Take a Break: at Work and at Home
What?
As part of our Scientific Excellence & Well-Being initiative, we are excited to announce this talk:
Title: Take a Break
Speaker: Olga Mineeva
We will discuss ways to take a break during the day in order to recharge yourself.
We will go through the list of activities, useful mobile apps and will practice some relaxation technics.
In the end, we will share our experiences what usually works and what doesn’t to learn the best from each other.
Olga Mineeva is a 2nd year PhD student at Biomedical Informatics Group in Department of Computer Science. Her background is in Physics and Data Science. Moving abroad and starting a PhD naturally increased her interest in methods for mental strength and productivity boosting.
After the talk, we invite you to join us for a small apero.
When and where?
Friday, 24.04.20 at 14:00 on Zoom
Emotional Intelligence - Skills for the New Decade
What?
Well-being is even more important during times where real-world social interactions are rare. The VMI Well-Being & Scientific Excellence initiative consequently extends into the virtual world. Follow with other VMI members the free Search Inside Yourself webinar “Emotional Intelligence: Skills for the New Decade” and join us for a virtual apero right in our Zoom room right after.
Webinar Abstract:
In the face of global crisis, uncertainty, rapid change, and increasing demands, what is the role for the human-focused skills in the workplace? We believe emotional intelligence and mental resiliences are all the more vital right now. Join us for a discussion with SIYLI’s Board members Cecily Mak and Bill Duane on the role of emotional intelligence at work today and in the years to come. The webinar will be hosted by Steph Stern, SIYLI’s Director of Global Expansion, and will include 45 minutes of discussion and 15 minutes for Q&A.
Current Situation
We hope that you are healthy and starting to settle into your new work-from-home routine. Here are a few ressources from ETH and AVETH to help answer the most common questions. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any other questions.
Virtual Game Night
What?
Join us for a virtual board game night! We will play some party games like one night werewolves, codenames or avalon. Grab some snacks and drinks and join us while we try a variety of online tools to play some games together.
Snow Time
What?
As part of our Scientific Excellence & Well-Being initiative, we are organizing an excursion into both the snowy outdoors and our brain’s insides.
We will spend 30h in the snow at 2000m above sea level. We will experience the strength and calmness of nature in Winter, learn to to set up a snow camp and build an igloo.
In addition to giving you an active break, the reduction to the essential will give you new perspectives. You will learn to focus on your inside, connect with your body and you will be given time for self-reflection.
When and where?
We meet on Saturday (07.03.20) morning and hike through the snow covered winter landscape to our camp location (TBA). This day we focus on getting to know each other, construction of our snow camp (e.g. caves with igloo like roofs), cooking dinner and spending a cozy evening in the group camp. On Sunday after breakfast, we do some playful group activities, reflect, pack and rejoin civilisation.
The Power of Habits
What?
As part of our Scientific Excellence & Well-Being initiative, we are excited to announce this talk:
Title: The Power of Habits
Speaker: Radek Daněček
When we watch an inspiring talk or attend a workshop and learn about new techniques to improve our productivity and well-being, we frequently find ourselves unable to bring these ideas into our every-day life. In this talk, we will hear about why it is so important to actively form habits and how we can ensure that our new resolutions last more than a few days or weeks.
Radek is a first year PhD student at Computer Graphics Lab. Apart from his research, he’s also obsessed by personal development. He believes that our success, happiness and productivity levels are highly influenced by our habits (both good and bad) and the discipline and consistency we stick to them.
After the talk, we invite you to join us for a small apero.
When and where?
Tuesday, 18.03.20 at 16:15. Room TBA