Finding your way through our new website

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As you may have noticed, the Institute and the Library have released their new website on Monday. While navigation through the new design might be disconcerting for the first few days, remember that the Library is still accessible here:

http://www.graduateinstitute.ch/library

It can also be found through the quick navigation menu on any page of the Graduate Institute website:



The new design improves usability on smartphones, and all the information you used to get from the old site is still there.

  • To search for documents in our collections or databases, visit “Find resources“.
  • Looking for practical information about the Library? Check out “Use the Library“.
  • Do you need a guide or trainings on citation management or research data? Visit our “Learning & research support” page!

We hope you enjoy the new design – let us know of any suggestions!

Horaire d’examen / Exam Opening Hours

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Du 6 au 12 avril, la Bibliothèque passe à l’horaire d’examen :

  • Samedi : 9 h – 23 h
  • Dimanche : 9 h – 19 h (Accès réservé à la communauté IHEID)
  • Lundi – vendredi : 8 h – 23 h

Library special exam opening hours from 6 to 12 April:

  • Saturday: 9 am – 11 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am – 7 pm (Access for the Graduate Institute community only)
  • Monday – Friday: 8 am – 11 pm

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Book of the Week: “Earth at risk: natural capital and the quest for sustainability” by Claude Henry and Laurence Tubiana

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We are squandering our planet’s natural capital – its biodiversity, water and soil, and climate stability – at a blistering pace. Major changes must be made to steer our planet and people away from our current, doomed course.

Though technology has been one of the drivers of the current trend of unsustainable development, it is also one of the essential tools for remedying it.

Earth at Risk maps out the necessary transition to sustainability, detailing the innovations in science and technology, along with law, institutional design, and economics, that can and must be put to use to avert environmental catastrophe.

Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018
Call Number: 577 HEIA 121248

Film of the Week: “Cold War” (Zimna wojna) by Pawel Pawlikowski

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An epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II.

In the ruins of post-war Poland, Wiktor and Zula fall deeply, obsessively and destructively in love. As performing musicians forced to play into the communist propaganda machine, they dream of escaping to the creative freedom of the West. One day, they spot their chance to make a break for freedom in France, yet fall out with each other and make a decision that will mark their lives forever.

Paweł Pawlikowski follows his Oscar-winning Ida with this stunning film. Shot in luminous black and white, it’s a wistful and dreamlike journey through a divided continent – and a heartbreaking portrait of ill-fated love.

Publisher: Curzon Artificial Eye, 2018
Call Number: 943.8 COL