Science and policy in Switzerland (in German)

• 17.05.2024, 08:30 - 17:00

• Hochschulkommunikation,   ()
• Holzheimer, Judith  ()

• Hirschi, Caspar
• Elhardt, Christoph
• Knüsel, Benedikt
• Stadler, Tanja
• Knutti, Reto

• Doctoral students
• Postdocs
• Senior Scientists
• Professors

of ETH Zurich.

We will allocate 16 places to the applicants with the most convincing letters of motivation.

Morning: Sciences and Politics

• Presentation Caspar Hirschi: Division of roles between politics and science
• Group discussion and Q&A
• Report Tanja Stadler: Scientific policy advice during the Corona crisis
• Report Reto Knutti: Engagement for the Climate Protection Act

Afternoon: Policy Outreach Plan

• Input: How to create an outreach plan
• Group work: Participants create their own outreach plan
• Group presentation and discussion

The participants

• learn where and how they can get involved in the political process and who the relevant stakeholders are;
• understand their role and that of politics.
• learn to develop a policy outreach plan

German

When registering, please enter the entire text of your motivation letter in the text field "Letter of motivation" under "Application details". Longer texts can also be entered there!

Please answer the following questions in your letter of motivation:

• Why do you want to take this class?
• Which topic from your field of research would you like to engage politics with?
• How would you use the skills learned in this course?

We will allocate 16 places to the applicants with the most convincing letters of motivation.

Please only register for the course if you really intend to participate; otherwise, you will deprive someone else of a place. At least a passive understanding of German is required to participate in the course.