Activities

Activities in the DPEE are divided in three basic categories:

  1. Scientific knowledge (K): scientific seminar series, workshops for improvement of scientific knowledge, topic groups, national and international congresses.
  2. Methodological improvement (M): workshops and courses on specific methods and softwares (e.g. statistical or phylogenetic course), scientific exchanges to learn new methods.
  3. Acquisition and reinforcement of skills (S): courses/workshops for reinforcement of expertise (e.g. scientific writing, scientific presentation, developing a grant proposal).

Activities are primarily for PhD students belonging to the DPEE. If there are places available, master students, PhD students, postdocs and academics from CUSO Universities can attend for free but traveling/accommodation expenses cannot be reimbursed.

    Scientific knowledge (K)     Methodological improvement (M)     Acquisition and reinforcement of skills (S)

Cat. Title Location Map [d] Speakers Dates Places
M Introduction to R UNIGE, Sciences II, room 4-404

Dr José Manuel Nunes, UNIGE
Dr Nicolas Hulo, UNIGE

 1772665200 March 5-6 & 19-20, 2026 17 / 20
S Careers in Conservation Day 2026 UNIL 1773010800 March 9, 2026 8 / 30
M Data Visualization with R UNIL - Amphipole 334

Dr Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1774821600 March 30-31, 2026 0 / 9 joint
M AI for Article Writing: a Soft Toolbox UNIL, Amphipôle 338

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, DataBio

 1774994400 April 1-2, 2026 0 / 3 joint
K Population Ecology for Conservation UNINE

Prof Jacob Koella, UNINE

 1777327200 April 28-30, 2026 10 / 10 registration
M Biodiversity Data Unlocked: Publishing in GBIF with IPT Bern, Room TBA

Prof Christophe Dessimoz, UNIL & SIB
Dr Natasha Glover, UNIL & SIB
Prof Robert Waterhouse, UNIL & SIB
Prof Marc Robinson-Rechavi, UNIL & SIB

 1779314400 21-22, May 2026 0 / 4 joint
K (TBC) Swiss Fish Welfare Meeting 2026 EPFL

Livia D'Angelo
University of Naples Federico II, Italy, GV-SOLAS, FELASA
Member of FELASA working group "Zebrafish: housing, husbandry, and health monitoring recommendations"
 
Linda Tschirren
Scientist at the Nofima production department, Norway
Author of "MyFishCheck: A Model to Assess Fish Welfare in Aquaculture"
 
Joana Monteiro
Researcher and manager of the fish platform at Champalimaud foundation, Portugal
Author of "Colony Management at Zebrafish Facilities" and "Dietary requirements for zebrafish"
 
Britta Lundström Stadelmann
Co-director of the Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Initiator of a lighthouse culture-of-care initiative in rodents @ Vetsuisse Bern

 

 1780869600 June 8, 2026 0 / 20
M NGS - Genome Variant Analysis (SIB) Basel

Dr Geert van Geest, SIB

 1781128800 June 11-12, 2026 0 / 4 joint
M Advanced Computer Skills Leysin, Hotel Alpine Classic

Dr José de Abreu Nunes, UNIGE
Dr Nicolas Hulo, UNIGE

 1783893600 July 13-16, 2026 5 / 15 registration
M Stochastic Hybrid Models of Community Dynamics EAWAG, Kastanienbaum

Dr. Leonardo Aguirre, EAWAG

 1784325600 TBC 0 / 15
K Proximate and Ultimate Perspectives on Behavioural Flexibility (TBC) Alps

TBC

  • Wolfgang Goymann, Max Planck (DE)
  • Rufus Johnstone, University of Cambridge (UK)
  • Barbara Taborsky, UNIBE
  • Eva Fischer, University of California Davis (US)
  • Ellen D. Ketterson, Indiana University (US)
  • Stephan Reber, Lund University (SE)
  • Severine Trannoy, University Paul Sabatier (FR)

 

 1787090400 Aug 19-21, 2026 0 / 15
M Summer School in Mathematical Modelling for Evolutionary Biology UNIL
  • Prof Charles Mullon, UNIL 
  • Prof Sara Mitri, UNIL
  • Prof Sonja Lehtinen, UNIL
  • Dr Thomas Lesaffre, UNIL
  • Dr Ewan Flintham, UNIL
  • Dr Malvika Srivastava, UNIL
 1788127200 Aug 31 - Sept 5, 2026 0 / 10
M Advanced Programming With R UNIL

Dr Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1789423200 Autumn 2026 0 / 24
M Teaching and Learning Science UNIGE, Sciences II, room 4-449

Dr Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

 1789682400 Sept 18 & 25, Oct 2, 2026 0 / 15
K Advanced Studies in Systematics Conservatory and Botanical Gardens of Geneva (CJBG)
  • Dre Alice Cibois, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève (MHNG)
  • Dr Andreas Schmitz, MHNG
  • Dr Mathieu Perret, CJBG & UNIGE
  • Dr Fred Stauffer, CJBG & UNIGE
  • Dre Yamama Naciri, CJBG & UNIGE
  • Dr Charles Pouchon, CJBG
  • Mme Nathalie Rasolofo, CJBG
  • Dr Emmanuel Toussaint, MHNG
  • Dr Juan Carlos Zamora, CJBG
 1790805600 Oct or Nov 2026 0 / 8
M Statistical Exploration and Measurement of Biodiversity with R UNIL

Dr. Sébastien Ollier, UNIL
Tristan Klaftenberger, UNIL

 1791237600 Oct 6-8, 2026 0 / 8
S Scientific Writing Workshop online

Dr Kaycie Butler, ButlerSciComm

 1794697200 Autumn 2026 0 / 18
K Genomics and Society UNIGE, Sciences II, room 4-449

Dr Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

 1795129200 Nov 20, 27 & Dec 4, 2026 0 / 15
M Molecular Population Genetics Training Course UNIGE, Sciences II, 4th floor, room 457
  • Dr Jose Manuel Nunes, UNIGE
  • Dr Estella Poloni, UNIGE
  • Dr Mathias Currat, UNIGE
  • Dr Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, UNIGE
 1768172400 Jan 12-16, 2026 8 / 9
M Reproductible and Collaborative Data Analysis with R UNIBE

Dr. Sergio Vignali, UNIBE

 1768777200 Jan 19-21, 2026 11 / 15
K 3rd Annual Swiss Cam Trap Meeting University of Fribourg 1769036400 Jan 22, 2026 9 / 15
M Computer Skills for Biological Research: Introduction to GNU/Linux and Bash Scripting UNIGE, Sciences II, room 4-457
  • Dr Mathias Currat, UNIGE
  • Dr Jose Manuel Nunes, UNIGE
 1770591600 Feb 9-13, 2026 9 / 8
K Biology 2026 Neuchâtel
  • Christian Kropf
  • Margarita López-Uribe
  • Tim Hofmeester
  • Renske Onstein
  • Mark Blaxter
 1770850800 Feb 12-13, 2026 67 / 45