News/Actualités

[ELSA] #2026-02 – New Committee 2026 + Formation of Scientists’ Working Group + Job Search/Permits for Postdocs/PhD and More!

                          New 2026 Committee We have elected our new Committee last January 29 2026 Kelvin Lau – President, ScientistJulika Radecke – Treasurer, ScientistClemens Wöllhaf – VP, EventsEloi Collette – VP, PoliticsPhilippine Milward – VP, Strategy More info here. Minutes here. Interested in Communications? We are (…)

ELSA Statement on Federal Budget Cuts (EN/FR)

[ELSA] #2026-01 – Happy New Year – ELSA 43rd General Assembly January 29 2026 and more!

Happy 2026! 🎉Important Events Below! We welcome you all back for 2026! Best wishes for your science, career and personal life! Find out what has happened in 2025 @ elsa.epfl.ch under ‘News’ and ‘Events’ We already have a full-fledged schedule coming up for Winter 2026!               👍🏽🗳️ 43rd Ordinary General Assembly (…)

[ELSA] #2025-9 – Happy Holidays! – Personnel Commission Elections – Winter 2026 Events – EPFL Mental Health Results

🎄Happy Holidays 🎉 The year of 2025 is coming to an end. We at ELSA hope you had a productive year to pursue your studies, research and personal projects Find out what has happened in 2025 @ elsa.epfl.ch under ‘News’ and ‘Events’ We already have a full-fledged schedule coming up for Winter 2026!           (…)

[ELSA] #2025-8 – EGA October 31 + 3rd Pillar / Immigration

Extraordinary General Meeting : October 31 on Zoom 1315 Reminder : Membership fees for 2025 New Events!               🇨🇭🪪🛂 Swiss Immigration Law and Permits –  Nov 19 2025 If you are a non-EU/EFTA citizen then you are subject to different rules and treatment including how this impacts your student/work (…)

[ELSA] #2025-7 – 📣🤝🍕🍻🥤 Welcome BACK Event September 24 2025 – 2 x Consultations – BE HEARD! – Fall Events

Welcome Back – Fall 2025 ! We hope you all enjoyed a refreshing Summer Break! We already have a full-fledged schedule coming up for Fall 2025. Our first event, our annual Welcome Event – September 24th. The biggest gathering of the scientific staff (PhD, Postdocs and Scientists) Get to meet your colleagues again Hear from EPFL (…)

[ELSA] #2025-6 – Summer BBQ – Upcoming Events in Fall – Upcoming – Volunteers – Fees

Summer Slowdown  As you all have noticed, the campus has been much quieter as many of the students and yourselves are going on summer vacation. We will be planning one more event for those still around in August (BBQ!). We already have a full-fledged schedule coming up for Fall 2025. If youre interested in helping (…)

[ELSA] #2025-5 – Networking Lunch – Surveys – Upcoming – Open Position – Fees

🥪🤝🥙Q2 Networking Lunch for the Scientific Staff  Do you have questions about our organizations? How EPFL is run? Do you have comments and feedback? Join us for a short introduction to us and EPFL followed by beverages, food and coffee (bring your mug!) When: 09.07.2025, 12:15Where: BC 02 Signup : fill this form Questions? Clemens or Kelvin   — 🍖🍗🍻🥤Summer BBQ (…)

[ELSA] #2025-4 – Vivapoly 2025 THIS Thursday 22nd – Surveys + Upcoming + Open Position + Fees

    🎉🍻🥤Vivapoly 2025 – THIS THURSDAY 22nd May The largest celebration of campus for the end of the course session. Drinks, Food, Music, Dance!  Come meet the volunteers and commitees of ELSA, Polydoc and EPDA. When: 22.05.2025, 17:00-late (1830 – Free Aperitif offered by EPFL Direction)Where: ROLEX Questions: Vivapoly 2025 LINK Upcoming Events! Stay Tuned! Q2 (…)

[ELSA] #2025-3 – Spring 2025 – Events + 🎉 + Open Position + Fees

          Next : Chomage Event + Vivapoly 2025!  Reminder : Membership fees  Interested to be a Treasurer 💸?             🗄️💲Non-EU/EFTA citizens: entitled to unemployment benefits after the end of your PhD or postdoc contract? In this workshop organized by us*, Ms Fiorella Deshogues, Legal Advisor specialized in Migration Law, (…)