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19OCT
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  18:00-19:00 MED 3 2215

This is a 1h crash course in 3D printing, modifying wood, paper, metal, plastics, soldering electronic circuits and analysing them. And all of this happens inside one square meter! Introducing: The Octanis Rack (http://octanis.org/rack/)! We give you pointers for your own project and you then get the access to the tools to further explore it ... Read more about "Making Fast and Slow - Introduction workshop to the rack (mini maker space on wheels)"
By Raffael Tschui
20OCT
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  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Efficient traffic control and management of large-scale transportation networks still remain a challenge both for traffic researchers and practitioners. Over decades, control strategies have been proposed and applied for isolated or coordinated intersections in arterials, while in the last decade several works have utilized the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) for developing real-time control strategies to ... Read more about "New directions in urban traffic control of complex transport systems"
By Dr Jack Haddad, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Urban Transport Systems Laboratory (LUTS ...
23OCT
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  Neuchâtel, HE-ARC

BRIDGE is a joint programme conducted by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI). It offers new funding schemes at the intersection of basic research and science-based innovation, thereby supplementing the funding activities of the two organisations. Young researchers are most welcome to participate in the events, where ... Read more about "[BRIDGE: INFORMATION EVENT FOCUSING ON PROOF OF CONCEPT]"
23OCT
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  18:00-19:30 Project Room, Archizoom

L’artiste allemand Karsten Födinger redéfinit les fondements, les limites et les objectifs de la sculpture contemporaine en étudiant des questions telles que la nature des matériaux, la structure, l'action des forces statiques, l'espace et le «site»; des concepts qui appartiennent également à l'horizon de la recherche architecturale. Cette convergence entre l'art et l'architecture, tangible et ... Read more about "Karsten Födinger. Vers une sculpture radicale"
By Roberto Gargiani
24OCT
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  12:15-13:15 GR C0 01

Abstract: After some introductory examples of positve and negative impacts of the digital transformation on energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions, the talk will present the results of a new study on “Opportunities and Risks of Digitalization for Climate Protection in Switzerland“ with the time horizon of 2025. The study included both the greenhouse ... Read more about "EESS talk on "Opportunities and Risks of the Digital Transformation for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions – the Case of Switzerland""
By Dr Lorenz Hilty, Professor and Head of Group, Department of ...
24OCT
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  17:00 The Project Room

Il s’agira de montrer — en s’appuyant sur les résultats d’une recherche interdisciplinaire récemment menée dans quatre pays européens — comment l’hydroélectricité a structurellement transformé, depuis la fin du XIX° siècle, à la fois la configuration matérielle des paysages montagnards et les perceptions dont ils font l’objet. Ainsi seront examinés différents scénarios paysagers de l’hydroélectricité ... Read more about "L’invention hydroélectrique des paysages montagnards européens"
By Serge Briffaud, professeur à l'ENSAP de Bordeaux
26OCT
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On 26 October 2017 a one-day consortium building workshop around selected topics of the upcoming Work Programme Societal Challenge 6 (Inclusive Societies) will be held in Brussels. The objective of this hands-on event is to prepare ground for consortia building: to give opportunity to future proposers to discuss concrete cooperation possibilities, to present their expertise ... Read more about "Horizon 2020 Workshop for Coordinators in Societal Challenge 6"
27OCT
  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
31OCT
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The event will take place on 31 October 2017 at the Eventfabrik, Bern. Get the latest information about the upcoming Work Programme 2018-2020 and take the opportunity to meet NCPs for bilateral discussions. This event sets the scene for the final Work Programme under Horizon 2020 for the years 2018-2020. With EU funding of around ... Read more about "Horizon 2020 Information Event Work Programme 2018-2020"
31OCT
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  12:15-13:15 GR C0 01

Abstract: Every year, more than half a million children die due to diarrheal diseases. Recent studies have identified the most important etiologies of diarrheal disease are enterotoxigenic and enteropathogenic E. coli, Shigella spp., rotavirus, norovirus and Cryptosporidium spp. These etiologies are characterized by a combination of high shedding, high infectivity, and transmissibility through multiple environmental ... Read more about "EESS talk on "Environmental Transmission of Enteric Bacteria: Lessons from Bangladesh, Tanzania, Vietnam, U.S.A, and Zimbabwe""
By Dr Tim Julian, Group leader, Pathogens and Human Health, Dpt ...
31OCT
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Read more about "Gestion d’un portefeuille de projets de petite hydraulique"
By Hanane Moukhliss
Romande Energie SA, Morges, Suisse
31OCT
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  18:00 Auditoire SG1, EPFL

Quatrième édition de la Grande Conférence du Génie Civil. Une rencontre de tous les membres et les étudiants de la Section de Génie Civil autour d'un thème lié à la formation et aux grands projets de l'ingéniérie civile. Read more about "Grande Conférence du Génie Civil"
31OCT
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  19:30-20:30 MED 3 2215

Can rubber be smart? Current wearable devices rely on rubber as a structural material as it offers a natural skin-like feel and excellent mechanical properties. However, the smart electronic sensing and communication functions are still restricted to a rigid casing. Feeltronix offers a solution to build in-rubber circuits and connectors that flex, twist, and stretch ... Read more about "Feeltronix - Stretch the mechanical limits of electronics"
By Feeltronix
03NOV
  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
07NOV
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  16:30-19:30 ETH Zurich

Meet Steven Holl, and Marilyne Andersen – recipients of The Daylight Award 2016 – for this inspiring event in Zurich. The recipients will give two lectures and present their work with daylight in architecture and daylight research. The event is free and open for everyone with an interest in daylight research and architecture. Place: ETH ... Read more about "Lectures of Marilyne Andersen and Steven Holl"
By Marilyne Andersen, DAYLIGHT AWARD 2016 FOR DAYLIGHT RESEARCH, Director of ...
07NOV
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  17:15-18:00 GC B3 30

Read more about "Renforcement de la sûreté des barrages vis-à-vis du risque crue"
By Julien VERMEULEN
Electricité de France (EDF), Centre d'Ingénierie Hydraulique ...
10NOV
  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
By Prof. Dr Harsha Bhat
10NOV
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  12:15-13:15 ME B3 31

... and, why and how should universities include it in curricula This MARVEL ACCES Seminar is presented in the framework of the 2017 ACCES Visualisation Contest. Abstract — Many universities are considering how to include "Computational Thinking" into their required curriculum. I think this is a worthy goal. MIT is struggling with it; Carnegie Mellon ... Read more about "What is — and what isn't — computational thinking?"
By Prof. W. Craig Carter from MIT and invited professor at ...
14NOV
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  12:15 SV 1717

Type 2 immunity is a highly complex system characterized by the expansion of lymphoid cells producing interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13, and the recruitment/activation of myeloid cells including eosinophils, basophils, mast cells and alternatively-activated macrophages (AAM). Much of our understanding of type 2 immune responses derives from the pathological role of this response in driving ... Read more about "Type 2 immunity: a protagonist of protection, tissue repair and metabolism"
By Prof. Nicola HARRIS, Laboratory of Intestinal Immunology (UPHARRIS), Global Health ...
14NOV
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  12:15-13:00 CE 1 101

Master spécialisé en génie nucléaire - présentation: Envie de découvrir des masters dans lesquels la demande professionnelle est forte, ou de vous orienter vers une formation transdisciplinaire? Cet automne, certains masters spécialisés vous présentent leur cursus. Vous aurez la possibilité de poser toutes vos questions aux représentants de ces programmes et de rencontrer des étudiants ... Read more about "Génie nucléaire"
14NOV
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Abstract: Within the shallow subsurface, soil, rock, fluids, gases and living organisms are in close interactions as a result of the coupling between fluid flows, mixing, solutes availability and microorganisms displacement and adaptation. The common challenge in all these processes is their spatial variability (heterogeneity). The consequent complexity that rises from the coupling of these ... Read more about "EESS talk on "Biological and chemical activities in confined flows: the role of segregation""
By Dr Pietro de Anna, Assistant tenure track professor, Institute of ...
16NOV
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  17:00-19:00 Lobby Building C, EPFL Innovation Park

WHERE TO PLAY : 3 steps for discovering your most valuable market opportunities. The authors, Marc Gruber (EPFL) and Sharon Tal (Technion), will be presenting their book and their underlying research. Their presentation will be followed by an interactive session with the audience and an aperitif. Read more about "Book launch: Where To Play"
By Marc Gruber & Sharon Tal
17NOV
  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
By Prof. Dr Mai Linh Doan, ISTerre, University of Grenoble, France
20NOV
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  17:30 Auditoire SG1

Conférence suivie de la projection du film "Frei Otto: Spanning the Future" Première suisse Read more about "A dialogue of form and force"
By Julian Lienhard, structural engineer, Stuttgart
21NOV
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  12:15-13:00 CM 1 121

Master spécialisé en Humanités digitales - présentation: Envie de découvrir des masters dans lesquels la demande professionnelle est forte, ou de vous orienter vers une formation transdisciplinaire? Cet automne, certains masters spécialisés vous présentent leur cursus. Vous aurez la possibilité de poser toutes vos questions aux représentants de ces programmes et de rencontrer des étudiants ... Read more about "Digital Humanities"
21NOV
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  12:15-13:15 GR C0 01

Abstract: Agroecosystems, i.e. arable as well as grassland ecosystems, are highly relevant for the provision of many ecosystem services in Switzerland. This includes not only forage production for livestock, but also climate regulation, erosion control and cultural services (among others). How these services are affected by climate change, but also to what extend Swiss agroecosystems ... Read more about "EESS talk on "Swiss agroecosystems: Drivers of or driven by climate change?""
By Dr Nina Buchmann, professor, Institute of Agricultural Science, Dept. Environmental ...
21NOV
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  17:15-18:00 GC B3 30

Read more about "Devoll Hydro Power project in Albania"
By Martina Friedrich
AF-Consult AG, Baden, Schweiz
24NOV
  12:15-13:15 AAC 0 08

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
By Prof. Dr Dimitrios Vamvatsikos
27NOV
  12:00-13:30

The main objective of the meeting is to discuss with two members of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and inform about: Regulatory context for research involving ethical issues (When is ethical clearance needed ? Which body is competent?…) Ethical approval application process (duration, steps in the review process, costs). Important data protection considerations (sensitive ... Read more about "ENAC ethics compliance meeting"
By Research Office (EPFL) and Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)
28NOV
  12:15-13:15 GR C0 01

Abstract: Lakes can be stably-stratified due to temperature variations. On a rotating earth, lakes are also subject to Earth’ rotation. Stratification and rotation both inhibit the free exchange of gases, plankton and minerals. At the same time, however, stratification and rotation do support a subsurface type of wave, that attains its maximum displacement within the ... Read more about "EESS talk on "Internal waves and wave-driven transport in lakes""
By Dr Leo R. Maas, Associate professor, Ocean Wave Dynamics, Utrecht ...
29NOV
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Master spécialisé en Management, Technologie et Entrepreneuriat - présentation: Envie de découvrir des masters dans lesquels la demande professionnelle est forte, ou de vous orienter vers une formation transdisciplinaire? Cet automne, certains masters spécialisés vous présentent leur cursus. Vous aurez la possibilité de poser toutes vos questions aux représentants de ces programmes et de rencontrer ... Read more about "MTE"
01DEC
  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
By Prof. Dr Markus Knobloch
05DEC
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  17:15-18:00 GC B3 30

Read more about "New lakes in deglaciating high-mountain regions and the potential of multipurpose water projects"
By Wilfried Haerberli
University of Zurich
08DEC
  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
By Prof. Dr Valentin Popov
15DEC
  12:15-13:15 GC C3 30

Event organized by CESS - IIC Read more about "CESS talk on"
27FEB
 

Read more about "EESS talk on"
By Dr Johan Gaume, Research & Teaching Associate, CRYOS, EPFL
27FEB
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Detailed program & registration form will be announced later on InnoSeed ENAC website PITCH YOUR IMPACT 2018 is a friendly but challenging workshop organised by the InnoSeed program that will help ENAC researchers (PhD students, post-docs or scientific collaborators) to: identify and validate the potential impact of their research project and/or invention on society by ... Read more about "Pitch Your Impact 2018 - Public Contest"
06MAR
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Abstract: The mutualistic interactions between plants and the animals that pollinate them or disperse their seeds can form complex networks involving dozens or hundreds of species. These networks are highly heterogeneous, nested, and built upon weak and asymmetric links among species. From an ecological point of view, such general architectural patterns maximize the number of ... Read more about "EESS talk on "Plant-animal mutualistic networks: the architecture of biodiversity""
By Dr Jordi Bascompte, Professor, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental ...
13MAR
  12:15-13:15

Read more about "EESS talk on"
20MAR
  12:15-13:15

Read more about "EESS talk on"
By Dr Myriam Borgatta, IST (Institut Universitaire romand de Santé au ...
10APR
  12:15-13:15

Read more about "EESS talk on"

Exhibitions

01SEP
01JAN
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  09:00-09:00 Rolex Learning Center

This exhibition focuses on artisancraft techniques still in use today. You will discover through this display some remarkable bindingworks, stemming from the EPFL library of ancient and precious collections. Book binding aims to guarantee its conservation. The Art of book binding consists in assembling the pages of any documents using various techniques into a hard ... Read more about "La Reliure à livres ouverts: exposition"
25SEP
25NOV
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  Archizoom

Créer une exposition d’art dans le campus de l’EPFL signifie inventer une façon nouvelle d’examiner, interpréter et aussi produire de l’art. Car ce campus est parcouru par des énergies créatives et scientifiques qui s’articulent en plusieurs disciplines, qui vont de l’architecture à l’ingénierie civile, de la chimique des matériaux à la physique. Archizoom invite pour ... Read more about "Graue Energie - Karsten Födinger"
17OCT
30OCT
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  SG 294.22

reVUES est le bilan périodique de créations graphiques expérimentales produites par des étudiants en architecture dans le cadre des enseignements Graphie et Figuration Graphique. Des originaux de VUES dessinées et imprimées animent l’exposition de cette édition 16-17. La multiplicité des sujets abordés, la variété des techniques graphiques et la grande qualité d’exécution des œuvres exposées ... Read more about "Exposition reVUES 16-17. Production graphique d'étudiants"
18OCT
30OCT
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  The Project Room

reVUES est le bilan périodique de créations graphiques expérimentales produites par des étudiants en architecture dans le cadre des enseignements Graphie et Figuration Graphique. Read more about "reVUES 16-17"
30OCT
06NOV
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From October 30 to November 6, EPFL will take part in the Virtual Conference on the theme of business air travel in the academic sector. Initiated by ETHZ, this conference will bring together participants from eight universities (amongst which Oxford, Yale and Cambridge) with the following objectives: Identify the professional, organizational and cultural factors that ... Read more about "Virtual Conference on University Air Miles Reduction"
05DEC
20DEC
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  07:00-21:00 Hall MED

CREApoly is an exhibition of artworks made by EPFL staff, from its different antenna as well as the EPFL Innovation Park. All visual art techniques are welcome. After two editions in 2013 and 2015, the Cultural and Art Affairs again give to the EPFL staff the possibility to showcase their artworks (professional or amateur) in ... Read more about "CREApoly 2017 - EPFL staff art exhibition"
By Collaborateurs EPFL

