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River Deep and Mountain High – Finding your career path in or out of Academia

Dear Life Scientists, Are you interested in scientific management or have you ever thought about starting your own business? Are you thinking about quitting research, but hesitate to leave the academic environment? Embark on a journey to bridge academia and industry, and discover exciting career possibilities. Join us for «River Deep and Mountain High –…
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UASAZ Art Workshop

Join our Art Workshop and explore the world of watercolour painting! This class is designed for all skill levels, led by Anish Kirtane, a passionate PhD student and a skilled painter. During the workshop, you’ll learn watercolour techniques and create your own painting, inspired by beautiful scenes from Crimea. Anish will provide step-by-step guidance to…
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Summer Hike Trip to Oeschinen Lake!

Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) – the largest Life Sciences Society and Network in Switzerland – wants to invite you to the first LS2 Social Event – a hiking trip to Oeschinen Lake (German: Oeschinensee). Join us on 02 July 2023 (SUNDAY) at 10:00 at a Kandersteg Bahnhof and enjoy a 4-hour hike. The hike is…
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The Language Instinct

How the Mind Creates Language For the June’s bookclub we will discuss about “https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5755.The_Language_Instinct”. It lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker…
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FEMINIST STRIKE 2023 MANIFESTO

We call for a new feminist strike on June 14th, 2023! Since 2019, when half a million people took over the Swiss streets to demand gender equality, we have had some successes but also drawbacks. In higher education specifically we still notice persistent sexist, LGBTQ+phobic, racist, classist, ableist, and ageist discriminatory structures and practices, which…
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Public lecture “Ukraine Beyond the War – Civil Reconstruction and Military Security”

We, UASAZ (Ukrainian Association of Students and Academics in Zurich), are happy to announce that on Thursday, 8 June 2023 at 18:30 we are hosting a lecture given by PD Dr. Marcus Matthias Keupp, Military Academy at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich “Ukraine beyond the war – civil reconstruction and military security”. The…
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Interested in AI and the future of health care? Join us in Zurich at ETH to learn and discuss the latest trends in the field!

SPP Meetup Zurich is organised by Polonium Foundation in collaboration with AVETH, the association of scientific staff at ETH, supported by our Platinum Partner NCBR IDEAS, and honorary patronage of the Polish Embassy in Bern. The event will take place on 23rd September 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland, in the central campus of ETH. We would…
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D-PHYS has joined WiNS

WiNS was founded as the female association of D-CHAB in 2014. We were joined by D-BIOL in 2021 and recently by D-MATL and finally D-PHYS! We are thrilled to announce that we now officially represent female PhD students and scientific staff in D-PHYS – welcome!

WiNS Pub Quiz

Finish off the semester right by joining us for our next social event – the WiNS Pub Quiz! Meet new people and test your knowledge on feminist icons across science, music, pop culture and more! Expect a relaxed and fun evening, with plenty of time to mingle and let your hair down with our beautiful WiNS community. There will…
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Planted Foods Tour

Have you ever been curious about the production process of meat replacements? The recent ETH Spin-Off Planted Foods is doing exactly that. With AVETH, you have a chance to tour their production facilities and learn about the science behind delicious food that looks and tastes like meat, but isn’t meat. Join us at the Planted…
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