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The ETH Zurich offers a broad range of opportunities to promote leadership, technical, methodological and social skills of employees and students.

Members of ETH Zurich also have access to the Life Long Learning Hub, the academic continuing education programmes and courses, the ETH Library as well as to external providers.

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Title	Date	Duration	No. Places available/total
Lateral Leadership - Influencing others without having a leadership position (Online) (only in English)	27.08.2024 - 17.12.2024	Workload: 4 days	0 / 65
Fit für meine neue Führungsrolle	23.10.2024 - 15.11.2024	4 Tage	2 / 20
Wie weiter? - Impulse für den aktuellen Job und den persönlichen Lebensweg (Online)	24.10.2024 - 30.01.2025	Online Präsenz: 1.5 Tage Selbststudium: 1.5 Tag (flexibel gestaltbar)	4 / 30
Basic Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Protection (for Group Safety Representatives) - 2 days	28.10.2024 - 22.11.2024	2 x 1 day	4 / 22
Angehörigenbetreuung: Balance zwischen Belastung und Entlastung (Online)	30.10.2024	1.15 h	451 / 500
Zielführende Gespräche mit Vorgesetzten (Online)	12.11.2024	1 day	2 / 17
Presenting with impact	13.11.2024 - 27.11.2024	each 165 min	7 / 20
PSC - Science & Policy Talk: Evidence use in environmental policy: Barriers, best practices, and our roles as researchers	13.11.2024	1.5 h	23 / 40
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	18.11.2024	75 min	1 / 4
Laser Safety Officer LSO	19.11.2024 - 20.11.2024	09:00-16:30	5 / 20
Citizen science: harnessing the power of citizen-generated data (Research Data Management 8/8)	20.11.2024	2 h Workshop	21 / 35
Enhance your Reading Lists with Leganto (Coffee Lecture)	20.11.2024	15 min	60 / 60
Citing correctly – avoiding plagiarism: the safe way to the scientific text	20.11.2024	105 min	12 / 20
With Family at ETH (Online)	21.11.2024	1h	132 / 200
Laser Protection Seminar – Basic training	21.11.2024	08:30-12:30	0 / 20
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	21.11.2024	3h 45min	2 / 25
Software Asset Management	21.11.2024	1 h	7 / 20
Science & Policy Workshop C: Communicating Science	25.11.2024 - 09.12.2024	2 days	0 / 16
Information Management with Obsidian	25.11.2024	1 hrs	73 / 100
Information Management with Obsidian	25.11.2024	1 h	14 / 20
Spotlight 2	25.11.2024	1.75 hrs	146 / 160
Design your life and career (online)	26.11.2024 - 11.12.2024	2.5 days	1 / 25
Dealing with Electricity - Instruction for Safe Work in a Laboratory (Basic course)	26.11.2024	08:30-12:00	1 / 24
JupyterLab Essentials	26.11.2024	3 hours	4 / 16
Digital accessibility - Sensitisation and Introduction (Course in German)	27.11.2024	4 hrs	11 / 12
Workshop on Skin Protection and Skin Care for ETH members	27.11.2024	11:00-12:00	0 / 12
Science for Policy: Science based policy consulting in spatial planning (in English)	27.11.2024	105 minutes	25 / 50
Protecting Yourself from Fraudulent Publishers (Coffee Lecture)	27.11.2024	15 min	60 / 60
Science and global policymaking (in English)	28.11.2024	Full day	1 / 18
AI Upskilling: What you need to know about data security in the age of AI (in German!)	28.11.2024	1 Hour	308 / 500
Ergonomics at the workplace	28.11.2024	14:00-16:00	2 / 10
Media training for professors (in German)	29.11.2024	240 minutes	1 / 4
GenAI in teaching and learning	29.11.2024	4 hours	1 / 18
Scientific Visualisations using R	29.11.2024 - 13.12.2024	2 days	4 / 16
ELN-LIMS OpenBIS & ETH Research Data Hub User Training	29.11.2024 - 16.12.2024	15 days	1 / 15
Spotting the Signs: Mental Health Awareness and Support at ETH (online)	03.12.2024	1h	37 / 100
Grundwissen Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz (für Gruppensicherheitsvertreter:innen) - 2 Tage	03.12.2024 - 10.12.2024	2 x 1 Tag	0 / 22
Gute Alternativtexte schreiben - Fokus Accessibility	03.12.2024	1 hr	12 / 15
How to go Open Access	03.12.2024	60 min	20 / 30
Screen, scan, search: reading scientific texts	03.12.2024	45 min	24 / 40
