Memento Computer and Communication Sciences

Conferences - Seminars

05MAR

22MAR

08:00-18:00 EPFL

Radio Hack Europe 2019 (29-31 March, EPFL) – Register Now!

Are you interested in shaping the future of radio and media? Registration to Radio Hack Europe is now open and is FREE for EPFL / UNIL employees, researchers, and students using the discount code HKSPO19LS. Register here Radio Hack Europe by Radiodays Europe is a 48-hour hackathon around the theme “Radio and media of tomorrow”, ... Read more about "Radio Hack Europe 2019 (29-31 March, EPFL) – Register Now!"

19MAR

08:45-15:45 SV1717

Gene Regulatory Elements : From Data to Models To Software

Open symposium organized by the COST Action GREEKC (Gene Regulation Ensemble Effort for Kwnoledge Commons). Read more about "Gene Regulatory Elements : From Data to Models To Software"

By Tim Hughes, Harmen Bussemaker, Sachi Inukai, Tim Bailey, Erik van ...

19MAR

13:00-16:30 CO 120

Lecture Demonstrations in the age of YouTube

Demonstrations have been used to make lectures more interesting and accessible for a very long time – but is there any point in investing time and effort into demonstrations in the age of smartphones and instant YouTube clips? This workshop will discuss this question, as well as give practical tips on designing and using demonstrations ... Read more about "Lecture Demonstrations in the age of YouTube"

By Ilya Eigenbrot

20MAR

09:15 SV 1717

Inferring Interaction Partners and Evolutionary Constraints from Protein Sequences

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES FACULTY RECRUITING SEMINAR Abstract: Proteins and multi-protein complexes play crucial roles in our cells. The amino-acid sequence of a protein encodes its function, including its structure and its possible interactions. In evolution, random mutations affect the sequence, while natural selection acts at the level of function. Hence, shedding light on the ... Read more about "Inferring Interaction Partners and Evolutionary Constraints from Protein Sequences"

By Anne-Florence Bitbol, Ph.D., CNRS & Sorbonne University, Paris (F)

20MAR

10:15-11:15 BC 420

IC Colloquium: Rethinking the role of optimization in learning

By: Suriya Gunsekar - Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago IC Faculty candidate Abstract: In this talk, I will overview our recent progress towards understanding how we learn large capacity machine learning models. In the modern practice of machine learning, especially deep learning, many successful models have far more trainable parameters compared to the number of ... Read more about "IC Colloquium: Rethinking the role of optimization in learning"

20MAR

13:15-15:15 INM 203

Observational Studies - Talk by Prof. Bob West

Wednesday 20 March 2019 – 13h15-15h15 EPFL room INM 203 Talk given as part of the DH Seminar Lecture series, organised by the Digital Humanities Institute. Read more about "Observational Studies - Talk by Prof. Bob West"

By Prof. Bob West

20MAR

14:15 SV 1717

From Genomics to Molecular Mechanisms: Leveraging Big Data with Integrative Workflows

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES FACULTY RECRUITING SEMINAR Abstract: Standardized, multi-omics datasets are becoming increasingly available, but major impediments prevent the realization of impact of big data resources. Integrative approaches that bridge the molecular and system sciences bring the promise of leveraging large-scale data to maximize its potential. Here, I present the development of in silico ... Read more about "From Genomics to Molecular Mechanisms: Leveraging Big Data with Integrative Workflows"

By Elizabeth Brunk, Ph.D., University of California San Diego, CA ...

21MAR

17:15-18:45 RLC A1 110

Pre-prints and journal clubs: empowering the next generation of peer reviewers

Discover PREreview, an open platform that facilitates the collaborative writing of preprints reviews by a growing community of contributors. Everyone welcome, whether early career researcher or not, from the Life Sciences or from any other discipline! The presentation will be followed by drinks! Register here! ----- Because of its fundamental role in research evaluation, scientific ... Read more about "Pre-prints and journal clubs: empowering the next generation of peer reviewers"

By Daniela Saderi

22MAR

23MAR

08:30-19:00 Campus Biotech

Brainhack Open Geneva 2019

Brainhack is a 2-day hackathon on brain technologies, mostly brain imaging but not only. To participate, you don’t need to know anything about the brain, just to bring yours! We welcome anyone from coders to doctors. Contrarily to traditional hackathons during which teams compete, brainhacks are collaborative: all teams work on different projects and we’ll ... Read more about "Brainhack Open Geneva 2019"

25MAR

10:15-11:15 BC 420

IC Colloquium: Learning to Understand Entities In Text

By: Eunsol Choi - University of Washington IC Faculty candidate Abstract: Real world entities such as people, organizations and countries play a critical role in text. Reading offers rich explicit and implicit information about these entities, such as the categories they belong to, relationships they have with other entities, and events they participate in. In ... Read more about "IC Colloquium: Learning to Understand Entities In Text"

26MAR

11:00-12:00 BC 410

Escaping the tyranny of “OR” in Analytics

Running any large-scale organization is about data, specifically, big data. While it has never been easier to collect and store data, when it comes to analyzing data, users face limited options. They need to decide between using a parallel data warehouse and a big data framework. In this talk we will present how Amazon Redshift ... Read more about "Escaping the tyranny of “OR” in Analytics"

By Ippokratis Pandis, Amazon Web Services

27MAR

10:15-11:15 BC 420

IC Colloquium: Learning Analytics: Using Data to Enhance Human Learning

By: Dragan Gasevic - Monash University IC Faculty candidate Abstract: The analysis of data collected from user interactions with technology has attracted much attention as a promising approach to enhancing the human learning process. This growing interest led to the formation of the field of learning analytics. The field has now entered the next phase ... Read more about "IC Colloquium: Learning Analytics: Using Data to Enhance Human Learning"

27MAR

18:15 PO 01

Innovation: Taking Risks or Making Risks?

The XGrant and YGrant programs are happy to present a keynote on complexity, uncertainty and possible futures. Innovation focuses on creating radical change in existing fields. When we intervene in complex systems, our future-shaping actions are hard to predict. The complexity of contemporary global challenges make any futures highly unpredictable. Innovating in such turbulent times ... Read more about "Innovation: Taking Risks or Making Risks?"

By Maja Kuzmanovic, Nik Gaffney, FoAM

28MAR

10:00-11:00 SV 1717

High-throughput behavioral analysis for neural circuit understanding

Quantifying behavior is crucial for many applications across the life sciences and engineering. Videography provides easy methods for the observation and recording of animal behavior in diverse settings, yet extracting particular aspects of a behavior for further analysis can be highly time consuming. I will present an efficient method for markerless pose estimation based on ... Read more about "High-throughput behavioral analysis for neural circuit understanding"

By Dr Alexander Mathis, Harvard University, USA.

