Interview with Robert Finger in Blick

An interview with Robert Finger on pesticide policies was published in Blick (in German)

23.09.2020 by Katarina Kliestenec

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View into the inner courtyard of ETH's new BSS teaching and research building

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Researchers outsmarted EasyRide function on Swiss travel app

Smartphone in one hand, when using the Easyride function of the SBB app

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