PhD COURSES

Please read the individual course descriptions for registration modalities and access to course materials. Please note:
Events with no dates have no schedule announced for the moment …
– PhD candidates are also strongly encouraged to participate in local journal clubs and seminar series
– Information on credit validation and more course offers can be found HERE

Course titleECTSDates
Good Research Practices and Research Ethics (GRP; Lausanne)3tba
Cours électro-mécanique du CMU (4 modules in Geneva, in French)0.5-2Dec 11 – Apr 4, 2025
UNIL Sleep Research Day 1tba
Diffusion MR Imaging: from physics to brain networks2.5P2025
How to identify the most suitable questionnaires and rating scales for your clinical practice or research? (online)1P2025
Neurological disorders: From pathophysiology to neuroscience – Autumn Module A (Lausanne, register before September 1)1.5Sep 17-Dec 10, 2024
How to develop the protocol of your systematic review and register it in International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (online; fully booked)1
Introduction to Psychotherapy Research (Lausanne; register before October 1)2Nov 1 – Dec 13, 2024
An introduction to developmental cognitive neuroscience (Lausanne; fully booked)1Nov 21 & Dec 5, 2024
Last minute announcement: Oscillatory Brain Waves: Mechanisms, Functions, and Clinical Perspectives (Lausanne & online)0.5Dec 11, 2024
2025
Introduction to fluorescence imaging for the analysis of living cells (online; register before January 3)1Jan 7 – Feb 11, 2025
Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting (ABIM; credit only with presentation and assessment work > contact LNDS coordinator for details) Jan 12-16, 2025
SYNAPSY NETWORK TRAINING on TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY (several modules; register before Jan 15) 0.5 per modulestart: Jan 30, 2025
Publish with APA (Lausanne) 0.25Jan 31, 2025
Dive into the daily lives of individuals in real time: Introduction to the Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA; Lausanne; register before Jan 20)1Feb 4, 11 & 25, 2025
Introduction to Biophotonics (Geneva & online; register before Feb 15)3Feb 19 – Apr 23, 2025
Neurological disorders: From pathophysiology to neuroscience – Spring Module S (Lausanne; register before February 1)2Feb 25 – May 27, 2025
Electrical Neuroimaging for the Investigation of Human Brain Functions (Geneva; limited spots, register soon)1Mar 6 – Apr 10, 2025
Inborn Diseases of Metabolism Affecting Brain Development (Lausanne)1Mar 19 – Apr 16, 2025
Save the date: UNIL Sleep Research Day (Lausanne, more details tba soon)Apr 4, 2025
Observational methods in psychological research: Insights from developmental and psychotherapy research (Lausanne; register before March 15)1Apr 15 – May 6, 2025
Research methods in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Lausanne; register before Sep 1)1Sep 12 – Oct 27, 2025
Journal club series in the Lemanic area open to LNDS students
Seminar series “QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY” (Lausanne & online with self-enrollment!)max. 1Sep 30 – Jun 26, 2025

EPFL-EDNE courses: LNDS PhD students can basically attend most courses of the EPFL PhD program in neuroscience (EDNE). To inquire about free spots in classes, please first write to the EDNE coordinator (edne@epfl.ch) from your work mail address (with the LN coordinator in copy). You will then receive a link towards the online registration platform of EPFL (have a scan of your PhD student card ready to attach if needed). Participation to EPFL courses is free for LNDS candidates.
Once you successfully finished a course, please send the EPFL credit transcript from IS-Academia (“Statement of results” > “Auditor plan” to the LNDS coordinator for credit validation . 

Other EPFL PhD courses: Please contact the LNDS coordinator to ask for credit validation before choosing a given course, and to be re-directed to the EPFL program coordinator in charge. If your wish can be granted, please fill the “external auditor form” and send it to “cours-edoc@epfl.ch” together with a scan of your PhD student card.


The CUSO (Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale) offers a range of courses on research-related soft skills (e.g. scientific writing). Moreover, several doctoral programs provide courses on statistics, research and analysis methods, for example:

Each LNDS student can participate to these courses, but you need to create a CUSO login for registration. Please provide the LNDS coordinator with your course certificate and a course link for credit validation.


Workshop and courses offers open to doctoral candidates from other programs; please contact LNDS coodinator. Several stats workshops …