Collegium Helveticum (Swiss Institute for Advanced Study)
universityInstitute for advanced study housed in the historic Semper Observatory that provides protected time, workspaces and seminar/exhibition/performance facilities for interdisciplinary fellows. Affiliated with ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich and Zurich University of the Arts, it hosts international fellows and a programme of lectures, workshops, exhibitions and events.
Upcoming Events (7)
Bank-Transaction Data in Academic Research
Panel discussion at Collegium Helveticum exploring how bank-transaction data can inform academic research and public policy. Researchers present methods for leveraging financial data while discussing governance, privacy, and policy implications in a contemporary data-driven world.
From Innovation to Access
Scholarly symposium at Collegium Helveticum exploring HIV resistance testing and how to broaden access to testing and care. The session gathers researchers in virology, public health, and biomedical sciences to discuss innovations, practical implications, and policy challenges.
Rendering the Molecular World: Where Science and Art Meet
Soraya de Chadarevian delivers the Ludwik Fleck Lecture 2026 at Collegium Helveticum, examining how scientific ideas and artistic practices illuminate the molecular world. This interdisciplinary talk blends history of science with visual culture, inviting curious minds to explore science as a creative enterprise.
Family Matters
An academic workshop at Collegium Helveticum exploring how literature intersects with legal history in a transnational dialogue. Researchers and students examine methods, cross-border case studies, and how narrative texts illuminate legal cultures across time.
Hazlo con otrxs
Hazlo con otrxs at Collegium Helveticum is a collaborative, interdisciplinary art event exploring collective and participatory practices, welcoming students, researchers and the public to engage in shared creative research.
Poetry of Power
Poetry of Power — a poetry and literary lecture/reading at Collegium Helveticum in Zürich on 15 May 2026 exploring themes around poetry and power.
The Conventions of the Unconventional
Interdisciplinary symposium at Collegium Helveticum examining how materiality and mediality shape knowledge across cultures. Scholars discuss cross-cultural methodologies and the making of knowledge in a global context.