Summer BBQ
VMI invites invite you to our 2025 VMI Summer Barbecue — a perfect way to relax and connect with colleagues over great food and summer vibes! 🔥🍖🍉
📅 Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: CAB South Courtyard ([see attached photo 🗺️])
👥 Who’s invited: All D-INFK scientific staff and their +1s
✍️ Registration: Sign up here
We’ll provide free food and drinks — just bring your good mood and enjoy a breezy summer evening with friends and colleagues. 🌭🍔🍻 If you’re a barbecue enthusiast or enjoy cooking, we’d love your help! Feel free to reach out if you’d like to volunteer as one of our grill chefs — your support would be greatly appreciated.
Read more & Sign upWork Stressors Workshop
What?
Do you ever realize how stress is affecting your research productivity? Do you struggle to define what is stressing you? Whether your stressors are personal or professional, identifying them is crucial to manage them and enhance your focus. By recognizing the sources of stress—whether institutional, interpersonal, or internal—academics can respond more strategically, fostering resilience and creating environments that support both individual and collective success.
This workshop will be lead by Dr. Barbara Körner, Dr. Barbara Körner, Post-doctoral researcher in Occupational and Organizational Psychology at ZHAW.
In this workshop, you will get insights into how to identify and respond to common academic stressors to reduce distractions and enhance your focus.
Sounds like what you need? Join us!
When and where?
Wednesday, June 11th, 2025, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm in CAB H 52
Registration?
Read more & Sign upSummer Retreat 2025
The VMI Summer Retreat is for all scientific staff of the ETH Computer Science department. This year, we’re setting off to the enchanting town of Locarno, Switzerland!
Dates: August 23-26 and 28-31, 2025.
The retreat will be split up into two events and is fully supported by the department. This means you do not need to take vacation days to attend (but let your supervisor know once we confirm your registration).
Location: Locarno, Switzerland.
The picturesque town of Locarno rests on the shores of Switzerland’s stunning Lake Maggiore, surrounded by breathtaking alpine scenery. We’ll be staying at the Locarno Youth Hostel in comfortable 4-person and 6-person rooms. Get ready for an exciting mix of scientific, cultural, and social activities!
Who can participate?
All members of the scientific staff of the D-INFK department (PhD students, postdocs, research assistants, oberassistents, senior scientists, .. etc.). You do not need to be a VMI member. There are around 84 spots (42 per retreat). New members of the Department are especially encouraged to participate!
Read more & Sign upAdaptive Leadership Workshop
What?
Ready to learn how to lead a research team? Do you struggle to balance your vision for a research project while rmaining flexible to the ideas and working styles of your collaborators? Whether you’re mentoring students, managing a research team, or navigating interdisciplinary projects, adjusting your leadership style is key to fostering productive and harmonious collaborations.
This workshop will be lead by Dr. Amelie Güntner, Lecturer and Research Fellow in Organizational Behavior at ZHAW.
You will get insights into how to tailor your leadership behaviors to be effective across diverse situations and with the needs of those you work with.
Drawing on established research, this session will help you understand the key skills required to adapt your leadership behavior in ways that enhance both satisfaction and productivity within your team. Through practical exercises, you’ll strengthen your ability to detect, interpret, and respond to various interpersonal dynamics at work.
Ready to lead? Join us!
When and where?
Monday 24th March 2025, from 4:00pm to 6:30pm. CAB H 52