Upcoming Events
19 June 2024: Science and Policy Talk, 17:00 – 18:30
During a Science and Policy talk series, Servan Grüninger, UZH PhD student, will share his experiences on how to prepare for a career at the interface between science and policy.
Find more information here.
21 June 2024: Stakeholder Dialogue: New Genomic Techniques, Agroscope, Zurich, 09:00 - 14:00
This event is open to invited guests only. However, for any question or comment please do not hesitate to contact us.
Organizers: Christian Stamm (Eawag); Bruno Studer (ETHZ); Roland Peter (Agroscope)
The use of new genomic techniques such as CRISPR-Cas in plant breeding has great potential, but - like all new technologies - also raises concerns. Questions about feasibility, benefits, risks, acceptance and regulatory framework conditions are currently occupying society and politicians. In view of the upcoming consultation on the implementation of Art. 37a para. 2 of the Gene Technology Act, a dialog event is being held at which important stakeholders in this debate can meet and exchange views. More...
27 September 2024: ENGAGE Stakeholder Workshop
We are convening a workshop for stakeholders in September. The aim is to discuss progress made in ENGAGE and discuss ways to further improve the science-policy interface in Switzerland.
To take part in the stakeholder workshop, please contact Donata Dettwiler.
20 & 21 November 2024: Capacity Building Workshop on Effective Science-Policy Collaboration in Biodiversity Management (full days)
We are co-developing a capacity building workshop on effective science-policy collaboration for biodiversity conservation.
The workshops is co-organized by the Blue-Green Biodiversity Research Initiative, the UZH PhD Ecology Program and PhD Science and Policy Program, ValPar.CH Project and the Translational Center for Biodiversity Conservation.
The workshop is offered to PhD students and early-career researchers of Eawag, WSL, ETHZ and UZH.
More information here.