Courses and workshops
We want to improve your skills and expand your knowledge! Whether you are looking to become better at searching or writing, deepen your knowledge in reference management or learn more about open access, visit our free courses. In our workshops, we convey useful information about research data management as well as publishing data to scientific staff.
Upcoming courses and workshops
| Title | Date | Duration | No. Places available/total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German) | 26.06.2025 | 75 min | 3 / 4 |
| Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German) | 21.07.2025 | 75 min | 4 / 4 |
| Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German) | 06.08.2025 | 75 min | 4 / 4 |
Our courses – sorted by subject area
- EndNote – Reference management
- GeoVITe: Exploring practices for research geodata
- Getting started – ETH Library in a nutshell
- Introduction in Geofacets – How to plan your geological field trips
- Kartenportal.CH vs. Google Maps
- Leganto reading lists in a nutshell
- Mendeley – Reference management
- MeSH up PubMed: Crafting effective search strategies
- Scientific work with images
- Searching for images online – tips and tricks
- Toolbox literature research
- Workshop: Build your Reading List – Hands-on with Leganto
- Zotero – Reference management
- Academic project and time management: from planning to publishing
- AI self-study course
- Citing correctly – avoiding plagiarism: the safe way to the scientific text
- Designing effective scientific posters
- Discover smart note taking
- EndNote – Reference management
- Find your reference management software!
- Get writing – overcome your writer’s block
- How to go Open Access
- Master your Thesis
- Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools
- Presenting with impact
- Ready for take-off: how to start your Bachelor's and Master's thesis
- Revising scientific texts
- Scientific illustrations – visualising research data
- Scientific work with images
- Screen, scan, search: reading scientific texts
- Writing a convincing research proposal
- Your scientific text – convincing and relevant
Courses for first-semester students and new members of ETH Zurich
There are currently no courses available.
There are currently no courses available.
Courses and tutorials on databases
We offer courses about the subject-specific databases licensed by the ETH Library for groups of at least five people, as well as tutorials, by arrangement.
Workshops
Our workshops are open to all scientists. For groups of five or more persons we organize individual workshops . The workshop series Research data management and related topics was developed in cooperation with Scientific IT Services.
Webinar for Doctoral students of ETH Zurich
Feeling challenged by the demands of your doctorate? Are you struggling to keep track of the numerous tasks involved, such as lab work, coding, paper writing, and organizing extensive amounts of literature and research data? Seeking greater efficiency in your daily life as a doctoral student? We can help you stay on top of everything and master your doctorate. Interested?
Then register now for our webinar Get your research data and papers published.
Coffee Lectures
The Coffee Lectures give you a short and compact insight into the practical application of tools in fifteen minutes. Afterwards you can ask questions. The online events take place on selected Wednesday afternoons at 3.15 p.m.
Moodle self-study courses
- In the course AI-based tools for scientific writing and research you will find extensive information on generative AI and AI-based tools in connection with literature search, reading, writing and learning.
You will find out which generative AI tools are available to members of ETH Zurich, what their strengths and weaknesses are, as well as the function, opportunities and risks of large language models. You will also receive tips on how to prompt effectively, which use cases are recommended and how you can create your own tools. You can consolidate what you have learnt in exercises and will be sensitised to scientific integrity and plagiarism. The self-study course is continuously updated and expanded. - In the course Ready for take-off: how to start your Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis, you will find out about what they need to do at the beginning of a research and writing project to ensure a successful Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis.
- The Moodle course Find your reference management software! supports you in choosing the appropriate reference management software as well as in citing correctly and avoiding plagiarism.