Thesis defenses

20OCT
  18:00 GC C3 30

Thesis directors : Prof. I. Smith , Dr P. Lestuzzi Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program. Thesis 8113 Read more about "Measurement-supported performance assessment of earthquake-damaged concrete and masonry structures"
By Yves Sylvain Gilles REULAND
27OCT
  16:00 WSL-SLF - Flüelastrasse 11, CH-7260 Davos Dorf - Hörsaal

Thesis Directors: Prof. M. Lehning - Dr H. Löwe Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program Thesis Nr. 7996 Read more about "Upscaling the evolution of snow microstructure: From 4D image analysis to rigorous models"
By Quirien Eibhilín KROL
27OCT
  17:00 ELA 2

Thesis directors : Prof. A. Meibom , Prof. E. Geslin Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program. Thesis 8054 Read more about "Correlated TEM-NanoSIMS investigation of foraminiferal metabolism"
By Charlotte Madeleine Nicole LEKIEFFRE
27OCT
  17:30 MA B1 11

Thesis directors : Prof. A. Martinoli , Dr D. Gillet Robotics, Control and Intelligent Systems doctoral program. Thesis 8043 Read more about "Vision-Based Sense and Avoid Algorithms for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
By Steven Adriaan ROELOFSEN
27OCT
  18:00 CM 1 5

Thesis Director: Prof. A. Buttler - Dr B. J. M. Robroek Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program Thesis Nr. 7839 Read more about "Improving slash-and-burn agriculture in Central Menabe, Madagascar"
By Justine Marie GAY DES COMBES
10NOV
  17:00 ELA 1

Thesis director : Prof. M. Bierlaire, Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program. Thesis 8004 Read more about "Aggregate route choice models: The mental representation item approach"
By Evanthia KAZAGLI
10NOV
  17:30 Auditorium EL A 2

Thesis Directors: Prof. A. Schleiss - Dr G. De Cesare Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program Thesis Nr. 7736 Read more about "Influence of outlet discharge on the efficiency of turbidity current venting"
By Sabine CHAMOUN
10NOV
  18:00 MXF 1

Thesis director : Prof. V. Kaufmann Programme doctoral en Architecture et sciences de la ville. Thesis 7957 Read more about "Living Without a Car: A Canada-France Comparative Outlook"
By Dominic VILLENEUVE
15NOV
  17:00 SG 294.22

Thesis director : Prof. E. Rey Architecture and Sciences of the City doctoral program. Thesis 7899 Read more about "Monitoring opérationnel pour l'intégration des enjeux de durabilité aux projets de régénération de friches urbaines."
By Martine LAPRISE
24NOV
  17:00 ELA 1

Thesis directors : Prof. M. Bierlaire , Prof. S. Varone Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program Thesis 8009 Read more about "Rich Vehicle and Inventory Routing Problems with Stochastic Demands"
By Iliya Dimitrov MARKOV
01DEC
  17:30 ELA 2

Thesis directors : Prof. A. Schleiss , Dr G. De Cesare Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program. Theis 8090 Read more about "Characterization of hydraulic behavior of orifices in conduits"
By Nicolas Jean François Pascal Ghislain ADAM
11JAN
  17:00 CM 1 4

Thesis directors : Prof. A. J. Wüest , Prof. D. Bouffard Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program Thesis 7976 Read more about "Global and local anthropogenic effects on hydrodynamics of lakes - Applications to Lake Biel drinking water management"
By Carl Love Mikael RÅMAN VINNÅ

Movies

01DEC
03DEC
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  10:00-22:00 Genopode, UNIL

Science can appear inaccessible and complex to non-scientists and art can seem unachievable and daunting to scientists. This 3-day course aims to bring together scientists and artists to create films that communicate complex concepts in science. In groups of 4-5, participants will: find a scientific concept they want to communicate discuss how they want to ... Read more about "EXPOSURE: science film hackathon"
By Dr. Adria Le Boeuf, Prof. Marcel Salathe, Dr. Kerstin Preuschoff ...

Celebrations

04NOV
05NOV
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  20:00-05:00 XoXo Club

NEED A BREAK FROM THE PhD ? The PhD night is here for you ! Fed up of waiting for your cells to differentiate, writing code to be the new Zuckerberg or trying to reach a 40% yield for a reaction that no-one will ever use? Then hurry-up and burn your lab coat and put ... Read more about "PhD Night"

Management Board meetings

23OCT
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  16:00-17:30 Salle Vittoz (BP 1 122)

Read more about "Séance du Conseil de Faculté ENAC"
30OCT
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  18:15-19:30 Polydôme

Program : Point of situation, objectives, futurs challenges and cross-group projects (Dean M. Andersen) Students, just back from Denver, will present the adventure of the Swiss Living Challenge (Solar Decathlon) PENS : the Design and Build Together, its evolution presented by Prof. Claudia Binder SKIL : an initiative from Prof. Anders Meibom for hands-on teaching ... Read more about "ENAC General Assembly"
By Prof. Marilyne Andersen, Dean of ENAC
07NOV
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  12:00-14:00 GR A1 402

Read more about "IIE / SIE Faculty Meeting"
05DEC
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  12:00-14:00 GR A1 402

Read more about "IIE / SIE Faculty Meeting"
11DEC
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  16:00-17:30 Salle Vittoz (BP 1 122)

Read more about "Séance du Conseil de Faculté ENAC"
19FEB
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  16:00-17:30 Salle Vittoz (BP 1 122)

