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15|12|2021: Call for members launched
Are you interested in interdisciplinary issues or transdisciplinary collaboration? Do you have an academic connection to Switzerland and are not yet 40 years old? Then apply for a five-year membership of the Swiss Young Academy by 28 February 2023.
14|12|22: Four new joint projects approved
Exploring the boundary between science and activism, formulating recommendations for improving the working conditions of non-professorial teaching staff, fostering transdisciplinarity through targeted science communication and establishing a science policy and diplomacy network for young scientists – these are the topics that the four latest project will be addressing in 2023.
05|12|2022: New member of the Advisory Council elected
The Board of Directors of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences has elected Christoph Falk as a new member of the Advisory Council. We are pleased to have the Innosuisse represented on the Advisory Council and to be supported and advised on our joint projects as well as on the personal interests of our members.
25|11|22: Mentoring programme launched
The Swiss Young Academy officially launched its own mentoring programme at a kick-off event attended by its mentees and mentors.
Agenda | Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
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.
Challenging Inequalities and Precarious Working Conditions in Swiss Academic Institutions
What are the reasons for the marginalization, growing competition over collaboration and precarity in (Swiss) academia? And what can be done about it?
COVID-19 Fake News
What can we learn from COVID-19 fake news about the spread of scientific misinformation in general?
Fostering Transdisciplinary Collaborations for Change
How can members of the SYA foster inter- and trans-disciplinary collaborations in order to contribute to societal challenges?
Who gets heard? Selecting Scientific Experts in Swiss Legislative Processes
How does science get heard in the legislative process? How are scientific experts selected? How to ensure that interdisciplinary perspectives are incorporated?
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14.12.2022 | Open positions
14.12.2022 Projektassistent/in, 35h/Monat
In dieser spannenden Position unterstützen Sie die Projektgruppe «Science vs Activism? Exploring the Boundary» der Jungen Akademie Schweiz.