28MAR

14:00-17:30 BC 03

>>venture>> Patent Search Workshop

Come prepared with your laptop and questions and make sure that your business idea does not infringe on someone else's intellectual property ("freedom to operate"). Hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, this interactive half-day event will take you through a deep-dive of topics from the previous IP seminar and will conclude with ... Read more about ">>venture>> Patent Search Workshop"

28MAR

15:00-16:00 SV 1717

A reinforcement learning account of planning, prospective simulation, and hippocampal replay

To make decisions, we must evaluate candidate choices by accessing records of relevant experiences. Yet little is known about which experiences the brain considers or ignore during planning, which ultimately affects choice. In this talk, I will describe my research revealing principles by which we use our memories to plan and decide. First, I will ... Read more about "A reinforcement learning account of planning, prospective simulation, and hippocampal replay"

By Dr Marcelo G. Mattar, University of Cambridge, UK.

30MAR

14:00-17:00 Octanis Microverse

PEE103: The Art of PCB Layout

Learn how to properly draw an electronic circuit onto a physical board. We will use the free and open-source software KiCAD. Some basics in electronics are required. Bring your own laptop (Win/Mac/Linux)! Learning Objectives - Create PCB footprints from device datasheets - Best practices for component placement and power/signal routing - Export PCB fabrication files Read more about "PEE103: The Art of PCB Layout"

By Raffael Tschui from Octanis Instruments.
Electrical Engineer MSc EPFL

31MAR

14:00-17:00 Octanis Microverse

PEE232: Internet of Things with ESP8266

It is now possible to get a WiFi - enabled *CE + FCC certified* microcontroller module for just above 2 Francs. Documentation might be quirky at times and getting started difficult, however - together with the maker community - the vendor, Chinese silicon company Espressif systems, is working to provide example code and help out ... Read more about "PEE232: Internet of Things with ESP8266"

By Raffael Tschui from Octanis Instruments.
Electrical Engineer MSc EPFL

02APR

16:00-17:45 SV 1717

Seminar by Dr. Francesco de Rubertis, MedicXi // Venture capital investing in early stage life sciences

Learn how a Venture Capital can fund and support high potential scientists and early translational technologies, on their path towards development. The seminar by Dr. Francesco de Rubertis will be followed by 1-on-1 workshop with Francesco, and probably other Industry experts, where EPFL members can pitch their translational project (on Doodle registration until 25.03.2019 at ... Read more about "Seminar by Dr. Francesco de Rubertis, MedicXi // Venture capital investing in early stage life sciences"

By Fransesco De Rubertis

03APR

13:00-18:30 Theatersaal National, Bern

Save the date: PRIMA Leadership Programme - Kick-off event

Last year, the SNSF launched PRIMA, its new funding scheme for outstanding women researchers. PRIMA grantees benefit from a first-rate leadership programme, which we are launching at a special event in Bern. Don't miss the opportunity to hear a thought-provoking keynote speech by the renowned leadership expert Margaret J. Wheatley and participate in discussions on ... Read more about "Save the date: PRIMA Leadership Programme - Kick-off event"

By Keynote - Margaret J. Wheatley: The essential role played by women ...

03APR

13:15-15:15 INM 203

Towards Interpretable Deep Visual Recognition - Talk by Dr. Mathieu Salzmann

Wednesday 3 April 2019 – 13h15-15h15 EPFL room INM 203 Talk given as part of the DH Seminar Lecture series, organised by the Digital Humanities Institute. Read more about "Towards Interpretable Deep Visual Recognition - Talk by Dr. Mathieu Salzmann"

By Dr. Mathieu Salzmann

03APR

14:00-15:30 BC410

Matryoshka: Extending Superposition Provers and SMT Solvers to Higher-Order Logic

by Jasmin Christian Blanchette Abstract The Matryoshka project [*] aims at reducing the gap between the logics of automatic and interactive theorem provers. Our approach is to enrich the two leading approaches for first-order reasoning, namely superposition and SMT, with higher-order reasoning in a careful manner, to preserve their performance and any completeness guarantees. We ... Read more about "Matryoshka: Extending Superposition Provers and SMT Solvers to Higher-Order Logic"

03APR

18:30-20:30 Forum Rolex

Hydrocarbures ou hydrogène? L'énergie de demain en débat

L’avenir de l’énergie se joue maintenant ! Pas un jour ne s’écoule sans nouvelles alarmantes sur le front du réchauffement climatique. Les appels à l’action s’amplifient. Où cela nous mène-t-il ? Quelles sont les voies de la transition énergétique scientifiquement, technologiquement et économiquement vraisemblables ? Quelles sources d’énergie ? Quels vecteurs ? Quels stockages ? ... Read more about "Hydrocarbures ou hydrogène? L'énergie de demain en débat"

By Prof. Hubert GIRAULT, Laboratoire d'électrochimie phyisque et analytique // Dr ...

06APR

14:00-16:00 Octanis Microverse

DFAB104: Create and Laser-cut device enclosures designed in OpenSCAD

This workshop shows you the fastest way of creating a simple box that can be cut out on a laser cutter. No prior knowledge required! Bring your own laptop (Win/Mac/Linux)! Learning Objectives - Parametrically design a PCB enclosure with OpenSCAD - Export the design file to the laser cutter - Safety procedures and control of ... Read more about "DFAB104: Create and Laser-cut device enclosures designed in OpenSCAD"

By Luc Patiny and Raffael Tschui from Octanis

07APR

14:00-17:30 Octanis Microverse

PEE222: Writing and Debugging Firmware for Microcontrollers and Peripherals

In this workshop, you will learn to go beyond simple Arduino applications. We will teach you the basic set of skills to develop complex embedded systems with a lot of practical examples and hands-on training. Some C programming knowledge required. Learning Objectives: - Use hardware interrupts to react to external signals - Interpret the information ... Read more about "PEE222: Writing and Debugging Firmware for Microcontrollers and Peripherals"

By Beat Geissmann from Rovenso / Octanis Instruments.

08APR

18:00-20:30 Forum Rolex

Soirée avec Jean-Pierre Luminet : « De la poésie aux étoiles »

Après avoir accueilli Alain Damasio en 2017 et Eduardo Kac en 2018, la Bibliothèque de l’EPFL a le plaisir d’annoncer la venue de Jean-Pierre Luminet dans la cadre de l’édition 2019 du Printemps de la Poésie. Inscription nécessaire Sa carrière n’étant plus à tracer, le voyage qu’il nous invite à faire le lundi 8 avril ... Read more about "Soirée avec Jean-Pierre Luminet : « De la poésie aux étoiles »"

By Jean-Pierre Luminet, astrophysicien, conférencier, écrivain et poète français, spécialiste de ...

