Science-Policy Workshop

Pressing societal challenges—such as climate change, armed conflicts, and the rise of artificial intelligence—require informed decision-making based on the best available scientific evidence. The impact of this evidence depends on whether and how this evidence is used by policymakers but also on how this evidence is produced and disseminated.

Researchers can take on different roles in this process, which will be explored in this workshop. Through sustainability-focused case studies and hands-on exercises, participants will gain insights into how policymakers engage with scientific evidence while applying self-reflection tools to examine their own roles as researchers vis-à-vis knowledge production, integration and solution development.

• Dates & time: Wednesday, 18.06.2025, 09:30 – 12:00
• Duration: 2.5h
• Location: ETH Zurich Zentrum campus, PBLabs, RZ D8
• Language: English

Registration required

ETH doctoral students, postdocs and senior scientists. Exeptions might be made for students from other universtities on a case by case basis.

Speakers

• external page Dr. Jane Muncke, Managing Director of the Food Packaging Forum
• external page Dr. Bejamin Hoffmann, Postdoctoral Researcher at Eawag
• external page Hanna Salomon, PhD student at Eawag
• Cédric Bolli, Programme Manager at the Science-Policy Interface of ETH Zurich 

About the Organisers

• The Science-Policy Interface is the central contact point for science-policy engagement, including scientific policy advice, at ETH Zurich. The SPI aims to aims to bridge the gap between ETH researchers and political decision-makers in order to contribute to addressing crucial societal challenges.

• external page The Food Packaging Forum is a non-profit organization based in Zurich. The FPF enables stakeholders to make better decisions by applying the latest science on chemicals in food contact materials and on the environmental impacts of food packaging. Through its independent, bal-anced, and science-based publications and tools, the FPF contributes to protecting human and environmental health.