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Joint projects
As a platform for young researchers from a wide range of disciplines, the Swiss Young Academy offers its members a variety of different activities. An important goal of the Young Academy is to implement inter- and transdisciplinary projects at the interface between science and society. With their creative and innovative projects, the members promote the science- and social-policy dialogue and devise answers to questions that are of great importance to young scientists. Publications, workshops, congresses or other formats are possible as a result of joint projects. The members are free to implement projects and, when choosing the topics, are guided by the thematic priorities of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.
Ongoing projects
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?
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?
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?
The "Spark" Podcast
How can members of the SYA foster inter- and trans-disciplinary collaborations in order to contribute to societal challenges?
Completed projects
COVID-19 Fake News
What can we learn from COVID-19 fake news about the spread of scientific misinformation in general?
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?
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?
The Future of Human rights
How can individual and collective action counter injustice, oppression and attacks on human dignity in the fields of art, digitalisation, health and climate change?