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| Newsletter 1/2025 |
Dear reader,
In the New Year's edition we can present a long list of activities: For the broad public we would like to announce the annual BrainFair week, our Cook the Science series and a new exhibition in the UZH Science Pavillon on Irchel Campus. For the research community we have a winter school on machine learning and different meetings, like the Swiss 3Rs Day and the Basel Computational Biology Conference among other interesting topics.
Best regards,
Life Science Zurich
Silvie Cuperus & Helen Stauffer
Communication & Events
www.lifescience-zurich.uzh.ch |
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This year's BrainFair will take place from 10 - 15 March 2025. It offers discussion forums and short lectures (in German) on the topic of “Language and the Brain”. The program of the BrainFair will soon be available on the website.
Every year during BrainFair, Life Science Zurich offers a program for schools. Researchers from the Center for Neurosciences Zurich give online lectures on various topics for young people. From Monday to Friday, 17 lectures will take place online. Most of them are in German, 3 lectures will be held in English. In addition, the Science Pavilion UZH offers guided tours through the exhibition “What makes us human?”. The list of lectures and guided tours can be found here. School classes can register from 25 January to 3 March 2025. |
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| Cook the Science – Where Science Meets Flavor! |
Are you curious about the science behind your favorite dishes? Cook the Science is a public lecture series at ETH Zurich that blends culinary arts with cutting-edge research. Designed for a general audience, the lectures serve up fascinating insights into the physics, chemistry and biology of food—straight from leading scientists and chefs. "Cook the Science" is led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Michaels, Assistant Professor of Soft and Living Matter Physics at ETH Zurich, together with Life Science Zurich.
Following the success of our 2024 series, we’re excited to announce that new sessions are cooking for spring 2025! Save the dates for the next Cook the Science lectures on 18 March, 8 April, and 13 May 2025. More information will be published on the website soon. Registration opens 3 weeks before each lecture (Tuesdays at 6 pm).
In the meantime, watch the videos of the first lectures with Rebecca Clopath, Jens Jung and Markus Stöckle (see image) that are now available on our Youtube Channel. |
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| New exhibition in the Science Pavilion UZH |
The climate crisis is particularly noticeable in the Arctic. For every degree of global warming, the Arctic warms by 4 °C. The consequences for animals, plants and humans are severe. But there are also ways to steer the course of the Arctic towards a better future.
The new exhibition “Arctic Biodiversity Futures” presents positive visions of the future and possible courses of action. The Science Pavilion UZH on Campus Irchel is open daily from 12 - 5 pm. |
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| Zurich Life Science Day «Sketch your Future» |
Are you ready to sketch your future? Join the Zurich Life Science Day 2025, the largest life science career fair in Switzerland, which will take place on 4 February 2025 at the University of Zurich’s Irchel campus. Whether you are a student or a post-doc looking for career opportunities outside of academia, or a company eager to discover new talents to join your team, the Zurich Life Science Day is an event you do not want to miss!
Every year, the Zurich Life Science Day attracts between 700-1000 participants from top universities in Switzerland and more than 100 company representatives working in the field of life sciences and more. Jump-start your career in industry by participating in our exclusive 1:1 meetings with company representatives, attending talks showcasing various career paths, consulting your CV with career professionals or simply by finally getting that CV picture taken. For a better impression of what awaits you on the day, take a look at the promo video here. |
| • | | Participants register here |
| • | | Companies: Become our partner and get a chance to advertise your company to some of the brightest early-career researchers and students. For more information please contact: partnering@lszysn.ch |
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| «DreamTeam – foster personalities to create equal opportunities for everyone» |
Would you like to combine your doctorate with social commitment?
With the mentoring program DreamTeam you take on individual guidance and companionship for a child (6-10 ys) for one year. During this time, you will go on a journey of discovery together. You regularly take a few hours to do all sorts of things with your mentee: baking together, making music, reading, discovering a museum or playing outside. This shows how much there is to learn, talk and laugh about. The focus is therefore on the 1:1 relationship between you and your mentee. Very good knowledge of German is a prerequisite.
Interested? Contact Erika Just without obligation and come along to one of the info events: Friday, 14 February 2025, 17:00 via Zoom (link on request) and on Monday, 17 February 2025, 17:00 Campus Irchel (room on request)
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The Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center (PSC) is thrilled to invite master’s students, PhD students, and postdocs to the second edition of its Machine Learning school – Winter Edition: “Harnessing Machine Learning for Breakthroughs in Plant and Environmental Sciences.” The school will take place from 10-14 March 2025 at ETH Zurich.
This event aims to build a collaborative community of researchers leveraging machine learning to drive breakthroughs in plant and environmental sciences. With renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, and dedicated training sessions, participants will gain valuable skills and connect with experts passionate about harnessing ML for real-world impact.
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| • | | Workshops from 10-12 March: Limited to 30 participants, providing an intensive learning experience through hands-on training and real-world datasets. |
| • | | Symposium on 13-14 March: Open to all registered academics, with presentations and discussions on cutting-edge ML applications in plant and environmental sciences. |
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Are you a scholar with a PhD or an artist with a MA seeking a vibrant, transdisciplinary research community? Then you might consider applying for a 10-month residential early-career fellowship at the Collegium Helveticum. Open to all disciplines, the fellowship begins on 1 September 2025, and the call for submissions is now live.
Early-career fellows are free to pursue their individual projects as outlined in their application and receive support from the Collegium’s team. Projects carried out at the Collegium may convince both by their relevance and originality, spanning from applied science to blue-sky research, as well as from fine arts to artistic research. The Collegium also encourages small interdisciplinary teams of up to three people to apply with a joint project. Apply until 15 February 2025 (23:59 CET).
Get all the info on the fellowship here. |
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Basel Computational Biology Conference 2025 on "Bioinformatics meets AI: shaping the future of data-driven biology"
The next edition of the Basel Computational Biology Conference, organized by SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, is taking place on 8-10 September 2025 in Basel. Discover the main topics of the conference, from machine learning and ecology to human health, as well as keynote speakers, invited speakers and key dates. The call for abstracts is now welcoming submissions. And to propose a tutorial or workshop, the deadline is extended to 13 January. |
SIB Bioinformatics Awards 2025
Bioinformaticians of the world, it’s your time to shine! The SIB International Bioinformatics Awards are now open for entries until 31 January 2025. The awards are welcoming international applications in three categories: PhD Paper, Early Career, and Innovative Resource. You should apply in order to: gain recognition from one of the world’s top bioinformatics institutes, showcase your best work to a global audience at Basel Computational Biology Conference 2025, and to get a chance to receive a cash prize ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 CHF. More information here |
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| Call for Tandem Presentations: Developers & End-Users in NEUROSCIENCE R&D |
Are you advancing neuroscience through innovative, non-animal methods? Here's your chance to inspire others at the Swiss 3Rs Day 2025!
The Swiss 3R Compentence Centre is inviting pairs of presenters—academic groups or biotech developers collaborating with private companies—to share success stories of in vitro or in silico replacement methods. Highlight how your work has been applied to real-world neuroscience challenges, showcasing the power of academic and industry partnerships in driving 3Rs progress. |
| • | | When: 24 June 2025 |
| • | | Where: Aula, UZH Main Building, Zurich |
| • | | Presentation: 30 minutes, dynamic tandem format (developer + end-user) |
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| Submit a 250-word presentation concept to info@swiss3rcc.org by 31 January 2025. Let’s advance neuroscience together with innovative, animal-free approaches! |
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