Read more about "Séance du Conseil de Faculté ENAC"
20FEB
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  12:00-14:00 GR A1 402

Read more about "IIE / SIE Faculty Meeting"
27MAR
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  12:00-14:00 GR A1 402

Read more about "IIE / SIE Faculty meeting"

Miscellaneous

20OCT
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  12:25-14:00 BC420

The selections of the contest My Thesis in 180s will be held on 20, 26 and 31 October. For each participant, the goal is to present his or her research in simple, straightforward terms in 3 minutes before an audience. This is thus an exercise in popularizing the thesis and explaining it, in French or ... Read more about "My Thesis in 180s: Selections"
26OCT
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  12:25-14:00 BC 420

The selections of the contest My Thesis in 180s will be held on 20, 26 and 31 October. For each participant, the goal is to present his or her research in simple, straightforward terms in 3 minutes before an audience. This is thus an exercise in popularizing the thesis and explaining it, in French or ... Read more about "My Thesis in 180s: Selections"
31OCT
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  12:25-14:00 BC 420

The selections of the contest My Thesis in 180s will be held on 20, 26 and 31 October. For each participant, the goal is to present his or her research in simple, straightforward terms in 3 minutes before an audience. This is thus an exercise in popularizing the thesis and explaining it, in French or ... Read more about "My Thesis in 180s: Selections"
09NOV
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  09:00-12:30 salle BI A2 468

Explore ways to design lab experiments that help students develop a scientific approach which is transferable to real world complexity. Read more about "Running Lab sessions"
By Siara Isaac
10NOV
12NOV
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JOIN A CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC HACKATHON AT THE EPFL ARTLAB! MUSEOMIX is an international event taking place in 8 countries all over the world at the same dates: Mexico, Brazil, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Belgium - and Switzerland. During three days in November, participants will imagine and develop new forms of cultural mediation at the ... Read more about "Museomix 2017 ArtLab | EPFL"
13NOV
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  15:15-16:15 BC 410

The Digital Humanities Institute is happy to welcome Dr. Kirell Benzi for a a talk on 13 November at 3:15pm in room BC410. Abstract Even if it may seem unnatural at first, the combination of art and science is gaining momentum in the research community. In this talk, I will explain why data art is ... Read more about "Data art, creating artworks from scientific data? - DH Distinguished Lecture Series"
By Dr. Kirell Benzi got his Ph.D from EPFL in ...
16NOV
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  09:00-12:30 salle BI A2 468

Exercise sessions provide students with an opportunity to apply the things they have learned in lectures, to deepen their understanding, to clarify problems and to monitor their own learning. What are the features of exercise sessions that best help student to learn? How can exercises be adapted to help students deepen their understanding? What approaches ... Read more about "Effective exercise sessions"
By Roland Tormey

Internal trainings

04OCT
06DEC
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  17:15-21:00

Accelerate your startup with the support of successful founders and industry leaders! The series of eight workshops is based on a mission and challenge approach to enhance the validation and execution of your business case. Our goal is to support the best startup talents in Switzerland in order to build world-class startups the fastest way ... Read more about "Startup Acceleration Workshops"
26OCT
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  18:00-19:00 MED 3 2215

This is a 1h crash course in 3D printing, modifying wood, paper, metal, plastics, soldering electronic circuits and analysing them. And all of this happens inside one square meter! Introducing: The Octanis Rack (http://octanis.org/rack/)! We give you pointers for your own project and you then get the access to the tools to further explore it ... Read more about "Making Fast and Slow - Introduction workshop to the rack (mini maker space on wheels)"
By Raffael Tschui
02NOV
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  13:00-17:00 BS190

This 4 hours course is compulsory for all the collaborators, visitors or master students at EPFL accessing a P2 or P3 laboratory. Content: Risk assessment – Functioning of the various Biosafety cabinets – donning and doffing equipment – Treating a biological spill – Inactivation and disinfection - Waste Registrations : formations.dsps@epfl.ch Read more about "FOBS 3 – BIOLOGICAL RISKS « Working in a P2 & P3 environment »"
By Stéphane Karlen, Camille Freyssenet
02NOV
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  18:00-19:00 MED 3 2215

This is a 1h crash course in 3D printing, modifying wood, paper, metal, plastics, soldering electronic circuits and analysing them. And all of this happens inside one square meter! Introducing: The Octanis Rack (http://octanis.org/rack/)! We give you pointers for your own project and you then get the access to the tools to further explore it ... Read more about "Making Fast and Slow - Introduction workshop to the rack (mini maker space on wheels)"
By Raffael Tschui
03NOV
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  09:00-17:00 Université de Genève

Description et objectifs L’atelier s’organisera autour des questions suivantes : De quoi se compose un budget : quelles sont les dépenses et revenus d’un budget de recherche? A quel organisme demandons-nous ce financement ? Quelle est son influence sur la nature des sommes qu’on peut demander ? Comment construire ce budget : quels paramètres devons-nous ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: Budgets de recherche (Construction et compréhension)"
By Dr Luc Gauthier, sociologue, Grants Office Manager, Université de Neuchâtel
06NOV
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  18:15-19:45 MA A0 364

