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What are the potentials of citizen science for increased dialogue between science and society? How can citizen science contribute to solving societal challenges and transforming science? These and other issues will be covered in the Citizen Science Summer School for early-career researchers and practitioners from 04-09 June 2023 in Zurich, organized by the Participatory Science…
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ETH’s “life” magazine is focusing on rETHink in the next issue. For this, they are looking for people to write the For & Against column who either say: “Yes, the culture of discussion at ETH has noticeably improved” or people who think “No, I don’t feel any change”. An example of a previous For &…
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The ALEA Award honours ETH members with an exemplary leadership style. This includes any group leader acting with responsibility, fostering inclusivity and prioritising the well-​being of their team members: by coaching and supporting them, showing them respect and appreciation, and exploring innovative ideas. Thanks to the new collaboration between the Academic Association of Scientific Staff…
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The Fix the Leaky Pipeline (FLP) programme, a career building programme in the ETH Domain, will launch its annual programme by a Kick-off event taking place on February, 3rd 2023 at Uni Bern. It offers young female scientists (doctoral students, postdocs and other young scientists) the opportunity to reflect on their professional situations, to develop…
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The induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lecture series brings together early-career researchers and experts working on exciting new innovations in the field. The main goal is to provide a forum to disseminate state-of-the-art iPSC research, trigger free-ranging discussions and help to inspire ideas for current research projects in the field of iPSC technologies. For more…
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On 14th of April, iPSZürich organizing committee will host a symposium to highlight advances in the field of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The goal is to bring researchers working with iPSCs from Switzerland and abroad to share their work, to gain invaluable insights from experts and to network. The symposium will encompass three key…
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Do you also like to read the books that comment on our times and sometimes wonder who you can share your thoughts with? Join Jackie, Audald and assiduous participants for a new session of the AVETH Bookclub. As a fresh start of the year, on January 19th, we will cover and discuss about “Thinking, Fast…
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The Branco Weiss Fellowship addresses junior researchers with a record of outstanding scientificachievement, a passion for venturing into new territories and who are willing to engage in a dialogueon relevant social, cultural, political, or economic issues across the frontiers of their particulardisciplines. Up to ten fellowships are awarded each year. Fellows have the freedom to…
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On the 30th of November, we had our AVETH Christmas event at the Dozentenfoyer at ETH.