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 2025 programme will take place at the 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.

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

You can find the Fall 25 programme below.

ISTP Colloquium Science, Technology and Policy

During the semester, the Institute of Science, Technology and Policy regularly holds colloquia talks with presentations by invited guest speakers from academia and practice/policy. The series is open to the public. Lectures last about 30 minutes followed by a Q&A session.

Check the schedule for location and please register at least 2 hours before each session.

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.

The Fall Programme will be available shortly. We are also looking for co-organisers. If you are interested, please send an email to .

6th Annual Digital Democracy Workshop

University of Zurich, 13-14 November 2025

Organised by the Democracy Community of the Digital Society Initiative (https://democracy.dsi.uzh.ch)

Over two days the relationship between digital technology and democracy, broadly understood, will be discussed in various panels dedicated to Artificial Intelligence, Moderation of Political Content, Harmful Content, Democracy, Elections, Participation and Behaviour, and Policy and Governance.

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external page Registration for non-presenters.

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.

Current speakers include:

Michael Clemens, George Mason University (October 9th, 2025)
Leah Boustan, Yale University (December 11th, 2025)
Giovanni Peri, University of California, Davis (February 12th, 2026)
Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez, University of Pennsylvania (April 9th, 2026)

Time: 8:30am Los Angeles

11:30am New York | 5:30pm Zürich

Duration: 60 minutes

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

Location: Online (register via Zoom)