09APR

13:00-16:30 salle CO 120

Assessment Matters

To develop assessment techniques which are valid and objective, notably to test if students have met the required learning outcomes. Read more about "Assessment Matters"

By Roland Tormey

10APR

16:30-19:30 RLC E1 240

Showcase 2030

EPFL Tech4Impact and Ingénieurs du Monde cordially invite you to the 1st Showcase 2030 event at the Forum Rolex Learning Center on April 10! The first EPFL Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) report provides impressive evidence of the University’s potential to advance the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. From tackling essential technology needs in emerging ... Read more about "Showcase 2030"

11APR

10:15-11:15 BC 420

IC Colloquium: Fast, Elastic Storage for the Cloud

By: Ana Klimovic - Stanford University IC Faculty candidate Abstract: Cloud computing promises high performance, cost-efficiency, and elasticity, three essential goals when processing exponentially growing datasets. To meet these goals, cloud platforms must provide each application with the right amount and balance of compute and fast storage resources (e.g., NVMe Flash). This is challenging today ... Read more about "IC Colloquium: Fast, Elastic Storage for the Cloud"

13APR

14:00-16:00 Octanis Microverse

EEIT102: Raspberry Pi for Beginners

This introduction workshop will show you how to: - power on your Raspberry Pi with an SD card, - remotely connect to your Raspberry Pi with SSH, - connect to the internet using Wifi/Ethernet, - run Python programs (and keeping them running forever), - for advanced participants: connect external sensors After the "theoretical part" of ... Read more about "EEIT102: Raspberry Pi for Beginners"

30APR

15:00-16:00 BC 420

Opportunities for Automating Email Processing

Most people can relate to email overload. The good news is that some of the hassle of dealing with email could be automated away. We performed a mixed-methods, need-finding study to learn what kind of automated email handling users want, and what kinds of information and computation are needed to make those automations reality. Our ... Read more about "Opportunities for Automating Email Processing"

By Soya Park

02MAY

18:00-21:30 EPFL Rolex Center

Innovation Leaders Event 2019

Exploring the business implications of Health Tech devices and the data they generate. The prevalence of micro-sensor enabled wearable devices, combined with the increasing accuracy of these sensors is blurring the lines between consumer devices and medical technology. What potential does this plethora of data hold for users, the businesses that have access to it, ... Read more about "Innovation Leaders Event 2019"

09MAY

12:00-13:30 MED 2 1522

Research Data Management workshop

"Introduction" workshop In this course, you will get an introduction to the main concepts of Research Data Management to apply them to your specific situation. Learning outcomes: Know the stakes around Research Data Management Discover how a Data Management Plan (DMP) can help you be more efficient in your research Get an overview of good ... Read more about "Research Data Management workshop"

By EPFL Library Research Data team

09MAY

18:00-20:00 Octanis Microverse

DFAB101: Designing 3D Objects with Fusion360

Heard of 3d printing but don't know how to make parts to print? We've all been there. Let us show you how to use Fusion360, a popular CAD tool in the maker community, to make 3d-printable parts. Whether you want to make a replacement part for your broken vacuum cleaner or design advanced hyperloop parts, ... Read more about "DFAB101: Designing 3D Objects with Fusion360"

By Sam Sulaimanov from Octanis

24MAY

26MAY

Neuromodulation of Neural Microcircuits NM² conference

The Blue Brain Project is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the second Neuromodulation of Neural Microcircuits NM² conference led by Srikanth Ramaswamy and Henry Markram. It will take place on May 24 – 26, in Champéry, Valais. The overarching goal of the second NM² Conference is to provide a unifying and mechanistic ... Read more about "Neuromodulation of Neural Microcircuits NM² conference"

28MAY

16:15 SV 1717

TBA

The Bonger lab combines organic chemistry with molecular biology and biochemistry to target and answer biological questions related to autoimmune- and protein misfolding diseases. Active projects include Coordination-Assisted Bioorthogonal Chemistry, Selective targeting of autoreactive B-cells and Chemoenzymatic subcellular protein labeling. Read more about "TBA"

By Dr. Kimberley Bonger, Radboud University, Netherlands

10SEP

09:30-14:00 EPFL Valais Wallis, Rue de l'Industrie 17, CH-1951 Sion

EPFL 50th Anniversary - Research Days - EPFL Valais Wallis, Sion

The Research Days will bring together key political figures from the area, local industrial partners and academic partners of the EPFL campuses (Sion, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Fribourg, Lausanne). Covering the key themes of each site, the event’s objective is to show how research contributes or can contribute to society, both with political support and through collaboration ... Read more about "EPFL 50th Anniversary - Research Days - EPFL Valais Wallis, Sion"

By Programme en cours / Programme coming soon.

11SEP

09:30-14:00 Rue de la Maladière 71b, CH-2002 Neuchâtel

50e Anniversaire EPFL - Journées de la Recherche - Microcity, Neuchâtel

Les journées de la recherche, ce sont des rencontres entre les personnalités politiques clés de la région, les partenaires industriels locaux ainsi que les partenaires académiques des campus EPFL (Sion, Neuchâtel, Genève, Fribourg, Lausanne) autour des thèmes phares de chaque site. L’objectif est de démontrer ce que la recherche apporte ou peut apporter à la ... Read more about "50e Anniversaire EPFL - Journées de la Recherche - Microcity, Neuchâtel"

By Programme en cours

12SEP

09:30-14:00 Chemin des Mines 9, CH-1202 Genève

50e Anniversaire EPFL - Journées de la Recherche - Campus Biotech, Genève

By Programme en cours

13SEP

09:30-14:00 Passage du Cardinal 13b, CH-1700 Fribourg

50e Anniversaire EPFL - Journées de la Recherche - BlueFactory Fribourg

By Programme en cours

14SEP

09:30-14:00 STCC 2 9426

50e Anniversaire EPFL - Journées de la Recherche - Campus Lausanne

By Programme en cours

18OCT

08:30-18:30 RLC E1 240

Open Science Day

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of EPFL, its President Martin Vetterli invites you to explore what is Open Science with world-class researchers and influential policy makers. How can we successfully transition to digital scholarship? What will knowledge production and dissemination resemble in the future? This day will be dedicated to discussing the promises and challenges ... Read more about "Open Science Day"

Thesis defenses

20MAR

17:15 BC 02

Interdependent and Multi-Subject Privacy: Threats, Analysis and Protection

Thesis directors: Prof. J.-P. Hubaux ,Prof. K. C. Huguenin Programme doctoral en Informatique et communications. Thesis 9373 Read more about "Interdependent and Multi-Subject Privacy: Threats, Analysis and Protection"

By Alexandra-Mihaela OLTEANU

12APR

17:00 BC 420

New Approaches to Artistic Synthesis Relying on Visual Perception

Thesis directors : Prof. S. Süsstrunk , Prof. R. Hersch Computer and Communication Sciences doctoral program. Thesis 9189 Read more about "New Approaches to Artistic Synthesis Relying on Visual Perception"

By Mahmut Sami ARPA

03MAY

17:30 BC 420

Reliable and Robust Cyber-Physical Systems for Real-Time Control of Electric Grids

Thesis director : Prof. J.-Y. Le Boudec Computer and Communication Sciences doctoral program Thesis 9161 Read more about "Reliable and Robust Cyber-Physical Systems for Real-Time Control of Electric Grids"

By Wajeb SAAB

Public Science Events

21MAR

10:00-18:00 STCC 2 52

SALON DES TECHNOLOGIES ET DE L'INNOVATION DE LAUSANNE

Nous sommes très heureux de vous accueillir à la 6ème édition du Salon des Technologies et de l'Innovation de Lausanne. Seront présentés les start-up, laboratoires, entreprises les plus innovantes de Suisse. Vous aimez les nouvelles technologies? Elon Musk est votre idole? Vous avez deux jambes? Venez les rencontrer autour de stands intéractifs. Vous decouvrirez d'étonnantes ... Read more about "SALON DES TECHNOLOGIES ET DE L'INNOVATION DE LAUSANNE"

25MAR

18:00-20:00 Forum Rolex

Ig Nobel Award Tour Show 2019

The Ig Nobel Awards honor research that makes people laugh, then think. With Marc Abrahams Father of the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony and editor of Annals of Improbable Research Claire Rind, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK 2005 Peace Prize winner — Monitoring a brain cell of a locust while that locust watches selected ... Read more about "Ig Nobel Award Tour Show 2019"

By Marc Abraham, Claire Rind, Marc Fardin, Mark Dingemanse

Sciences Activities for Youth

30MAR

08:30-17:00 EPFL, Salle INF 3, Bâtiment INF

Scratch Day à l'EPFL

Une journée pour s'amuser en découvrant le code et la programmation à l'aide de Scratch. Les enfants utiliseront l'ordinateur comme outil créatif afin d'imaginer, programmer et partager des petites animations, histoires et mini jeux. Inscriptions pour les enfants de 8 à 12 ans accompagnés d'un adulte sur: https://scratchday.ch Prix: CHF 5.- 1 billet par enfant, ... Read more about "Scratch Day à l'EPFL"

Exhibitions

26FEB

31MAR

07:00-23:59 RLC D1 230

Biodiversity Rhapsody : une sélection de livres 100% durables

A l’occasion de la Semaine de la durabilité, découvrez une sélection de livres autour de la thématique de la biodiversité, issus des collections de la Bibliothèque. De quoi parle-t-on ? La biodiversité peut être défini comme un réseau d’interactions et d’interdépendances entre des dizaines de millions d’espèce, autrement dit des milliards d’êtres vivants. Ce sont ... Read more about "Biodiversity Rhapsody : une sélection de livres 100% durables"

By EPFL Library

18MAR

22MAR

Hall SV

Exposition Photo - Colors of Asia

"90 days, 6 countries, 16k photos on my memory cards and the deep sensation to have experienced something unique. A journey among cultures, religion and enriching people. But most of all, a trip amongst colours. Of the people’s eyes, of women’s saris, of the desert sand. An entirely new way to define and understand colour, ... Read more about "Exposition Photo - Colors of Asia"

Call for proposal

22MAR

[ SUDAC – swissuniversities Development and Cooperation Network | Funding for institutional co-operation in the Global South ]

With this call, SUDAC promotes the establishment of 2-3 Clusters of Cooperation in the Global South (CLOCs) in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. This call is not about funding research projects, but aims at establishing institutional co-operation. CLOCs must: Be related to at least 5 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Cooperate with at least 2 COFER ... Read more about "[ SUDAC – swissuniversities Development and Cooperation Network | Funding for institutional co-operation in the Global South ]"

27MAR

[ EIT Health Business Plan 2020 - Calls for Proposals | Research funding ]

The Call for 2020 EIT Health Business Plan Proposals is now open. EPFL is an Associate Partner in EIT Health and can participate in all projects, although the total funding available for EPFL is capped. Final proposals are due by 27 March 2019. Please note that, for Innovation Projects, a pre-proposal must be submitted to ... Read more about "[ EIT Health Business Plan 2020 - Calls for Proposals | Research funding ]"

27MAR

[ Collective Research Networking (CORNET) | International pre-competitive research funding on energy ]

CORNET was initiated as an ERA-NET in 2005 and was supported by the European Commission’s 6th and 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development until 2011, when it became a self-sustained network. CORNET’s aim is to increase competitiveness of SMEs by funding international pre-competitive, market-oriented research projects via biannual calls for proposals. The calls follow ... Read more about "[ Collective Research Networking (CORNET) | International pre-competitive research funding on energy ]"

30MAR

[ TA Swiss – Foundation for Technology Assessment | Research funding on robots, empathy and emotions ]

Aujourd’hui on trouve de plus en plus de robots humanoïdes, en vente libre, qui sont destinés à s’installer dans nos foyers pour remplir des tâches domestiques, garder nos enfants, servir de meilleur ami ou de compagnon sexuel. TA Swiss commissionne une étude interdisciplinaire visant à évaluer les chances et les risques de l’entrée dans nos ... Read more about "[ TA Swiss – Foundation for Technology Assessment | Research funding on robots, empathy and emotions ]"

31MAR

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) mandated the ETH Zurich for bilateral collaboration with partner institutions in Asia. In 2018, ETH Zurich opened a call for proposals for opportunity grants with China, Japan, South Korea and the ASEAN countries. Applications are accepted on a rolling base until 2020. Who can apply: senior ... Read more about "[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]"

31MAR

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

The Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) commissioned the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO) as the Leading House for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This call allows funding of approx. 26 mobility grants. Partner countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab ... Read more about "[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]"

31MAR

[ Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering | Research funding ]

The Wyss Center is a translational research center that accelerates the development of neurotechnology research into clinical solutions for human benefit. The Wyss Center welcomes informal inquiries, from anywhere in the world, about projects that could complement its existing programs and make full use of the Wyss center’s research platforms and human resources (e.g. neuroscientists, ... Read more about "[ Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering | Research funding ]"

31MAR

[ ZHAW - Call for Mobility Grants with South Asia and Iran | Mobility funding ]

The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) has commissioned the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) as Leading House for bilateral research collaboration with partner institutions in South Asia and Iran, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Mobility Grants enable the young generation of scientists to take ... Read more about "[ ZHAW - Call for Mobility Grants with South Asia and Iran | Mobility funding ]"

31MAR

[ Wellcome Trust - Innovator awards | Research funding ]

The UK-based charity, Wellcome Trust, launched the Innovator Awards to support researchers who are transforming great ideas into healthcare innovations that could have a significant and measurable impact on human health. You can work in any discipline on any type of technology: Priority focus areas: diagnostics, drug repurposing, mental health, but also neglected tropical diseases, ... Read more about "[ Wellcome Trust - Innovator awards | Research funding ]"

31MAR

[ SNSF SPIRIT funding for collaborative scientific projects with countries receiving development assistance | Research funding]

On February 1st, 2019 the SNSF launches SPIRIT, a new program aimed at fostering international scientific collaboration between researchers based in Switzerland and their counterparts in 127 SPIRIT partner countries receiving development assistance. A highly competitive selection process is in place, with 12 projects being funded per year. Who can apply: Max. 4 applicants. At ... Read more about "[ SNSF SPIRIT funding for collaborative scientific projects with countries receiving development assistance | Research funding]"

