was published on Feb 2, 2024 This year's carnival festivities in Basel run from February 19 to 22.

Education

Zurich researchers describe fish with a huge lower jaw

This content was published on Feb 1, 2024 A Zurich research team has described the 365-million-year-old fossils of a fish with an extreme underbite.

Culture

Grand Prix Art 2024 for art education, timber construction and painting

This content was published on Feb 1, 2024 The Federal Office of Culture awards these prestigious prizes annually on the recommendation of the Federal Art Commission.

The whole wide world reflected in Swiss place names. Illustration by Marco Heer.

Culture

From Vesuvius to Moscow – without leaving Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 1, 2024 Most of these ‘exotic’ geographic and place names were coined in the last two to three centuries – and for very different reasons. The logic behind the naming of Vesuv in Heiligenschwendi in the canton of Bern is obvious: the hill’s roughly conical form is similar to that of Vesuvius, the celebrated volcano in southern…

Culture

Switzerland changes the way dance is taught, one step at a time

This content was published on Feb 1, 2024 Jason Beechey, the new head of dance at Zurich University of the Arts, talks about his vision for ballet education in Switzerland.

Instant messaging and social media applications on a smartphone.

Demographics

Three-quarters of Swiss use ‘divisive’ social media daily

This content was published on Feb 1, 2024 Facebook is celebrating its 20th birthday. An anniversary that offers the opportunity to look at the relationship between the Swiss and social media.

Demographics

Could Switzerland follow the UK and ban disposable vapes?

This content was published on Jan 31, 2024 Britain is banning disposable e-cigarettes, as part of a drive to curb youth vaping. What's the situation in Switzerland?

Culture

Russian billionaire loses art fraud suit against Sotheby’s

This content was published on Jan 31, 2024 A Russian billionaire art collector lost a legal fight with auction house Sotheby’s on Tuesday.

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