Les briques cuites de la PAO Après avoir visité l’histoire de la PAO sur Mac, le conférencier présentera les outils d’aujourd’hui pour la mise en page et la récupération des PDF Read more about "PolyMac : Les briques cuites de la PAO"
By Daniel Amiguet, connu pour ses Extensions inessentielles
07NOV
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  10:00-18:00 University of Neuchatel

Description and objectives Professional careers are partially based on technical, scientific, and professional skills (“what you know”) and partially on social networks and professional networks (“who you know”). However, many young professionals are surprised to discover that “who you know” is often much more important than “what you know” in determining interesting job offers and ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: Developing and harnessing professional networks"
By Dr. Tanja Wranik, work and organizational psychologist FSP, business and ...
10NOV
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  09:00-17:00 Université de Genève

Description et objectifs La matinée de cet atelier est organisée en table-ronde avec des représentant-e-s de la délégation à l’égalité et le Bureau de l’égalité de l’Université de Genève. L’après-midi sera dispensé un atelier pratique (animé par FormEv). L’atelier cherchera à répondre aux questions suivantes : Comment se déroule une procédure de nomination ? Comment ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: Devenir professeure, mettre toutes les chances de son côté !"
By Table ronde et inputs : Présidence de la Délégation à l ...
13NOV
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Comment penser son contenu pou pouvoir bien le dire? En quoi la voix est une résultante du corps en action? Quelles technique vocales mettre en œuvre et exercer? Read more about "Améliorer l'expressivité et sa voix pour ses cours"
By Rita Gay
17NOV
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Come and meet the Vice Presidency for Research! The Vice Presidency for Research (VPR) is organising a half day meeting to give new professors at EPFL the opportunity to meet all the services of the VPR. The VPR determines and implements the research strategy of EPFL. It is responsible for research contracts, technology transfer, scientific ... Read more about "Presentation of the Vice Presidency for Research"
20NOV
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  08:30-12:00 BI A0 397

Ce cours s’adresse aux personnes occupant un rôle d’administratice/teur ou de gestionnaire d’équipe pour la gestion des absences au sein d’une unité de l’EPFL. Il est recommandé de le suivre au début de votre activité à l’EPFL. Il a pour but de vous familiariser avec le logiciel de la gestion des absences, en présentant notamment ... Read more about "Formation Gestion des Absences"
By DRH - Service de gestion des absences
21NOV
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  09:00-11:30 salle BI A2 458

The aim of this workshop is to help participants identify and eliminate text, images and codes that may be interpreted as plagiarism. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Explain the difference between incorrect referencing and plagiarism. Use i-thenticate to correct your text in order to eliminate potential ques of plagiarism. ... Read more about "Stay away from plagiarism!"
By Ingrid Le Duc & Raphaël Grolimund
23NOV
24NOV
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  09:00-17:00 University of Fribourg

Description and objectives After this workshop, participants will have methods and tools to successfully develop, manage and supervise research projects. They will be able to: set project objectives structure and plan a project define roles and responsibilities in projects create the project budget manage risks establish a communication plan guide and control projects in a ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: Project management for successful researchers"
By Dr. Carine Galli Marxer, physicist, project manager and trainer, Cubisma ...
28NOV
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  09:00-16:30 BI A2 468

In this workshop, participants will apply vocal techniques to help them speak audibly, show authority through body posture, occupy space and breathe comfortably to deal with stress. Read more about "Using vocal techniques to teach effectively"
By Mandria Halder
28NOV
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  13:00-17:00 BS190

This 4 hours course is compulsory for all the collaborators, visitors or master students at EPFL accessing a P2 or P3 laboratory. Content: Risk assessment – Functioning of the various Biosafety cabinets – donning and doffing equipment – Treating a biological spill – Inactivation and disinfection - Waste Registrations : formations.dsps@epfl.ch Read more about "FOBS 3 – BIOLOGICAL RISKS « Working in a P2 & P3 environment »"
By Stéphane Karlen, Camille Freyssenet
30NOV
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  09:00-11:00 INJ 218

Le service de la gestion des absences de l'EPFL a le plaisir de vous convier à sa séance d'information annuelle 2017 destinée aux administratrices/teurs de la gestion des absences. A cette occasion, notre équipe vous présentera les nouveautés 2017 et à venir, les fonctionnalités et processus clés de la gestion des absences ainsi que les ... Read more about "Séance d'information annuelle 2017 - Gestion des absences"
By Les membres de l'équipe de la gestion des absences
05DEC
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  08:30-18:30 GC B1 10

This workshop is a boot camp during which participants will learn about design thinking and experiment insights gathering, idea generation, feedback collection and prototyping techniques. FOR WHO? For ENAC's PhD students, post-docs & scientific collaborators only. WHAT ? In this one-day workshop, participants will discover Design Thinking — an innovative, human-centered approach to problem solving ... Read more about "Design Thinking workshop - Generate ideas to solve societal challenges"
By Gregory Grin, Fri Up Director
05DEC
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  14:00-16:00 CM 1 120

Le service de la gestion des absences de l'EPFL a le plaisir de vous convier à sa séance d'information annuelle 2017 destinée aux administratrices/teurs de la gestion des absences. A cette occasion, notre équipe vous présentera les nouveautés 2017 et à venir, les fonctionnalités et processus clés de la gestion des absences ainsi que les ... Read more about "Séance d'information annuelle 2017 - Gestion des absences"
By Les membres de l'équipe de la gestion des absences
06FEB
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  08:30-12:30

