July 2025

The 2025 D-EAPS Doctoral Retreat was held in Fiesch, Valais, from 22–25 May. The rich academic and leisure programme provided a unique opportunity for doctoral students to expand their horizons, connect with their peers as well as other researchers across disciplines in the department.

There have been repeated small earthquakes under and around the Mont Blanc massif for around ten years now. A new study demonstrates for the first time a link between climate-driven changes in glaciated high mountain regions and increased local earthquake hazard. These findings are of importance for the prevention of natural hazards in high alpine and arctic regions around the world.