05APR

[ Novartis Forschungsstiftung – FreeNovation | Research funding on Systems Medicine ]

The Novartis Research Foundation (Novartis Forschungstiftung) has launched the 2019 FreeNovation thematic call for research projects on Systems medicine: From molecule to phenotype and better therapies. Proposals must: Apply to at least one of the following key words: Data integration, modeling & simulation Analytics, diagnostics, imaging Physiology, pathology, pharmacology Relate to biomedical research with the ... Read more about "[ Novartis Forschungsstiftung – FreeNovation | Research funding on Systems Medicine ]"

15APR

[Fondation d'Aide Sociale et Culturelle du Canton de Vaud | Research Funding]

La Fondation d’aide Sociale et Culturelle du Canton De Vaud redistribue la part des bénéfices de la Loterie Romande qui revient au Canton de Vaud accordant une contribution aux projets qui correspondent à son but dans les domaines culturel, artistique, social, éducatif, du sport handicap, de la santé, du patrimoine, de la recherche (toutes les ... Read more about "[Fondation d'Aide Sociale et Culturelle du Canton de Vaud | Research Funding]"

30APR

[ VELUX STIFTUNG | Research grants ]

The Velux Stiftung supports basic and applied research in the fields of daylight, healthy ageing and ophthalmology which: is relevant beyond the borders of a single discipline, can accelerate research by removing bottlenecks, enables implementation of research and whose results will be promoted and/or implemented inside and outside academia. The foundation welcomes international and interdisciplinary ... Read more about "[ VELUX STIFTUNG | Research grants ]"

30APR

[ Velux Stiftung Research Grants | Research funding ]

30APR

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

30APR

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

30APR

[ Holcim Stiftung - Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship/Assistant Professorship in any discipline | Fellowship funding ]

The Holcim Stiftung offers grants to outstanding young scientists to carry out excellent research (fundamental, applied, PoC, market-oriented) in any discipline and field in Switzerland. Priority is given to projects: with a positive social impact, exploring innovative methods, new perspectives or novel lines of questioning crucial to the advancement of science, already underway. Who can ... Read more about "[ Holcim Stiftung - Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship/Assistant Professorship in any discipline | Fellowship funding ]"

30APR

[Fondation Dalle Molle – Quality of life Prize | Research funding ]

The 9th edition of the Dalle Molle Foundation “Quality of life” prize will award two CHF 10’000 prizes to ongoing research projects focusing on data processing and the new technologies and aiming at facilitating access to information in order to improve the quality of life and of the environment, and facilitate social interactions. The research ... Read more about "[Fondation Dalle Molle – Quality of life Prize | Research funding ]"

30APR

[ Swiss Bridge Foundation - Swiss Bridge Award 2019 | Research funding ]

Swiss Bridge is a private foundation associated with the Swiss Cancer League, the Swiss Cancer Research foundation and the Union for International Cancer Control, which supports high-quality cancer research in Europe. The 2019 call focuses on immune cell therapy, including all types of immune-cell therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy, tumor-infiltrating ... Read more about "[ Swiss Bridge Foundation - Swiss Bridge Award 2019 | Research funding ]"

30APR

[ Wellcome Trust - Collaborative Awards in Science | Research funding ]

The Wellcome Trust “Collaborative Awards in Science” support Basic and clinical research in any disciplines carried out by a team of researchers, working together on the most important scientific problems to improve health for everyone. Interdisciplinary projects across Science, Humanities and Social Science and Innovations teams are encouraged. Who can apply The PI must be ... Read more about "[ Wellcome Trust - Collaborative Awards in Science | Research funding ]"

01MAY

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - InnoBooster | Research funding ]

What: Support to university-based, high-potential business cases from the Venture Kick programme with the aim of substantially accelerating their market entry. Support to proposals where a R&D or design boost can speed up the success of the deep tech business case. Your project MUST be: Already in the Venture Kick process Already approved by a ... Read more about "[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - InnoBooster | Research funding ]"

01MAY

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Scientainment | Scientific outreach ]

Gebert Rüf Stiftung (GRS) was established in 1998 by entrepreneur Heinrich Gebert as a science and innovation foundation. Its objective is to promote «Switzerland as a top location for business and as a place to live». As a private funding agency guided by its mission statement «making science effective», it supports entrepreneurial projects, which are ... Read more about "[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Scientainment | Scientific outreach ]"

01MAY

[ THE COGITO FOUNDATION | Research Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Scientific Visits, Congresses, Dissemination ]

The goal of the Cogito Foundation is to encourage the dialogue between science and technology on one hand and humanities and the social sciences, on the other. The Foundation supports research that helps bridge this gap. It does not fund the mere application of a method from one discipline to another: all disciplines involved must ... Read more about "[ THE COGITO FOUNDATION | Research Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Scientific Visits, Congresses, Dissemination ]"

01MAY

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for digital education | Research funding ]

01MAY

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for digital education and entrepreneurship | Research funding ]

01MAY

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for cluster projects | Research funding ]

13MAY

[ Fondation Leenaards | Research funding on translational medical research ]

Each year, Fondation Leenaards allocates up to CHF 1.5 million for the Leenaards Prize for Translational Medical Research. The research prize is awarded to 2-3 innovative projects, conducted by, at least, a university hospital (CHUV, HUG) and an academic partner (e.g. EPFL, UNIL, UNIGE) of the Lake Geneva region, investigating a clinical problem from an ... Read more about "[ Fondation Leenaards | Research funding on translational medical research ]"

17MAY

[ ETHZ Call for young researchers' exchange with Japan | Research funding ]

The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) has commissioned ETHZ as Leading House for bilateral research collaboration with the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). ETHZ and JSPS run the Japanese – Swiss Young Researcher’s Exchange Programme to: foster and facilitate the direct exchange between Japanese and Swiss research groups and ... Read more about "[ ETHZ Call for young researchers' exchange with Japan | Research funding ]"

24MAY

[ ERA-NET Active and Assisted Living (AAL) | Research funding on Sustainable Smart Solutions for Ageing well ]

The Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Programme is an ERA-NET initiative aimed to create better quality of life for older people and to strengthen industrial opportunities in the field of healthy ageing technology and innovation. AAL is co-financed until 2020 by the European Commission (through Horizon 2020) and 17 countries, including Switzerland (via Innosuisse). It ... Read more about "[ ERA-NET Active and Assisted Living (AAL) | Research funding on Sustainable Smart Solutions for Ageing well ]"

27MAY

[ Fondation Leenaards | Research funding on translational medical research ]

31MAY

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

31MAY

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

31MAY

[ SATW Germaine de Staël | Scientific exchange with France ]

The Germaine de Staël programme of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) promotes collaborations between French and Swiss researchers and research teams in any disciplines by reimbursing travel and accommodation expenses incurred by Swiss team members as part of attending meetings or conferences in France. Projects including PhD students and young researchers are especially ... Read more about "[ SATW Germaine de Staël | Scientific exchange with France ]"

