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Fabienne Hug joins the SPUR team as Teaching Assistant
As of October 2026, Fabienne Hug has joined the Chair of Spatial Development and Urban Policy (SPUR) at ETH Zurich. Fabienne will support and coordinate teaching activities in the international Master’s program in Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems and the Bachelor’s program in Geospatial Engineering.
Gerlinde Theunissen joins SPUR as a Postdoctoral Researcher
Gerlinde Theunissen joins the Spatial Development and Urban Policy (SPUR) research group at ETH Zürich as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantitative Socio-Spatial Analysis.
Can cities go green without gentrification?
More trees, cooler streets and energy-efficient buildings make cities more liveable but also more expensive, especially squeezing people on low incomes. That’s why climate action and socially just urban development need to go hand in hand, argues urban researcher David Kaufmann.
Expert survey on existing building stock conversion
As part of the SFOE-funded project Policy4Rebuild, SPUR , together with Intep, has launched a Swiss-wide expert survey on measures to promote existing building stock conversion in Switzerland.
David Kaufmann appointed Professor of Spatial Development and Urban Policy
At its meeting on 4 and 5 March 2026 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed twelve professors, including Professor David Kaufmann. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Spatial Development and Urban Policy and is based at the Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering.