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17|12|2024: Call for members launched
Are you interested in interdisciplinary issues or transdisciplinary collaboration? Do you have an academic connection to Switzerland and would you like to get actively involved in projects at the interface between science and society? Then apply for a five-year membership of the Swiss Young Academy by 28 February 2025.
21I11I2024: How do young academics consider science and activism? - Publication of interview results
How do young researchers understand activism in the context of science in Switzerland and how is this relationship between science and activism negotiated in different scientific disciplines? To explore these questions, our project group Science vs. Activism interviewed 33 early-career researchers. The results of the interviews have now been published.
15I10|2024: ‘He unearths the mysteries of humanity’ - new portrait of our member Gino Caspari
On Instagram, he takes his followers back to long-gone times: Gino Caspari, an archaeologist and member of the Young Academy. His life gives the impression of being one big adventure. The price he pays: financial insecurity.
02|10|2024: Call for participants for the AcaMedia Retreat on 24 & 25 January 2025
As a young academic, what has been your experience with the media so far? Challenging? Our AcaMedia project group invites ECRs to their two-day retreat ‘Navigating the Media as Early Career Academics’ on 24 & 25 January to participate. Register now!
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Sharing knowledge, meeting stimulating people and using interfaces.
Ongoing Projects
The core tasks of the Swiss Young Academy includes not only representing young researchers and promoting the science- and social-policy discourse, but also implementing inter- and transdisciplinary projects at the interface between science and society. For this purpose, each member has access to funding, which makes possible joint projects in groups of up to 6 people.
Innovative teaching formats at the science-society interface
How can innovative teaching formats at the interface between science and society be promoted, disseminated and qualitatively improved in the Swiss higher education system?
Navigating the media as Early Career Academics
What challenges do early career academics face as they navigate the media? What measures and strategies can be helpful in tackling these challenges?
Unveiling the leaky Pipeline in STEM
Why do more women leave the academic world after earning a doctorate than men?
AI in Science and Society
Where is artificial intelligence being used in education and healthcare – and what role can the Swiss Young Academy play in this development?
Science vs Activism? Exploring the Boundary
What is science and what is activism? Where does one end and the other begin? Why is it necessary that we keep these two worlds apart and is that even possible?
Swiss Young Network for Science Policy and Diplomacy (SYNESPOD)
How can we increase the capacity, visibility, and impact of early-career researchers in science policy and science diplomacy?
Innovative Policies for Fostering Academic Careers in Switzerland
What innovative best practices regarding academic employment and career development can be identified and shared to create pathways for structural change?
The "Spark" Podcast
How can members of the SYA foster inter- and trans-disciplinary collaborations in order to contribute to societal challenges?
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