Detailed program & registration form will be announced later on InnoSeed ENAC website PITCH YOUR IMPACT 2018 is a friendly but challenging workshop organised by the InnoSeed program that will help ENAC researchers (PhD students, post-docs or scientific collaborators) to: identify and validate the potential impact of their research project and/or invention on society by ... Read more about "Pitch Your Impact 2018 - Training session 1"
By Mrs Nadine Reichenthal
13FEB
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  11:00-19:00

Detailed program & registration form will be announced later on InnoSeed ENAC website PITCH YOUR IMPACT 2018 is a friendly but challenging workshop organised by the InnoSeed program that will help ENAC researchers (PhD students, post-docs or scientific collaborators) to: identify and validate the potential impact of their research project and/or invention on society by ... Read more about "Pitch Your Impact 2018 - Training session 2"
By Paperboy agency

Call for proposal

16OCT
15DEC
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CODEV Seed Money program aims at financially support the launch of cooperation projects by researchers in all scientific disciplines at EPFL, in partnership with academic institutions in the Global South. Main objectives of the Seed Money programme Enable and foster the establishment of collaborative EPFL research projects with partners from the Global South with a ... Read more about "2018 CODEV Seed Money call for projects"
24OCT
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Aim: The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is working to improve health by speeding up the development of, and patient access to, the next generation of medicines. This is mainly accomplished through partnerships between entities in the private and public sectors. To this end, the IMI is launching two new Calls for proposals with topics on ... Read more about "[ INNOVATIVE MEDICINES INITIATIVE | RESEARCH FUNDING ]"
24OCT
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The ERA-NET Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) network will launch on August 24th, 2017 a call for proposals for the Joint Research Programme "Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe" (HERA JRP PS). The aim of the programme is to analyse the theoretical and empirical cultural understanding of public spaces in a European ... Read more about "[ERA-NET HERA]"
31OCT
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Aim The Bertarelli Foundation Catalyst Fund will support projects, with the mission to accelerate early stages of technology development towards therapeutic application, for diseases that affect the brain, the spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system, as well as the sensory organs. Requirements Projects must be collaborative: each proposal should have at least one principal investigator ... Read more about "[BERTARELLI FOUNDATION I RESEARCH FUNDING]"
01NOV
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PRIMA (Promoting Women in Academia) grants are aimed at excellent female researchers from Switzerland and abroad who aspire to a professorship in Switzerland. PRIMA grantees lead their own research project at a Swiss higher education institution. They work independently and have a team of their own. Funding and Duration Funding (amount): max. 1.25 MCHF Duration: ... Read more about "[SNSF I PRIMA]"
01NOV
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Ambizione grants are aimed at young researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. The funding scheme would like to promote researchers from Switzerland as well from abroad. In addition, researchers working as non-professorial teaching staff at higher education institutions are entitled to apply for project ... Read more about "[AMBIZIONE I FELLOWSHIP]"
06NOV
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The EPFL-Stanford Exchange Program seeks to foster long-term collaborations between researchers at EPFL and at Stanford in a variety of life science fields, with a particular emphasis on chemical biology and neuroscience. The EPFL-Stanford Exchange Program is made possible through the generous support of Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned company in the fragrance and flavour ... Read more about "[EPFL-STANFORD I EXCHANGE]"
06NOV
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Aim: The main purpose of the exchange program me is to foster and facilitate the direct exchange between Korean and Swiss research groups and to enable the mobility of young researchers such as PhD students. With stays in a partner research group in Korea or Switzerland, respectively, the researchers should be motivated to spend part ... Read more about "[ETH & NRF I FELLOWSHIP]"
06NOV
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  16:59-17:00

