Current CIS Events

CIS Colloquium

The CIS Colloquium is a speakers series which takes place every Thursday from 12:30 to 13:50 during the semester. In the Spring it takes place at the ETH and in the Fall it takes place at the UZH. The target audience is all CIS participants including PhDs, Postdocs, Researchers and Professors.

The Fall 2026 Program (below) will take place at the Institute of Political Science, AFL Building, Affolternstrasse 56, Room E-003.

Zurich Political Economy Seminar Series (ZPESS)

ZPESS brings together researchers in political economy and related fields from the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich.

Former and current PhD students, Post-docs and young faculty present their research and receive constructive feedback from a peer group. The seminar is open to participants from diverse backgrounds.

The seminar series is currently hosted by external page Nicolai Berk (ETH, Public Policy Group), external page Philipp Kerler (UZH, Department of Political Science), Sarah Gomm (ETH, International Political Economy and Environmental Politics), and external external page Tuuli-Anna Huikuri (UZH, Department of Political Science).

Date: Wednesdays during the semester
Time: 1:30-2:30 pm
Location: Immigration Policy Lab, Leonhardshalde 21

To receive all information on the seminar and the papers ZPESS circulates, please sign up to the ZPESS mailing list: https://sympa.ethz.ch/sympa/info/zpess

Here you can find more information and the Spring Programme 2026

IED Seminar

Climate, Energy, Resources, Risk and Resilience Seminars: Public Program

The seminar is held every other Tuesday from 12:15 to 1:15 pm. Catering is provided.

To subscribe to our email list and receive regular updates about upcoming
seminars, simply send an email to .

ECR FORUM

The ECR Forum seeks to provide guidance on various aspects of academic career development and creates opportunities for early-career researchers to discuss concerns related to “surviving” academia with faculty and invited experts. PhDs and Postdocs at CIS (UZH and ETH) are invited to attend.

Einstein Colloquium on Science and Policy

During the semester, the Einstein School regularly holds talks by invited guest speakers from academia and practice, focusing on leading issues at the intersection of science and policy. The Einstein Colloquium on Science and Policy is also part of the Master’s programme in Science, Technology and Policy. The general public is welcome to attend the lectures. Lectures last about 30 minutes followed by a Q&A session.

Join us on Wednesdays from 12:15 to 13:15 in HG D 5.2!

Program

Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS)

The Immigration Policy Lab (IPL) at Stanford University and ETH Zürich is launching the Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS), a new online series designed to bring together social scientists applying rigorous methods to the study of international migration. We hope this seminar will offer a platform to share the latest research from leading scholars and an opportunity for the global community of peers and practitioners to provide feedback.

Upcoming speakers include:

March 12, 2026: Vicky Fouka, Stanford University

April 9, 2026: Zeke Hernandez, University of Pennsylvania

May 14, 2026: Giovanni Peri, University of California, Davis

Please check the external page updated programme

Time: 8:30am Los Angeles | 11:30am New York | 4:30pm London | 5:30pm Zürich

Duration: 60 minutes

Format: Webinar style (45 min. presentation, 15 min. moderated Q&A)

Location: Online (register via Zoom)