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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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The Second Life of Things exhibition

Excited about sustainability? Join us for a guided tour of The Second Life of Things exhibition and meet the AVETH Sustainability Team! Our throw-away and consumerist society is a recent phenomenon in the history of humanity. Up until the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century, it was normal to hand down clothes, repair tools, reuse…
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Botanical Garden Tour

Excited about botany or simply plants? Join us for a guided tour at UZH Botanical Garden! The tour guide will take you through the garden and the show houses, and give you background information on the history of the Botanical Garden, diversity of plants, rarities, nutritional specialists and carnivorous plants. You will have the chance…
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Invitation to the 62nd General Assembly of AVETH

Dear AVETH members, We invite all of you to the AVETH General Assembly (GA) on the 15th of October 18:00 at ETH main building, HG E3. We will briefly report on the activities of the board, vote on the budget for AVETH & Telejob for 2025, and have replacement elections. All relevant documents (marked with…
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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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