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Organise the international PSC PhD Symposium
3 ECTS (90 working hours)
Note: organized every two years
Target group: PSC PhD Students
A group of 5-6 PSC PhD students will be responsible for the organisation of an international and interdisciplinary science conference. As a member of the scientific and organisation committee (OK), you will cover the following tasks:
• Setting the symposium topic
• Invite international speakers to contribute to a high-quality scientific program
• Organise symposium logistics
• Fundraising and finances.
Have a look at past PSC Symposia
If you are interested in joining the Conference Organizing Committee for the next symposium organised by PhD students, contact the PhD Program coordinator
Join Green Labs Projects!
1-2 ECTS (30-60 working hours)
Module Coordinator: Célia Baroux, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich
Concept and objectives of the module
The University of Zürich wants to be Carbon Neutral by 2030 in research, education and public relations and is developing measures to achieve this goal. In the meantime, every member of UZH can help to accelerate the process by identifying resource waste in daily work and developing sustainable strategies against it. As scientists we should address in our daily working business; how we can optimize our lab practice and lab environment to make research CO2 neutral in a near future! Get more info regarding the topic from the Sustainability Units of UZH and ETH.
Recently, the group Green Labs UZH has emerged, supported by the sustainability office UZH. Green Labs UZH federates ideas and scientists who wants to improve the ecological impact of research. The Green Lab Module aims to integrate PhD students of Plant Sciences to the Green Labs UZH community. In this module, doctoral students will be further trained on sustainable research, in the form of development or implementation of scalable projects. This can be the development of a concept, the creation of a survey, the analysis of available data to study the impact of a particular practice, the provision of concrete recommendations, or the implementation of a new practice in the laboratory validated by the mentors in charge.
Learning Objectives
Awareness of sustainability issues in research;
Understanding the interrelations between system levels: research needs, research product availability, working culture, ecological footprint (Systems thinking) and getting skills in practical problem solving;
Ability to find and use reliable data and documentations (Information competency);
Communication and networking tools for future civic engagement (transferable skills).
To learn more about the module please consult the Green Labs Module Info (PDF, 108 KB), and if you are interested in joining the Green Lab Projects contact the PhD Program coordinator.