01JUN

[ Fondation Pierre Mercier pour la Science | Research Funding ]

Fondation Pierre Mercier pour la Science supports: Original scientific basic, applied or clinical biomedical research; Projects aiming at remedying the imbalance caused by industrialization on ecology and health. Preference is given to projects with applications in the short and medium term. Research must be conducted for the most part in Switzerland. Who can apply: researchers ... Read more about "[ Fondation Pierre Mercier pour la Science | Research Funding ]"

01JUN

[ SNSF Sinergia | Research funding ]

Sinergia promotes the interdisciplinary collaboration of two to four research groups that propose breakthrough research. Submission deadlines: 01.06.2019 01.12.2019 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 | Research funding ]"

03JUN

[ BRIDGE PROOF OF CONCEPT – 11th CALL | Research funding ]

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 opportunities at the intersection of basic research and science-based innovation, thereby supplementing the funding activities of the two organisations. BRIDGE Proof of Concept projects support young researchers (see eligibility criteria ... Read more about "[ BRIDGE PROOF OF CONCEPT – 11th CALL | Research funding ]"

04JUN

[ Cooperation in Science and Technology: Submitting a research project in the COST call launched by the SNSF | Research funding ]

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) promotes Europe-wide scientific cooperation and coordination between various national research activities. It operates by means of scientific networks, known as COST Actions. COST does not fund research itself, but supports networking via different tools such as meetings, short-term scientific exchanges, training schools and dissemination activities as parts of ... Read more about "[ Cooperation in Science and Technology: Submitting a research project in the COST call launched by the SNSF | Research funding ]"

30JUN

[ Jacobs Foundation - Postdoctoral fellowships | Fellowship funding ]

This is a globally competitive three-year fellowship program for early and advanced postdoctoral researchers to conduct independent research of international relevance To improve the learning, development and living conditions of children and youth or To contribute to one of the foundation’s thematic priorities: science of learning, early childhood and rural livelihoods. In any discipline, e.g. ... Read more about "[ Jacobs Foundation - Postdoctoral fellowships | Fellowship funding ]"

30JUN

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

30JUN

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

30JUN

[ Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering | Research funding ]

30JUN

[ Wellcome Trust - Innovator awards | Research funding ]

30JUN

[ SNSF SPIRIT funding for collaborative scientific projects with countries receiving development assistance | Research funding]

04JUL

[VOLKSWAGEN STIFTUNG | Artificial Intelligence and the Society of the Future]

Launched in November 2017, this new initiative by the Volkswagen Stiftung supports novel project constellations and interdisciplinary cooperations in the social sciences and the engineering sciences; the integration of the humanities is welcome. Against the background of the current and emerging developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence, the Foundation wishes to support projects dealing ... Read more about "[VOLKSWAGEN STIFTUNG | Artificial Intelligence and the Society of the Future]"

10JUL

[ Volkswagen Stiftung - Experiment! | Research Funding ]

The Volkswagen Stiftung funding initiative Experiment! – In search of bold research ideas addresses researchers in science and engineering as well as in the life sciences (including immediately neighbouring disciplines in the behavioural sciences) who want to put a potentially transformative and risky research idea to the test. The initiative supports daring research projects, which ... Read more about "[ Volkswagen Stiftung - Experiment! | Research Funding ]"

15JUL

[Fondation d'Aide Sociale et Culturelle du Canton de Vaud | Research Funding]

25JUL

[ Wellcome Trust - Collaborative Awards in Science | Research funding ]

26JUL

[ SV Stiftung - research funding on food and nutrition | Research funding ]

Fondée à Berne en 1914, SV Stiftung est, en sa qualité de responsable institutionnelle, actionnaire principale de SV Group AG. Avec ses dividendes, elle soutient des projets qui ont pour objectif de promouvoir une alimentation saine, accessible au plus grand nombre. La fondation cofinance, entre autres, la recherche en matière d'alimentation saine, en particulier dans ... Read more about "[ SV Stiftung - research funding on food and nutrition | Research funding ]"

31JUL

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

31JUL

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

01AUG

[ Postdoc Mobility | Fellowship funding ]

Postdoc.Mobility fellowships awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are aimed at researchers who have done a doctorate and who wish to pursue an academic career in Switzerland. A research stay abroad enables such researchers to acquire more in-depth knowledge, increases their scientific independence and enhances their research profile. Deadlines: 1st of February and ... Read more about "[ Postdoc Mobility | Fellowship funding ]"

07AUG

[ Wellcome Trust - Open Research Fund | Research Funding]

The Open Research Fund of the Wellcome Trust supports researchers who want to develop, pilot and evaluate innovative approaches to make health research open, accessible and reusable. To be eligible, you must propose to trial innovative tools, resources or ways of working and to evaluate the impact, benefits and risks of your work. Both new ... Read more about "[ Wellcome Trust - Open Research Fund | Research Funding]"

31AUG

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

31AUG

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

31AUG

[ SNSF SPIRIT funding for collaborative scientific projects with countries receiving development assistance | Research funding]

01SEP

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - InnoBooster | Research funding ]

01SEP

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Scientainment | Scientific outreach ]

01SEP

[ Early Postdoc Mobility I Fellowship funding ]

Early Postdoc.Mobility fellowships awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are designed for postdocs at the beginning of their career who wish to enhance their scientific profile by working at a research institution abroad. Deadlines: 1st of March and 1st of September 2019 (17.00h Swiss local time) Funding : Living costs, higher amount for ... Read more about "[ Early Postdoc Mobility I Fellowship funding ]"

01SEP

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for digital education | Research funding ]

01SEP

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for digital education and entrepreneurship | Research funding ]

01SEP

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for cluster projects | Research funding ]

02SEP

[ Wings for Life - Research funding related to spinal cord injury | Research funding ]

The Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation performs and promotes basic, pre-clinical and clinical research related to spinal cord injury worldwide. Examples of eligible research and clinical projects are available at this link. Preference is given to projects with the potential to provide real benefits to human patients and which focus on chronic spinal ... Read more about "[ Wings for Life - Research funding related to spinal cord injury | Research funding ]"

02SEP

[ Wings for Life - Research funding related to spinal cord injury | Research funding ]

02SEP

[ Society of Natural Sciences of the Canton of Vaud (SVSN) | Research funding on natural and exact sciences ]

The Society of Natural Sciences of the Canton of Vaud (Société vaudoise des Sciences naturelles - SVSN) was founded in 1819 to support the study, advancement and diffusion of the natural sciences, exact sciences and other related sciences. To celebrate its 200th anniversary, the SVSN, in partnership with Société Académique Vaudoise (SAV), offers 1 grant ... Read more about "[ Society of Natural Sciences of the Canton of Vaud (SVSN) | Research funding on natural and exact sciences ]"

09SEP

[ BRIDGE PROOF OF CONCEPT – 12th CALL | Research funding ]

12SEP

[ Eurostars 2 | Research funding ]