Science Communication for Social Media (in English)	04.12.2024	Full day	3 / 20
Discover smart note taking	04.12.2024	105 min	4 / 30
Mendeley Reference Manager - Reference management (German)	04.12.2024	90 min	17 / 20
ChemDraw Advanced	04.12.2024	1 hr	18 / 20
ChemDraw Advanced	04.12.2024	1 hrs	23 / 30
AEM Basiskurs für ETH-Webautor/-innen (Deutsch)	05.12.2024	4 hrs	7 / 12
GenAI in teaching and learning	05.12.2024	4 hours	11 / 18
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	05.12.2024	3h 45min	4 / 40
Revising scientific texts	05.12.2024	45 min	29 / 40
Accessible Moodle courses	09.12.2024	1.5 hrs	4 / 6
PubMed Basics – develop your search strategy for clinical questions	09.12.2024	75 min	17 / 18
Accessible Documents (PDFs & Office)	09.12.2024	2.25 hrs	7 / 8
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	10.12.2024	75 min	1 / 4
ETH-Start	11.12.2024	0.75 Tage	0 / 35
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	11.12.2024	3h 45min	0 / 25
Scientific illustrations – visualising research data (German)	11.12.2024	60 min	2 / 18
Accessible Websites. Focus on AEM Components – Course in English	12.12.2024	0.75 hr	11 / 15
Ergonomics at the workplace	12.12.2024	14:00-16:00	0 / 10
AI Upskilling: Opportunities and challenges of AI in day-to-day leadership (in German)	13.12.2024	1 Hour	151 / 300
Agile Project Management for Research	13.01.2025 - 24.02.2025	3 days	12 / 35
Compositional Data Analyis	13.01.2025 - 15.01.2025	3 days	2 / 10
Leganto reading lists in a nutshell	14.01.2025	30 min	19 / 20
AI Upskilling: AI, global corporations and market power - what should you pay attention to? (in German)	15.01.2025	1 Hour	182 / 300
Scientific Presentation Practice	16.01.2025 - 30.01.2025	2 days	19 / 20
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	16.01.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Introduction to R	17.01.2025 - 24.01.2025	2 full days + work in between	4 / 16
Systems Thinking and Design for Social Change and in Policymaking	20.01.2025 - 22.01.2025	3 days (9:00-17:00)	2 / 20
Lateral Leadership - Influencing others without having a leadership position (Online) (only in English)	21.01.2025 - 13.05.2025	Workload: 4 days	40 / 65
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	21.01.2025	3h 45min	23 / 25
Teaching at ETH 1	23.01.2025 - 27.01.2025	3 course days + transfer phase	0 / 14
Leganto reading lists in a nutshell	28.01.2025	30 min	20 / 20
Mindfully improve your emotional intelligence (Online)	29.01.2025 - 31.01.2025	8h	68 / 100
MeSH up PubMed: Crafting effective search strategies (German)	29.01.2025	75 min	18 / 18
Postdoc Peer Exchange - Leading as a postdoc	29.01.2025	90 Min. excl. pre-work	79 / 100
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	04.02.2025	3h 45min	25 / 25
Science & Policy Workshop D: Building Political Support	05.02.2025 - 28.03.2025	3 days	15 / 19
"Mindful@ETH": Online kick-off event	06.02.2025	1h	90 / 100
Leganto reading lists in a nutshell	13.02.2025	30 min	20 / 20
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	13.02.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Design your life and career (online)	19.02.2025 - 19.03.2025	2.5 days	8 / 25
Spotting the Signs: Mental Health Awareness and Support at ETH (online)	25.02.2025	1h	78 / 100
Academic project and time management: from planning to publishing	26.02.2025 - 12.03.2025	each 165 min	28 / 30
Time under control: work productively and increase well-being (online)	27.02.2025 - 10.04.2025	12h	11 / 50
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	04.03.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Research data management – basics and how to apply them (Research Data Management 1/7)	05.03.2025	3.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
Screen, scan, search: reading scientific texts	05.03.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Revising scientific texts	06.03.2025	45 min	39 / 40
Winter School & Symposium 2025: Harnessing Machine Learning for Breakthroughs in Plant and Environmental Sciences	10.03.2025 - 14.03.2025	Winter School Workshops 3 days + Symposium 2 days	30 / 30
