Coffee Lectures

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Coffee Lectures stellen wichtige Datenbanken, Tools und Konzepte unterhaltsam und in nur 10 Minuten vor. Denn nur was Sie kennen, können Sie auch nutzen!

Das Informationszentrum Chemie | Biologie | Pharmazie hat im Dezember 2013 damit begonnen, Coffee Lectures anzubieten, und mehr als 114 Bibliotheken haben dieses Format schon übernommen. Unsere Coffee Lectures finden in Blöcken von 3 Wochen statt, immer dienstags, mittwochs und donnerstags, und beginnen immer pünktlich um 13 Uhr. Einen Kaffee oder Tee und Schokolade gibt es gratis dazu. Zu jeder Coffee Lecture erhalten Sie eine Coffee Lecture-Karte, welche die wichtigsten Informationen zusammenfasst. Neue Staffeln kündigen wir in den News an, die Termine und Themen finden Sie dann auch im Veranstaltungskalender.

Alle bisherigen Coffee Lectures finden Sie in unserem Sammelkartenalbum (PDF).

Aufzeichnungen vergangener Coffee Lectures sind auf unserem YouTube Kanal verfügbar.

Die aktuelle Serie

Vom 17.11. bis 3.12.2026 findet die 39. Serie der Coffee Lectures statt - immer Dienstag bis Donnerstag, 13:00–13:10 im HCI G2 und unter https://ethz.zoom.us/j/63020946312. Importieren Sie die aktuelle Serie aus unserem Veranstaltungskalender!

Dimensions (No. 63)

Tuesday, 17.11.26, Presenter: Dr. Leo Betschart

Dimensions is a literature database comparable to Scopus or Web of Science. Its unique features are the possibility to search for grants and policy documents, its diverse search options and an extensive analysis module.

NMR Challenge (No. 84)

Wednesday, 18.11.26, Presenter: Dr. Emmanuel Meyer

The NMR Challenge is a free web-based resource which offers exercises for solving structures based on real NMR spectra. It provides problems of increasing difficulty on both 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Moreover, the NMR-Quiz tests your knowledge on a range of NMR topics.

KnowItAll Spectra Database (No. 6)

Thursday, 19.11.26, Presenter: Dr. Jozica Dolenc

Would you like to identify your NMR spectrum using chemical shifts or determine unknown components in complex samples? Access more than 2 million spectra (IR, NMR, MS, Raman, and UV-Vis) through KnowItAll AnyWare.

AlphaFold (No. 61)

Tuesday, 24.11.26, Presenter: Dr. Gina Cannarozzi

AlphaFold, a program for predicting protein structure, revolutionized structural biology. The latest version, AlphaFold3, also predicts the structure of complexes. We present an overview of the software and the structure database it created.

Consensus (No. 85)

Wednesday, 25.11.26, Presenter: Dr. Emmanuel Meyer

Consensus is an AI-powered tool designed to streamline research discovery. Using its database of over 220 million papers, Consensus enables researchers to quickly find, understand, and summarize topics. After posing a natural language question, users receive relevant literature along with a citation-rich, evidence-based summary.

Store & cite references with Zotero (No. 70)

Thursday, 26.11.26, Presenter: Dr. Leo Betschart

Zotero is an open-source alternative to reference management systems like EndNote or Mendeley. Use its browser plug-in and PDF editor to efficiently store, retrieve, edit, and cite your documents. Share your reference collection and collaborate with others. ETH users enjoy free unlimited cloud storage!

AI at ETH (No. 32)

Tuesday, 1.12.26, Presenter: Dr. Gina Cannarozzi

Using generative AI models requires careful consideration of data security. ETH Zurich provides access to generative AI platforms that meet ETH data protection requirements and cloud regulations. We show which systems have been approved, what kind of data can be used with them, and how to get access with your ETH credentials.

Trello (No. 87)

Wednesday, 2.12.26, Presenter: Patricia Facchin

Do you struggle to keep track of your to-dos? Trello might be able to help. Trello is a project management tool and will be briefly introduced in this Coffee Lecture. This lecture will be in German.

WebCSD – the portal to the Cambridge Structural Database (No. 22)

Thursday, 3.12.26, Presenter: Dr. Jozica Dolenc

The Cambridge Structural Database is the world’s largest curated repository for small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structures. Learn what options WebCSD offers for searching and finding.

Coffee Lecture User Group

Falls Sie planen, Coffee Lectures an Ihrer Institution einzuführen, möchten wir Sie auf die Coffee Lecture User Group Website hinweisen, auf der Sie Literatur, ein Diskussionsforum, die Präsentationen des 1. Coffee Lecture User Group Meeting sowie  eine Liste aller Einrichtungen finden, die das Format Coffee Lecture nutzen.