Spring 2024 #2

2024 #2

ACIDE (l’Association du Corps Intermédiaire de l’EPFL)(l’Association du Corps Intermédiaire de l’EPFL)  officially represents the wider Intermediate body (Corp Intermédiare) at EPFL that comprises PhD students, Postdocs and members of the permanent scientific staff. 

We are a member-driven organization that operates based on the volunteered time of its board.

Our initiatives and events are run and driven by YOU our members. So join us!

Please forward to all your colleagues and friends!

There have been recent discussions in regards to work contracts and the tasks members of the CI should perform.

ACIDUL (The ACIDE of UNIL) will be holding an event this

12th March 2024 in Geopolis, room 2129 at 1700.

Members of HR UNIL, a lawyer specialised in workplace rights and a member of a union will be present.

Presentation in French, Discussion in French/English

Link here: Event Info

In the beginning of April 2024, the 2024 membership fees are due for all registered members.

As voted upon at our last general assembly to lower our membership fees from 40 CHF/year to 20 CHF/year for PhD candidates and 30 CHF/year for postdocs.

Our fees guarantee the financial independence of ACIDE, so we can hold events and workshops proposed by members like yourself.

Your support allows us to plan for such events as Vivapoly, our annual Welcome Event and with more to be planned.

ACIDE supported by Polydoc and EPDA will be holding an introductory session for you to familarize yourselves with the immigration system of Switzerland, in particular, for PhD students and Postdocs, including those from ‘third-countries’. An immigrational specialist to give a talk followed by questions. 

The goal is for you to understand the rights of your current status.

This will be held in late Spring 2024. Questions will need to be sent in before. The introductory session will be followed up by an Apero.

Link here (EPFL sign in required): Pre-sign up form

Join the Peer2Peer Counselling Team in this Workshop with the professional trainer Sanjin Marion to learn the basics of coaching and get a direct hands-on experience. The workshop consists of a 5-hour onsite workshop and a personalized coaching practice in groups of 3 via zoom. By the end of the workshop, you can expect personal developmental feedback after each round of coaching triads via email to each participant and a certificate of the workshop completion.

Please register today, the places are limited! Please note that a fully refundable 100CHF deposit will be required to secure the spot in the workshop.

When | Friday, April 12th

Where| TBA

Sign up | https://forms.gle/ZifsTqjBy7KWD44j8 (please use your EPFL login details to access the form)

Questions? | Please contact [email protected] and/or [email protected]

Consultation on EPFL Strategic Plan for the period 2025-2028

EPFL has launched an important strategic plan review and has asked members of the intermediate body (thats you!) their opinions. This strategic plan sets out specific challenges and ambitions EPFL hopes to achieve in the coming years! It can be reviewed here. 

Please feel free to direct your feedback and concerns to [email protected] (by March 28, 2024) and ACIDE will communicate directly your feedback to the EPFL direction.

EPFL Mental Health Focus Groups 

EPFL’s Mental Health Task Force as well as HR are launching focus groups to discuss and suggest measures to improve the wellbeing of all members on campus. It is seeking representatives of EPFL that can discuss both short-term fixes and system changes to make our campus a healthier and more vibrant place to be.

Join the Focus Groups!

More info here: EPFL Mental Health Action Plan

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Researcher Mental Health (ReMO) Survey (https://projects.tib.eu/remo/)

The survey is aimed at researchers working in Europe, including Switzerland. With this survey, the project team aims to create the largest benchmark ever carried out on the well-being and mental health of researchers in the workplace.

The project was presented to the members of the EPFL’s Mental Health Task Force, who expressed an interest in transferring the survey to the EPFL researcher community.

REMO Survey (Click to participate)

Do you enjoy networking and communicating with others?

Enjoy engaging in debates and politics?

Are you interested in sustainability, mental health and work-life balance?

Helping others adapt to life at EPFL and Switzerland?

Get in Touch!

[email protected]