Einführung ins lösungsfokussierte Coaching - Basic (Online)	11.03.2025 - 13.05.2025	Webinar: 5 Std. Selbstlernen: ca. 4 Std. Study-Buddy Groups: 5 Std. 14 Stunden (2 Seminartage) verteilt auf 8 Wochen	76 / 100
Procurement of IT services	11.03.2025	1 h	19 / 20
Your scientific text – convincing and relevant	11.03.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Evaluation in WTO tenders	11.03.2025	1 h	19 / 20
Data Management Planning - how to comply with the requirements of research funders and ETH Zurich (Research Data Management 2/7)	12.03.2025	3.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
Postdoc Peer Exchange - The value of mentorship	12.03.2025	90 Min. excl. pre-work	88 / 100
Citing correctly – avoiding plagiarism: the safe way to the scientific text	12.03.2025	105 min	20 / 20
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	13.03.2025	3h 45min	25 / 25
MeSH up PubMed: Crafting effective search strategies (German)	17.03.2025	75 min	18 / 18
Procurement of cloud services	18.03.2025	1 h	18 / 20
Software Asset Management	18.03.2025	1 h	19 / 20
Active research data management (Research Data Management 3/7)	19.03.2025	3 h Workshop	35 / 35
Presenting with impact	19.03.2025 - 02.04.2025	each 165 min	20 / 20
Leadership4Faculty: (Virtual) Interview Training	19.03.2025	2.5 h	7 / 16
ETH-Start	20.03.2025	0.75 Tage	16 / 35
Mendeley Reference Manager - Reference management (German)	20.03.2025	90 min	20 / 20
Gelassenheit hilft dem Hirn beim Denken - ein Blick hinter die Kulissen (Online)	25.03.2025 - 01.04.2025	2 x 0.5 days	11 / 40
Kartenportal.CH vs. Google Maps	25.03.2025	60 min	100 / 100
Reproducible scientific computing and data analysis (Research Data Management 4/7)	26.03.2025	3 h Workshop	25 / 25
Toolbox literature research (German)	26.03.2025	60 min	16 / 16
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	27.03.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Leadership for Innovation	01.04.2025	1 day	4 / 12
Design your life and career	02.04.2025 - 14.05.2025	2.5 days	19 / 25
Secure handling of confidential and strictly confidential research data (Research Data Management 5/7)	02.04.2025	2.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	08.04.2025	3h 45min	24 / 25
Meine Pensionierung in Sicht	09.04.2025 - 10.04.2025	2 Tage	0 / 24
Foundations of Teaching and Learning	09.04.2025 - 17.04.2025	3 course days + transfer phase	0 / 12
Open Access and Data Publishing (Research Data Management 6/7)	09.04.2025	3.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
GeoVITe - Exploring practices for research geodata	09.04.2025	60 min	14 / 15
Advanced course on 3D microscopy imaging of plant tissues and image processing	14.04.2025 - 17.04.2025	4 days	10 / 10
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	14.04.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Citizen science: harnessing the power of citizen-generated data (Research Data Management 7/7)	16.04.2025	2 h Workshop	35 / 35
Designing effective scientific posters	16.04.2025	2h 45min	20 / 20
How to go Open Access	23.04.2025	60 min	30 / 30
EndNote – Reference management	08.05.2025	90 min	20 / 20
Workshop: Build your Reading List – Hands-on with Leganto.	14.05.2025	2h 45min	20 / 20
Postdoc Peer Exchange - Careers within or beyond academia	14.05.2025	90 Min. excl. pre-work	92 / 100
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	14.05.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Screen, scan, search: reading scientific texts	20.05.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Discover smart note taking	21.05.2025	105 min	20 / 20
Revising scientific texts	21.05.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Zielführende Gespräche mit Vorgesetzten (Online)	22.05.2025	1 day	21 / 26
Your scientific text – convincing and relevant	22.05.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Citing correctly – avoiding plagiarism: the safe way to the scientific text	22.05.2025	105 min	20 / 20

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