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“The MaP Graduate Symposium has accompanied me throughout my time at ETH”
[MaP Student Portrait] Ayça Şenol Güngör is in the 5th year of her doctorate in Prof. Vanessa Wood’s Materials and Device Engineering group at D-ITET. She has lost count of how many times she has participated in the MaP Graduate Symposium.
Soft Talk: Phase-Field Modelling of Elastic Microphase Separation
The Soft Talk by Hamza Oudich brought together doctoral researchers and colleagues to discuss recent advances in phase-field modelling, while also providing an opportunity to rehearse an upcoming doctoral thesis defence.
Recap: Mechanobiology Seminar with Prof. Michael Murrell
On 13 January 2026, the MaP Doctoral School hosted a special Mechanobiology Seminar with Prof. Michael Murrell (Yale University).
Soft Talk Recap: When Structure Does the Colouring
This week’s Soft Talk wrapped up the year in colour. Literally.
New connections between departments and groups: voices from the MaP Surprise Lab Lottery
In November 2025, 32 MaP doctoral students participated in the first-ever MaP Surprise Lab Lottery. Matched by research keywords, they visited each other's labs. A very successful initiative: to be repeated! But read for yourselves...