The mission of Eurostars is the support of R&D-performing entrepreneurs, by initiating pan-european projects and co-funding their research activities, enabling them to compete interna-tionally and become leaders in their sector. Deadlines: 13.09.2018 28.02.2019 12.09.2019 Duration: the duration of the project may not exceed 36 months. Who can apply: To be eligible, the partnership must include ... Read more about "[ Eurostars 2 | Research funding ]"

15SEP

[ Zeno Karl Schindler Foundation | Doctoral Exchange Grant ]

The Zeno Karl Schindler Foundation offers Doctoral Exchange Grants to PhD students to carry out a research stay of max. 1 year at a host institution (university or research institute) anywhere in the world. Please note that either the home institution or the host institution should be based in Switzerland. The ultimate aim of the ... Read more about "[ Zeno Karl Schindler Foundation | Doctoral Exchange Grant ]"

15SEP

[ Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Support of Projects | Research Funding ]

The Foundation supports projects at universities or non-profit research institutions in the following areas of support: History, Language & Culture The interdisciplinary field “Image–Sound–Language” State, Economy and Society Medicine and the Natural Sciences Interdisciplinary projects are also welcomed. Applications must have a clear connection to the German research system: German scientists working on the project, ... Read more about "[ Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Support of Projects | Research Funding ]"

16SEP

[ Volkswagen Stiftung - World Knowledge – Structural Support for "Rare Subjects" | Research & Teaching Funding ]

The so-called "rare subjects" often represent a comprehensive, significant and future oriented canon of knowledge of high relevance for interdisciplinarity, internationality, and innovation. At the same time, these knowledge domains are often characterized by precarious structures inside the universities. With the programme World Knowledge, the Volkswagen Stiftung (VWS): Welcomes proposals to strengthen "rare subjects" in ... Read more about "[ Volkswagen Stiftung - World Knowledge – Structural Support for "Rare Subjects" | Research & Teaching Funding ]"

16SEP

[ Nutricia Research Foundation | Research funding – Fellowships – Short-term visits ]

The Nutricia Research Foundation was established in 1989 in the Netherlands to financially support scientific research projects by young researchers in the field of Nutrition and Health. The Foundation also recognises the importance of giving young scientists the possibility to attend research trainings and/or perform short research projects at renowned scientific institutes. Finally, it supports ... Read more about "[ Nutricia Research Foundation | Research funding – Fellowships – Short-term visits ]"

30SEP

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

30SEP

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

30SEP

[ Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering | Research funding ]

30SEP

[ Wellcome Trust - Innovator awards | Research funding ]

01OCT

[ THE COGITO FOUNDATION | Research Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Scientific Visits, Congresses, Dissemination ]

15OCT

[Fondation d'Aide Sociale et Culturelle du Canton de Vaud | Research Funding]

17OCT

[VOLKSWAGEN STIFTUNG | Artificial Intelligence and the Society of the Future]

31OCT

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

31OCT

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

31OCT

[ Holcim Stiftung - Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship/Assistant Professorship in any discipline | Fellowship funding ]

02NOV

[ Wings for Life | Research funding related to spinal cord injury ]

The Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation performs and promotes basic, pre-clinical and clinical research related to spinal cord injury worldwide. Examples of eligible research and clinical projects are available at this link. Preference is given to projects with the potential to provide real benefits to human patients and which focus on chronic spinal ... Read more about "[ Wings for Life | Research funding related to spinal cord injury ]"

13NOV

[ Volkswagen Stiftung – Original – isn’t it? | Research Funding ]

The Volkswagen Stiftung funding initiative Original – isn't it? New Options for the Humanities and Cultural Studies aims at the scientific exploration of original ideas in the humanities and cultural studies. It supports project teams who wish to work together on a new research idea and test its feasibility in an initial exploratory phase, and ... Read more about "[ Volkswagen Stiftung – Original – isn’t it? | Research Funding ]"

30NOV

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

30NOV

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

30NOV

[ SNSF SPIRIT funding for collaborative scientific projects with countries receiving development assistance | Research funding]

01DEC

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - InnoBooster | Market-oriented research ]

01DEC

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Scientainment | Scientific outreach ]

01DEC

[ Fondation Pierre Mercier pour la Science | Research Funding ]

01DEC

[ SNSF Sinergia | Research funding ]

01DEC

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for digital education | Research funding ]

01DEC

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for digital education and entrepreneurship | Research funding ]

01DEC

[ Gebert Rüf Stiftung - Funding for cluster projects | Research funding ]

09DEC

[ BRIDGE PROOF OF CONCEPT – 13th CALL | Research funding ]

31DEC

[SERI - Seed Money Grants with MENA Countries | Research Funding]

31DEC

[ SERI | OPPORTUNITY GRANTS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE ASEAN REGION ]

31DEC

[ Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering | Research funding ]

31DEC

[ Wellcome Trust - Innovator awards | Research funding ]

15JAN

[Fondation d'Aide Sociale et Culturelle du Canton de Vaud | Research Funding]

15JAN

[ Volkswagen Stiftung “Change of Course” | Research funding and Scientific Exchange ]

Many challenging fields of future research go beyond a single discipline’s body of knowledge overlapping, for instance, the life sciences on the one hand and mathematics, engineering, computer and natural sciences on the other. For visionary, ambitious and radically new solutions to future research questions, academic teams qualified across scientific disciplines are needed. The Volkswagen ... Read more about "[ Volkswagen Stiftung “Change of Course” | Research funding and Scientific Exchange ]"

15JAN

[ Branco Weiss Postdoctoral Fellowships | Fellowship funding ]

The Branco Weiss Fellowship (Society in Science) is a postdoctoral program for exceptionally qualified young researchers. The fellowship consists of a personal research grant that enables the fellows to work on their projects in all disciplines, at an academic institution of their choice anywhere in the world, for up to 5 years. The fellowship is ... Read more about "[ Branco Weiss Postdoctoral Fellowships | Fellowship funding ]"

31JAN

[ SNSF SPIRIT funding for collaborative scientific projects with countries receiving development assistance | Research funding]

Cultural events

24MAR

17:00-20:30 Campus Biotech, Auditorium H8

HackaHealth - Closing Ceremony

HackaHealth — Make your abilities matter During the weekend of March 22-24th, interdisciplinary teams will work on projects defined by people with disabilities to tackle challenges in their daily living. The teams are composed of makers, engineers, designer and the users themselves, for a holistic and user-centric approach to hacking. A closing ceremony invites the ... Read more about "HackaHealth - Closing Ceremony"

Internal trainings

19MAR

09:00-17:00 EPFL

REGARD Workshop: Increase your assertiveness in institutional power games

Description In the business world as well as in universities, strategies for power games and assertiveness become increasingly important with each career step. For women, the “likability” requirement often represents an additional challenge. Have you ever experienced “games” being played withunspoken rules, not knowing how to act or play along? This workshop reveals and decodes ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: Increase your assertiveness in institutional power games"

By Lic.phil. Sibyl Schädeli, lecturer, coach ICF PCC, and consultant

19MAR

13:30-16:00 CO 122

Stay away from plagiarism!

