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IDAHOBIT 2026 – Exposition “LGBTIQ-phobic Discrimination Around the World, in Europe, and in Switzerland”

 13.05.202631.05.2026  

Location:  RLC G1 231
Category: Exhibitions
Target audience: General public

Call for projects CROSS 2027

 18.03.202615.06.2026   00:0023:59

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: Expert

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Lunch Talks "AI and Ethical Scientific Practices"

 26.05.2026   12:1513:45

Speaker: Orr Paradise; Gaia Barazzetti; Valentin Conrad; Pablo Diaz; Cécile Hardebolle
Location:  BM 5202
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

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Assistive Technology Challenge Prototype Showcase

 28.05.2026   12:3014:30

Location:  SPOT Atrium
Category: Public Science Events
Target audience: General public

9th Sustainable Space Hub Coffee

 03.06.2026   12:3014:00

Speaker: Stephan Hellmich
Location:  PPB 019
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

European Astronomical Society (EAS) Annual Meeting

 29.06.202603.07.2026   09:0018:30

Speaker: See programme: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2026/program.jsp 
Location:  SwissTech Convention Center
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

NGC 602 (Webb image)

Comment le JWST change notre vision de l'histoire de l'univers

 02.07.2026   18:3020:15

Speaker: David Elbaz est un astrophysicien français, directeur de recherche au CEA Paris-Saclay, et rédacteur en chef de la revue Astronomy & Astrophysics, principal journal européen d’astrophysique. Il a également exercé les fonctions de conseiller scientifique auprès de l’Agence spatiale européenne. Il est internationalement reconnu pour ses travaux pionniers sur l’Univers jeune, notamment pour l’obtention de certaines des images astronomiques les plus profondes jamais réalisées, permettant de retracer la formation des galaxies au cours du temps cosmique. Ses contributions ont été distinguées par le Prix Jaffé de l’Académie des sciences (2017) et le Prix Chrétien de l’American Astronomical Society (2000). Classé en 2020 parmi les 1 % de chercheurs les plus cités au monde (Clarivate Analytics), il a été élu membre de l’Academia Europaea en 2019, et est membre actif des sociétés savantes française et européenne en astronomie (SF2A, EAS). Très impliqué dans la médiation scientifique, il conçoit des spectacles originaux mêlant sciences et arts, tels que Dans les étoiles (seul-en-scène joué au théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse à Paris), Magicosmologie, Jonglerie Astrale ou encore La Danse des Galaxies. Il est également auteur de plusieurs ouvrages de vulgarisation, et intervient régulièrement en conférences, documentaires et émissions de radio. Il est co-auteur de la série Web-TV Origines, un conte de la lumière pour la chaîne Arte. 
Location:  SwissTech Convention Center – Auditorium C
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

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Events related to Technology Management

FLP Program -Foster. Lead. Promote. – Influcence, convince and handle conflict through Applied Neuroscience

 28.04.202611.06.2026   09:0013:00

Speaker: Dr. Catherine Marselli Pasquier has held several positions in project management and training, both in corporate and academic environments. A graduate of EPFL, she holds a PhD in Science from the University of Neuchâtel as well as an MBA from the School of Management in Neuchâtel. For several years, she has focused on social cognitive neuroscience and behavioral economics, integrating recent discoveries about brain functioning into her courses and managerial practice. She also delivers seminars and workshops at EPFL and in other professional contexts, offering new insights into key topics such as difficult communication, stress management, cognitive performance, motivation, and decision-making — while emphasizing practical and directly applicable tools
Location:  GC C2 413
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

Call for projects CROSS 2027

 18.03.202615.06.2026   00:0023:59

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: Expert

CAS Building Resilient Supply Chains

 23.04.202627.06.2026  

Category: Miscellaneous
Target audience: General public

CC-BY-NC-SA EPFL Library

Lunch Talks "AI and Ethical Scientific Practices"

 26.05.2026   12:1513:45

Speaker: Orr Paradise; Gaia Barazzetti; Valentin Conrad; Pablo Diaz; Cécile Hardebolle
Location:  BM 5202
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Information session – CAS Leading Sustainable Business Operations

 28.05.2026   12:3013:00

Speaker: – Elaine Moran, SRVC Executive Director
Category: Miscellaneous
Target audience: General public

Cancelled

Seminar in Finance

 29.05.2026   11:0012:15

Speaker: Kerry Back – Rice University
Location:  UNIL, Extranef, room 126
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

Training "Reshaping Information Research with AI"

 02.06.2026   10:0012:00

Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team
Location:  GR A3 31
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034260.


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