VMB (Association of Scientific Staff ETH D-BSSE)

Are you starting a PhD or joining the D-BSSE as a Postdoc? Did you sign up for ETH Zurich and you are in Basel now (confusing, right?). But jokes aside, life and work at a new place, new town, or even a new country can be challenging.  We are here to help. Check out our ‘Newcomers’ Guide’ to get you started: https://lnkd.in/dXHhqxfu #vmbdbsse #newatbsse #ethzurich #aveth

The Persons of Trust are a team within the VMB that support students and staff at D-BSSE as a confidential point of contact for work-related difficulties. We are currently looking for interested PhD students or PostDocs who would like to join the team next year. The time required for this role can vary, but on average is not more than a couple of hours per month. If you are potentially interested in becoming a Person of Trust, please write to eguido@ethz.ch until the 25th of October. Read more about the Persons of Trust: https://lnkd.in/d3x7Mybq

The VMB Persons of Trust are exploring new ways of proactively contributing to our community, and will be piloting a mini-workshop: Active listening is a powerful skill that can help you connect with your fellow human beings - not only for discussing problems but also for sharing joy and excitement. But it takes the right mindset and some practice. We are therefore excited to invite you to a short active listening practice before lunchtime: Thursday, 24 October, 11:30-12:00, BSS Room E52 Join us and feel connected!

The Programme Office of D-BSSE invites Doctoral #students and #postdocs from ETH-Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), the Department of Biomedicine of the University of Basel, the University Hospital Basel and University Children's Hospital Basel to the ETM #workshop 'Storytelling and Science Communication'! #scicomm The workshop will be taught by Mirko Bischofberger on Monday, 21 October 2024, and Tuesday, 29 October 2024, from 13.00 to 17.00 at BSS. During the workshop, the participants prepare short presentations on their #research, which they will then present in one of the following ETM seminars. Make sure not to miss this great opportunity to learn how to make your talks more compelling and engaging, to meet peers from our neighbouring institutions and to present your work to the ETM community. The number of participants is limited, there are only a few spots still available! Details at https://lnkd.in/eh8zptnG

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It’s time to come together and take an active part in our future! All PhDs, Postdocs, and scientific staff of the Mittelbau at D-BSSE are kindly invited to join us at the annual VMB General Assembly party. Make your voice count, no matter whether you’re a member of VMB or not! Elect the VMB board, become an active member, learn about what we do, meet colleagues and friends, or just enjoy the party with games, drinks and food! Date: 29. October 2024 Time: 17:30 Location: Science Lounge, BSS K14 Make sure to register for free food & drinks: https://lnkd.in/eunQMP4k We hope to see as many of you as possible. Seize the opportunity to elect your representatives and bring forward what matters to you!

The Science Slam Club Basel invites you to an evening full of science and entertainment at the Science Slam 2024! D-BSSE alumnus and former VMB Secretary Beichen Gao is among the finalists, congrats! Motivated students and researchers from various disciplines compete against each other to briefly and understandably explain a scientific topic in eight minutes. Whatever is fun is allowed! From presentations to props to songs and live experiments, there are no limits to creativity. The viewers vote for the best slams, which entertained and fascinated them the most. The audience can also look forward to an exciting supporting program. The evening will be in English, the slams will be in German and English. Where: Kulturhuus Häbse When: October 11th, 8 pm More Infos: https://lnkd.in/eEmjXXFF https://lnkd.in/ewpQ8Ead https://lnkd.in/dxp_ZaXR

🌟 Excited to share impressions from our 5th #PanoramaEvent last week! Huge thanks to Dr. Jennifer Wadsworth, Phi-Lab Switzerland & Program Manager , European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre for the enlightening conversation on life detection missions and the influence of space on terrestrial life 🌟 Jennifer's feedback: “It was great to dive into the world of astrobiology with the Panorama team and audience, especially as we touched on many aspects ranging from the actual science that is being performed on and off-planet, all the way to terraforming and the ethics and politics of space exploration. It was particularly exciting for me that audience members brought their children along, who will hopefully be inspired to become the next generation of space scientists.” Well done Panorama team! Katarzyna Łepeta Kevin Letscher Ilya Smolensky Nadezhda Azbukina 🌟 Stay tuned and join us at our next #PanoramaEvent on the 15th of October about Art History and Art Market as we venture beyond life science topics!   ETH-Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) Biozentrum, University of Basel Department of Biomedicine

Welcome to D-BSSE to all newcomers! Last Thursday, we had VMB's very first newcomers event at Cargobar at the Rhine in wonderful late summer weather. We had drinks and had a very good time getting to know our newest colleagues. We hope you will all have a great time at the department, and see you around!

We’re looking back at two beautiful and fun hikes in late summer ‘24. The challenging two-day hike in the middle of August led us to a mountain hut for an overnight stay at 2257m altitude with stunning views of waterfalls, lakes, and two beautiful valleys! A bottle of booze made everyone open up! 🍾 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ Last weekend’s day hike in Canton Nidwalden brought us a magnificent view over Vierwaldstättersee (Lake Lucerne). We were just a small group this time, but had no less fun! This marks the end of this year's VMB summer hiking series. Be sure to keep an eye out for new VMB hike announcements next spring! Switzerland has many more beautiful places that are waiting for the hiking fans at D-BSSE to discover!