The EPFL-Stanford Exchange Program seeks to foster long-term collaborations between researchers at EPFL and at Stanford in a variety of life science fields, with a particular emphasis on chemical biology and neuroscience. The EPFL-Stanford Exchange Program is made possible through the generous support of Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned company in the fragrance and flavour ... Read more about "[EPFL-STANFORD I EXCHANGE]"
08NOV
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Aim: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting proposals for the latest round of Grand Challenges Explorations, which foster early-stage discovery research to expand the pipeline of ideas for solving our greatest global health and development challenges. Three main challenges are presented this call: Novel approaches for improving timeliness of routine immunization birthdose and ... Read more about "[ BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION | GRAND CHALLENGES ]"
14NOV
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ERC Synergy Grants’ ambition is to bring together top researchers with complementary skills and knowledge to enable them to jointly address a commonly chosen challenging research problem in unconventional ways, potentially leading to major breakthroughs that scientists would not be able to achieve working alone. Submission deadline: 14.11.2017 Funding: Maximum 10 M€ (25 to 30 ... Read more about "[ERC SYNERGY GRANT I RESEARCH FUNDING]"
15NOV
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Horizontal Activities - Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence & Widening Participation Please find below a list of H2020 Horizontal Activities calls with a deadline on the 15th of November 2017: WIDESPREAD-03-2017 ERA Chairs WIDESPREAD-05-2017 Twinning For more information on the H2020 expected calls, please have a look at the Euresearch's website. Read more about "[H2020 WIDESPREAD I RESEARCH FUNDING]"
15NOV
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Aim: This new program is designed to encourage collaboration between technology developers and clinical cancer immunologists in addressing the gap between technology development and clinical application of cancer immunotherapies. The ultimate aim of this program is to advance technologies that can speed up the entire field’s efforts in addressing one of the most defining challenges ... Read more about "[ CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY IMPACT AWARD | RESEARCH FUNDING ]"
01DEC
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Sinergia promotes the interdisciplinary collaboration of two to four research groups that propose breakthrough research. Submission deadlines: 01.12.2017 Funding: Up to CHF 3.2 million Duration: 1 to 4 years For more information and application : Please have a look at the SNSF's website. For Sinergia EPFL instructions and toolkit: Please have a look at the ... Read more about "[SNSF SINERGIA I RESEARCH FUNDING]"
01DEC
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La Fondation Pierre Mercier pour la Science a pour but de soutenir des projets scientifiques originaux, essentiellement en recherche fondamentale, appliquée ou clinique dans le domaine biomédical, ainsi que de s'intéresser aux divers moyens de remédier au déséquilibre provoqué par l'industrialisation sur l'écologie et la santé. Submission deadline: 1st December 2017 Funding: N/A Duration: 2 ... Read more about "[FONDATION PIERRE MERCIER I RESEARCH FUNDING]"
03JAN
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Aim: The FY17/18 PH/TBIRP CTRR–CRA Program Announcement supports applied and translational research to advance the development of knowledge and materiel products for rehabilitation and restoration of function following TBI. The overarching goals of this award are to address TBI-related impairments and deficits including sensory, sensorimotor, and cognitive dysfunction to (1) develop and validate rehabilitation outcome ... Read more about "[ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | COMPLEX TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD ]"
08JAN
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Aim: The FY17 OPORP Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Award (OPORA) challenges the scientific community to address which orthotic and prosthetic devices generate the best patient outcomes. Outcomes focused research is used to support evidence-based practice which guides providers in the optimization of care to Service members and Veterans with limb loss and/or limb impairment. ... Read more about "[ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | ORTHOTICS AND PROSTEHICS OUTCOMES RESEARCH AWARD ]"
15JAN
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EPFLinnovators co-funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie: A doctoral programme for tomorrow’s entrepreneurs EPFLinnovators is a four-year doctoral programme based in the dynamic environment of the EPFL campus, Switzerland. To develop the innovation potential of PhD students, the EPFLinnovators programme integrates a six-month to two-year secondment in the non-academic sector into the doctoral programme. Furthermore, the programme ... Read more about "[EPFLinnovators I FELLOWSHIP]"
15JAN
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Society in Science – The Branco Weiss Fellowship provides a platform for exceptionally qualified researchers, demonstrating a willingness to engage in a dialogue on relevant social, cultural, political or economic issues across the frontiers of their particular discipline. Submission deadlines: 15.01.2018 Funding: CHF 100'000/year Duration: Up to 5 years For more information and application : ... Read more about "[BRANCO WEISS I FELLOWSHIP]"
15JAN
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The Congressi Stefano Franscini, conference platform of the ETH Zurich, offers scientists the possibility of organising research conferences at Monte Verità. A conference should last between 3 and 5 days and attract an international audience of between 50 and 100 participants. International collaboration are welcome. Congressi Stefano Franscini now also funds workshops. Proposals can be ... Read more about "[CONGRESSI STEFANO FRANSCINI I CONFERENCE PLATFORM]"
23JAN
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The Horizon Prize on materials for clean air will be awarded to the most affordable, sustainable and innovative design-driven material solution that can reduce the concentration of particulate matter in urban areas. Deadlines: 23rd of January 2018 Funding : € 3 million Duration : May vary Subject : Develop a material solution to reduce the ... Read more about "[EUROPEAN COMMISSION I RESEARCH FUNDING]"
28FEB
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Aim: The Allliance’s EuroTechPostdoc Programme is a postdoctoral fellowship programme for young experienced researchers who have already demonstrated excellence and potential in their field of research. EuroTechPostdoc provides its fellows exceptional international research and career development opportunities across four leading technical universities in Europe to further develop their outstanding individual potential into a distinct, innovative ... Read more about "[EUROTECHPOSTDOC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME]"
01MAR
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Dans un contexte de mobilité et de mondialisation accrues, ce programme de bourses a été mis sur pied par Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI). Il privilégie les pôles de compétitivité déterminés par le Plan Marshall 4.0, initié par la Wallonie, et permet l’accueil, par nos universités, de diplômés émanant d’institutions étrangères d’excellence. Submission deadlines: 02.10.2017 Funding: varie, ... Read more about "[WBI I FELLOWSHIP]"

Deadline

05OCT
26OCT
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Ce symposium permettra aux intervenants et aux participants de discuter des dernières découvertes qui relient les concepts fondamentaux qui ont émergé dans les domaines de la biologie cellulaire, la signalisation, la métabolomique, la physiologie, la génétique/génomique et l’étude du vieillissement, avec la pathogénèse et la gestion du syndrome métabolique. Un défi médical de première importance. ... Read more about "EPFL Life Sciences - EMBO Press Symposium 2017: Frontiers in Metabolism"
By 30 intervenants: voir le site du Symposium