The aim of this workshop is to help participants identify and eliminate text, images and codes that may be interpreted as plagiarism to the PhD supervisor, an expert or a journal reviewer. At the end of the workshop, you will be able to: Explain the difference between incorrect referencing and plagiarism Use i-thenticate to correct ... Read more about "Stay away from plagiarism!"

26MAR

09:00-12:00 INM 202

MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND RISKS - Complementary training

The objectives of the course are Reminder on basics in chemistry Recognising and managing some specific hazards and risks Utility and essential points of the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Preventing events/ knowing how to choose safety equipment Storing chemicals and waste safely The training is addressed to people using chemicals at work and at home. Read more about "MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND RISKS - Complementary training"

By Sebastian Brücker

01APR

09:30-11:30 RLC A1 230

Citation best practices

Citing correctly requires the acquisition of the right habits. This workshop will walk you through various citation cases that you may encounter during the writing process of reports or publications. At the end of the workshop, you will be able to: Understand the stakes of citation Reuse different types of content without committing plagiarism Cite ... Read more about "Citation best practices"

04APR

09:30-11:30 CH G1 495

LASER HAZARDS - Complementary training

Objectives of the course - At the end of the training, participant will be able to explain laser hazards and risks. - Participant will have basic knowledge on US and European laser safety regulation and laser classes. - Participant will understand general technical, organizational and personal control measures applicable to laser risk. - Participant will ... Read more about "LASER HAZARDS - Complementary training"

By Anna Maria Novello

10APR

14:00-16:00 I17 4 K2

[ Upcoming Horizon 2020 Energy Calls 2019 | Information session in Sion ]

Aim: these information sessions aim at informing researchers about energy calls in H2020 for 2019 and encouraging their participation. The sessions are open to EPFL and non-EPFL researchers. Where and when: Sion: April 10, 2019 (14.00-16.00 in room Zeuzier) Lausanne: April 11, 2019 (13.30-15.30 pm in room CO 120) Neuchâtel: April 30, 2019 (10.00 to ... Read more about "[ Upcoming Horizon 2020 Energy Calls 2019 | Information session in Sion ]"

11APR

13:30-15:30 CO 120

[ Upcoming Horizon 2020 Energy Calls 2019 | Information session in Lausanne ]

16APR

09:30-12:00 RLC A1 230

Publishers' agreements: Welcome to hell!

Signing a contract with a publisher is supposed to be a rewarding step: your work is getting published! However, the understanding of a contract is less enjoyable, between very specialized terms and ambiguous sentences. At the end of the workshop, you will be able to: identify the key elements of a contract understand the rights ... Read more about "Publishers' agreements: Welcome to hell!"

30APR

10:00-12:00 MC B1 273

[ Upcoming Horizon 2020 Energy Calls 2019 | Information session in Neuchatel ]

07MAY

09:30-11:30 RLC A1 230

Up to speed with Zotero

This workshop is for people who want to start using Zotero, a free tool that enables to collect, organize and share bibliographic references. Zotero spares its users from spending troublesome hours on the creation of a bibliography. Very useful for anyone who writes reports or theses, Zotero will be useful all along the curriculum and ... Read more about "Up to speed with Zotero"

20MAY

13:30-16:00 CO 122

Stay away from plagiarism!

21MAY

09:00-17:00 EPFL

FLP: Career Planning for Scientists (May 21 & May 28)

OBJECTIVES You identify your current professional strengths and weaknesses and can create opportunities to polish and develop your skills in your current position.You identify your own values, needs and priorities for your professional life and can formulate a clear statement which will help you connect with like-minded people. You know the similarities and differences between ... Read more about "FLP: Career Planning for Scientists (May 21 & May 28)"

By Dr. Sarah Shephard

23MAY

09:30-11:30 RLC A1 230

Beyond Google : Find scientific information with advanced tools

The aim of this workshop is to develop your skills in the field of information retrieval : Build a search strategy for your topic Get to know specalised resources Automate your search to get fresh news as they are published Read more about "Beyond Google : Find scientific information with advanced tools"

06JUN

09:00-17:00 BI A0 398

Gestion administrative de projets H2020 - 6 juin 2019

Votre laboratoire participe à un projet européen H2020 et une de vos missions sera d’en assurer une gestion administrative, financière et RH efficace. Pour cela, il est important de prendre le temps de vous familiariser avec la structure de ces projets et certaines règles de gestion qui leurs sont spécifiques. Ce séminaire vous propose de ... Read more about "Gestion administrative de projets H2020 - 6 juin 2019"

By Research Office Team Members

19JUN

20JUN

09:00-17:00 EPFL

REGARD Workshop: Interpersonal communication for women scientists

Description et objectifs This workshop for senior postdoctoral researchers and junior group leaders focuses on personal factors such as personality, self-awareness and self-confidence to help you become more comfortable in the way you communicate and interact. In addition, we will give an insight into the complexity of conflicts and how to manage them so as ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: Interpersonal communication for women scientists"

By Melissa Davies, coach and negotiation expert & Stéphanie Ruder Schoof ...

12SEP

09:30-11:30 CH G1 495

LASER HAZARDS - Complementary training

By Amela Groso

26SEP

09:00-17:00 BI A0 397

Gestion administrative de projets H2020 - 26 sept 2019

By Research Office Team Members

11OCT

09:00-17:00 EPFL

REGARD Workshop: Academic mobility and dual career planning

This workshop is opened to both women and men Description Academic mobility comes in two main flavours: accepting a research position abroad, and short-term travelling for collaborations, meetings or fieldwork. Both can provide great opportunities as well as challenges, especially with children involved. Mobility can be an important factor for success in an academic career, ... Read more about "REGARD Workshop: Academic mobility and dual career planning"

By Sarah Blackford, academic careers specialist

03DEC

09:00-17:00 BI A0 398

Gestion administrative de projets H2020 - 5 Mar 2019

By Research Office Team Members

Movies

15APR

18:30-22:00 BC 420

Gravity - "Soirées CECAM/MARVEL" Movie Night

Please come join us for a free screening of "Gravity," a crtically aclaimed movie starring Sanda Bullock and George Clooney as two astronauts stranded in space. Shown in English, with subtitles in French, the movie is the second event in the «Soirées CECAM/MARVEL» series, an initiative to offer more after-hours activities on campus. We hope ... Read more about "Gravity - "Soirées CECAM/MARVEL" Movie Night"

20MAY

18:30-22:00 BC 420

Good Will Hunting - "Soirées CECAM/MARVEL" Movie Night

Please come join us for a free screening of "Good Will Hunting," a Gus Van Sant movie starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The film follows a 20-year-old janitor Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of an agreement after assaulting a police officer, studies mathematics with a renowned professor. Shown in ... Read more about "Good Will Hunting - "Soirées CECAM/MARVEL" Movie Night"