Roundtables
The NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials organizes regular roundtable discussions for its members over lunch to discuss family-work balance and career opportunities.
Next roundtables
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Previous meetings
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Date |
Topic |
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21.05.2019 |
CVs for industry/academic positions, Part 2 |
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09.05.2019 |
Company networking lunch, a way to get ideas for life after EPFL and for your company internship Guests: Romina Teixeira, Althea Araya (Avanade), Nathalie Barzilay, Jelena Vukajlovic-Plestina (Crédit Suisse), Christine Chichester (Firmenich) |
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18.04.2019 |
Combining a career with a family |
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25.03.2019 |
CVs for industry/academic positions |
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05.03.2019 |
Unconscious bias: Why should we know and care about it? |
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23.10.2018 |
Gender Equality in Academia – Myth and Reality Guest: Prof. Claudia Bagni, University of Lausanne |
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23.05.2018 |
From squeezed states to squeezed cells: an unusual physics career Guest: Prof. Monika Ritsch-Marte, Medical University of Innsbruck |
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19.02.2018 |
Negotiation skills |
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27.11.2017 |
What comes next after your PhD / postdoc? Is this compatible with family life? |
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21.11.2017 |
What is like to jump from the lab into an editor’s chair? Guest: Dr. Claire Hansell, senior editor at Nature, London |
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29.09.2017 |
Postdoc.Mobility and PRIMA grants |
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13.06.2017 |
Unintentional bias Guest: Dr. Christiane Löwe, Office for Gender Equality, University of Zurich |
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24.04.2017 |
Finalizing the thesis |
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27.02.2017 |
Presentation skills |
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12.12.2016 |
2.5 Years of NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials - Feedback from students about activities offered by the center: what is good and what should be improved? |
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24.10.2016 |
Graphical design of figures |
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28.08.2016 |
How to write a research proposal |
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26.04.2016 |
Discussion on equal opportunities Guests: Ms. Suzan G. LeVine (US Ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein) and Mr. Eric LeVine |
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22.02.2016 |
How to make a good presentation |
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14.12.2015 |
Supervision of undergraduate and master students – tips and tricks |
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20.10.2015 |
Women lead differently - is this right? And what are the leadership qualities of the future? Guest: Claudia Nussberger, Partner Heidrick & Struggles Switzerland |
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11.08.2015 |
How to develop ideas for a research proposal |
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09.06.2015 |
Project management |
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21.04.2015 |
Requirements for a postdoc position in Academia or Research – or how to improve your CV Guests: Sylviane Brasey-Badoud, Agroscope Resources Unit RU / Corinne Jud, Agroscope Institute for Livestock Sciences ILS |
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16.02.2015 |
Career opportunities after a PhD degree |
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15.12.2014 |
(Women) academic career coaching and sharing experiences on how to combine work with family life |