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Graduate Campus

UNIL's Graduate Campus is a centre of expertise for PhD training and professional development. It advises and supports PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and their supervisors through coaching, workshops and events.


 

Mission

The mission of the Graduate Campus is to inform and support every PhD student and postdoctoral researcher, regardless of their career objectives, as well as those who supervise them.

Since disciplinary and scientific aspects are the responsibility of the Faculties, the Graduate Campus focuses on the cross-disciplinary aspects of PhD training and career preparation by providing advice and training. By collaborating with UNIL's Faculties and departments, it provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices between different academic disciplines.

It seeks to ensure that all PhD students and postdoctoral researchers feel well integrated and supported during their time at UNIL, well prepared for the rest of their professional life and valued on the job market.

Services

Support for PhD training and professional development for postdoctoral researchers

Collaboration and coordination with UNIL, Swiss and international players

Welcome, information and promotion

  • Management and coordination of the annual monitoring of theses with the Faculties, to enhance the quality of PhD supervision at UNIL 
  • Management and coordination of inter-faculty committees (Young Academics Committee, PhD network and PhD student Admissions Committee) 
  • Contributing to institutional developments relating to PhD training, the working environment and working conditions of academic staff, and their professional development 
  • Various forms of support for the Faculties and associations: e.g. revision of PhD regulations, creation of tailor-made workshops and coordination of PhD programmes 
  • Centre for analysis and expertise in PhD training and the professional development of postdoctoral researchers, which is integrated and recognised at both the Swiss and international level

Practical information

Contact

Social media

Main address

Unicentre
Office 341
CH-1015 Lausanne

Access, parking and delivery

Unicentre

Members of the department

Management

Dr Mélanie Bosson
Dr Mélanie Bosson
  • Co-Director | PhDs and PhD training

Dr Verity Elston
Dr Verity Elston
  • Co-director | Professional and Career Development

Team

Dr Pauline Fritsch
Dr Pauline Fritsch
  • PhD assistant and PhD training

Dr Martine Schaer
Dr Martine Schaer
  • Deputy | Professional and Career Development

Dr Shervine Nafissi
Dr Shervine Nafissi
  • Communication manager

Véronique Longchamp
Véronique Longchamp
  • Graduate Campus coordinator