| The first retreat organized by two of our students led us to Parpan, a small
village located in the Swiss Alps. Accompanied by
Takashi Ishikawa (ETH Zurich),
Irmgard Sinning (University of Heidelberg) and
Richard Henderson – former head of LMB in Cambridge – we spent two marvellous
days discussing each others projects during talks and poster sessions. Being just 20 people we could benefit from a highly familiar
atmosphere. We very much enjoyed talking to our main speakers and listening to their stories and advice, especially by one beer in hand
at evenings! Another highlight was the hiking trip to “Churer Joch” from which we enjoyed an impressive bird-view of
Chur far below.
After the retreat, we received a very positive feedback from the speakers as well as the students. All the participants enjoyed the
interaction, both scientifically and personally. Lot of new ideas were triggered and knowledge was shared. We agreed that we need to
continue to organize such annual retreats, and we would like to see more and more students joining our PhD program and the retreat.
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