We are delighted to welcome Professor em. Dame Sarah Springman, DBE, FREng, as Personality in Residence at SQUARE. Prof. em. Springman is Principal at St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford. From 2015-2021, she was Rector of ETH Zurich.
Sarah Springman studied engineering science and worked as an engineer before returning to Cambridge University to earn a PhD. In 1997, Springman became professor of Geotechnical Engineering at ETH Zurich. She was the first female Professor of Geotechnical Engineering in Western Europe and the first female Professor of Civil Engineering in Switzerland. Alongside a fulfilling career in engineering, Professor em. Springman was also a high-performance athlete, representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland in triathlon from 1984-1993.
During her visit at SQUARE, the HSG community will be able to speak with Prof. em. Dame Sarah Springman about various aspects of academic and research culture. On Monday, September 9, 17:15-18:45, Prof. Virginia Richter, the Rector of the University of Bern, Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President-elect of EPFL Lausanne, and Prof. Edwin Constable, former Vice President for Research at the University of Basel will join a panel discussion moderated by Prof. Claudia Franziska Brühwiler on “What is healthy research culture and how can we facilitate it?”.
The HSG community is furthermore invited to join a discussion on the challenges and delights of doctoral supervision and education. The event on Monday September 9, 14:15-15:45, is titled “So you want to get a PhD…” and is aimed at faculty members who supervise PhD students. On Tuesday, September 10, 10:15-11:45, PhD students engage in a conversation with Prof. Dame Springman. What does healthy research culture mean from the perspective of early career researchers?
Join us in welcoming Prof. em. Dame Sarah Springman to SQUARE.