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\r\nThis workshop is for staff and researchers working in NGOs and non-profits who aim to bring AI into their workflows with an ethical, careful approach. Join us for a hands-on morning of using and deploying the flagship model of the Swiss AI Initiative, learn first hand from the engineers and scientists working on Apertus.
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\r\nThe workshop runs from 9:30 to 12:30 at the EPFL AI Center Lounge in Lausanne. Doors open at 9:00.
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\r\nBackground: Apertus is a fully open large language model built in Switzerland, which is fully reproducible and can run on your own infrastructure. As a Foundation Model, it has already been adapted to specific contexts through post-training and fine-tuning processes. In addition to open access at all Swiss academic institutions, a growing number of Swiss and international commercial providers support Apertus for production deployment.
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\r\nThis workshop is also designed as a two-way conversation: alongside learning how to use and deploy Apertus, we want to hear how your organization is already working with AI, and where today's tools still fall short for you. We would like to hear about the languages, legal contexts, and use cases you operate in. This input will give us the opportunity to prioritize improvements for non-profit organizations on the Apertus roadmap.
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\r\nAt this workshop, you will have the chance to:\r\n
Generative AI has become a part of students' everyday working life. If used without guidance, GenAI can cause over-reliance and leave students with a distorted sense of what they have actually learned. Most research and practice have focused on how we can scaffold students' GenAI use, for example through prompts, guardrails, or redesigned tasks. This talk asks a simpler question that has received far less attention. When should students be allowed to use AI so that it helps their learning?
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\r\nIn this lunch&LEARN session, Janne Rotter turns to a question that's been largely overlooked: not how, but when should students be allowed to use AI for it to actually support learning? Janne will present findings from a study of 105 university students comparing three conditions: unrestricted AI access, no access at all, and a \"timed\" condition where students could only turn to AI after first attempting the task on their own.
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\r\nDrawing on multiple pedagogical theories to build a decision rule for when access should open up, the results show that students in the timed condition outperformed those with unrestricted access on an objective post-test, and had a more accurate sense of their own understanding, without an explicit metacognitive prompting. Compared to withholding AI entirely, timed access also seemed to reduce task errors and time spent on task.
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\r\nJoin us to learn more about the topic and engage in further discussion.
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The SiDoQu 2027 Conference on Precision Doping for Quantum and Nanoelectronic Devices aims to bring together researchers across disciplines to explore emerging strategies for controlling dopants at the nanoscale, with the long-term vision of enabling silicon-based quantum technologies.
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\r\nTalent Kick is a free, cross-university entrepreneurship program that supports students and researchers in exploring promising ideas and technologies, finding co-founders and developing a startup alongside their studies.
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Innovation Forum for Regenerative Agriculture & Viticulture is back for year 2, in collaboration with Changins.
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\r\nMeasuring Nature at Work: From Soil Life to Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
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\r\nThis event will spotlight innovative startup solutions and pilot projects accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture.
\r\nIt will also ignite discussions on the financial, regulatory, and structural shifts required to scale these innovations and align stakeholders around shared economic and environmental goals.
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The Swiss Health Valley community comes together once a year to connect, exchange ideas and advance life sciences. In 2026, the BioAlps Networking Day will take place in Lausanne on 19 November at the Palais de Beaulieu.
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\r\nThe morning programme will showcase the strength and diversity of the Canton of Vaud’s life sciences innovation ecosystem. In the afternoon, discussions will focus on this year’s theme: Advancing Healthcare Through Digital Innovation.
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\r\nResearchers, entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders are invited to explore emerging trends, build new partnerships and help shape the future of healthcare.\r\n
This symposium, taking place on October 7, 2026 on the EPFL campus, aims to connect two rapidly advancing fields that too often remain separated: resilience to life stress (allostasis, plasticity and adaptation across body systems) and resilience to cognitive decline (cognitive reserve, brain maintenance and mechanisms relevant to dementia risk).
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\r\nThe program will combine a 1-day Scientific Symposium with internationally leading invited speakers alongside talks from the EPFL community.
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\r\nThe symposium will be followed by an early-evening roundtable intended to engage the broader campus community, including colleagues from the University of Lausanne and beyond – this roundtable will be part of the 2026 EPFL Jours Santé program.\r\n