Author: Chamith Karannagodage

The Respect Programme

= for English please scroll down = =============== Gegenseitiger Respekt ist essenziell für eine lebendige, einfallsreiche und leistungsfähige Hochschulgemeinschaft. =============== Liebe Alle Gerne informiere ich euch, dass das im Frühling lancierte Respekt-Programm in die nächste Runde geht – ab dem 22. Oktober werden neue Events angeboten. Das Respekt-Programm stärkt ein respektvolles Miteinander an der ETH…
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From Labs to Legislation: Breaking Antimicrobial Resistance

Date: October 10th, 2024Time: 6:00 PM (followed by an Apéro)Venue: Irchel Campus Y15 G19, University of Zurich Join us for a panel discussion brought to you by the MindSet team of the LSZYSN on one of today’s most urgent global health issues: AMR – Antimicrobial Resistance. As drug-resistant infections rise worldwide, understanding the challenges and…
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The Language of Fanaticism in October’s edition of AVETH Book club

In the next edition of the AVETH Book club, we will discuss Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell. Itwill take place on Thursday 17th October in AVETH room in ETH Zentrum (SOL B4), starting at 18:30. This book analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to…
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Mindful Leadership

SKY Campus Zürich, a student club at the University of Zurich, invites student leaders from Zürich to a workshop on Mindful Leadership and Resilience Building. This unique event is designed to help you cultivate the resilience needed to excel in both your academic and leadership roles. Through practices that cultivate mindfulness, you’ll learn valuable techniques…
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Join Us for an Inspiring Panel Discussion on Sustainable Lab Management!

We are thrilled to announce a special event hosted by WiNS. Discover innovative ways to make your lab more sustainable with insights from our esteemed guests:  GreenLab and EquipSent   Date: Friday 30 August  Time: 5 pm Location: HCI, J3, ETH HönngerbergGreenLab and EquipSent will share their groundbreaking initiatives and practical tips for sustainability in the lab. Following the presentations, engage…
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Shut Up & Write!

Join us and write as much as you can! Key barriers to academic writing are not feeling ready to write and having other priorities. AVETH Shut Up and Write tries to overcome these barriers through scheduled writing and social accountability. We meet every second day online and write for two hours using the Pomodoro technique.…
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Why do we sleep? Next edition of the AVETH Book club in August

In the next edition of the AVETH Book club, we will discuss Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker. Itwill take place on Thursday 29th August in AVETH room in ETH Zentrum (SOL B4), starting at 18:30. In this book, neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary…
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LS2 Collaboration Booster

It is our pleasure to invite you to a first-of-its-kind pioneering event in Switzerland – the LS2 Collaboration Booster! As we all know, networking plays a key role in building relationships and advancing careers.Therefore, LS2 would like to offer scientists from all over Switzerland an ecosystem for brainstorming and making connections. During the LS2 Collaboration Booster Life Scientists from academia and…
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Research Data Management (RDM)

Within the scope of the Measure 3 project as part of the ETH Board’s Open Research Data Program, we aim to create a self-paced online course on Research Data Management (RDM). It will present best practices from across the ETH Domain (ETHZ, EPFL, PSI, Eawag, WSL, Empa) in concise modules for flexible learning. Further information…
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Aveth bookclub – The Scent of Time

The June’s edition of the non-fiction AVETH book club will feature The Scent of Time by Byung-Chul Han. It will take place on the 12th of June at ETH Zentrum (AVETH room – SOL B4). The discussion will start at 18:30h.  About the book: The Scent of Time is concerned with how everyday hyperactivity depletes people’s lives of all ability to linger and be…
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