Growing Brains Co-Creation-Event, Berne. In the picture: Réka Borbás. Photo: Science et Cité 2023.
Growing Brains Co-Creation-Event, Berne. In the picture: Réka Borbás. Photo: Science et Cité 2023.

Events

We would like to talk to you about the development of the brain. And about mental health. And about how science actually works. And much more. We look forward to seeing you!

- Future events
- Past events

Future events

Our events are aimed at young people and adults who want to learn more about brain development and related topics such as mental health. If you would like to be informed about news and upcoming events, please subscribe to our mailing list at the bottom of this page.
  • 2024: Talk by Nora Raschle on "Wieso unser Gehirn Geschichten braucht" at the SIKJM Jahrestagung [ more ]

Past events and other outreach engagement

At the NMR Kids Lab at the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, we have been engaged in dialogue with the public for years. Below you will find a selection of the events in which our team has been actively involved, including the co-creation events as part of the Growing Brains project.
  • 2024: Open Theatre Session discussing the topic of "Science Literacy: How the Neuroscience Community Can Contribute" at the FENS Forum 2024 in Vienna, organized by the FENS-KAVLI Network of Excellence and chaired by Nora Raschle with panelists Julia Serong, Emma Yhnell, Selahattin Danisman, Christian Bertsch, Sabine Gysi
  • 2024: Article "Die Entstehung des sozialen Gehirns" by Nora Raschle, Elena Federici, and Sabine Gysi featured in the Marie Meierhofer Institut's magazine "undKinder", edition 113. [ more ]
  • 2024: Nora Raschle featured in the CSS customer magazine on the topic of "Youth + Dreams" with the following contributions: a double-page spread on the miracle of the brain, an interview on the superpowers of youth, a round-table discussion on the subject of “dreams throughout the course of life”, and a quiz on neuromyths. [ more ]
  • 2024: Lecture by Nora Raschle "Development & Brain" at the Gymnasium Bäumlihof Basel, organized by Volksschulen der Primarschule Hirzbrunnen
  • 2024: Talk by Nora Raschle at the Research Conference "Weinen, lachen, trotzen - Junge Kinder und ihre Emotionen" by the Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind [ more ]
  • 2024: Co-creation workshops Growing Brains with several school classes (Sekundarschule, Bezirksschule, Gymnasium) and at this year's [BrainFair]
  • 2023: Zukunftstag (Oerlikon and Irchel): Workshops on brain development as well as a Growing Brains co-creation workshop
  • 2023: Public workshop "Time to Socialize" by Nora Raschle at the Collegium Helveticum  [more]
  • 2023: Lecture by Nora Raschle "Der Spurt nach der Geburt" as part of a series by the Volkshochschule Zürich [more]
  • 2023: Presentation for "Elternbildung Wetzikon": "Development - What happens inside your head?" [more]
  • 2023: 10 questions for Nora Raschle by the LIFE Newsletter [more]
  • 2023: Rendez-vous. Forschende im Gespräch: Conversations on the developing brain and related topics to co-create content for our science outreach initiative Growing Brains  [more]
  • 2023: Scientifica Zurich: Joint workshop on stress and resilience with the STRESS consortium [more]
  • 2023: BrainFair Zurich: Workshops and presentation for children; participation in a discussion panel  [more]
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