News from the Sustainability Research Initiative
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Neue Geschäftsführerin für die saguf
Anne-Käthi Leuenberger übernimmt per 1. April 2025 die Geschäftsführung der saguf von Xenia Junge. Der saguf-Vorstand freut sich auf die Zusammenarbeit und heisst sie herzlich willkommen.
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Climate Content Day
Das ganztägige Symposium behandelt die Frage, wie Unterhaltungsmedien genutzt werden können, um komplexe Klimathemen auf eine zugängliche Weise zu erzählen, um so mehr Sichtbarkeit zu gewinnen. Dadurch soll die scheinbare Unvereinbarkeit zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Unterhaltung in Einklang gebracht werden.
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Systematic behaviour change in development projects
The course will enable participants to plan, design and evaluate systematic behaviour change campaigns based on the RANAS approach. The participants will learn how to conduct a quantitative survey measuring relevant behavioural factors, how to identify the required behaviour change techniques and how to verify their effectiveness.
Image: Elisabeth SeimetzEvaluating the Quality of Global Research Partnerships
This report provides recommendations for funding institutions to evaluate the quality of global research partnerships.
Key Features of Sustainable North-South Funding Instruments
This factsheet provides practical recommendations for enabling conditions, fostering balanced partnerships, and achieving meaningful results. Key considerations include co-creating research agendas, promoting targeted capacity development, reducing institutional disparities, and adopting transparent evaluation practices. Funders are also encouraged to support outputs and communication efforts that align with societal and policy needs. These measures can help foster partnerships that are grounded in equity, shared goals, and mutual respect.
CASRI Country Report: Summary
As part of the Horizon Europe project CASRI, we have examined national priorities, research needs, funding programs and the interaction between science and politics in the context of research and innovation in the fields of the environment and sustainability. The experts interviewed emphasized the importance of social science contributions and experimental approaches in research funding.
Register now for the 25th Swiss Global Change Day
Look beyond the horizon of climate and global change research and register now for the 25th Swiss Global Change Day on 9 April 2025. In addition to expert talks, we will provide you plenty of time to present your own research or organisation with a poster or at a stand and to network with colleagues. The most attractive and comprehensive posters submitted by students or postdocs will be honoured with a travel award of 1000 francs.
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Get an overview of scientific contributions to sustainable development and especially to the Agenda 2030: The Sustainability Research Initiative of the SCNAT provides researchers, research funding agencies and political decision-makers with important synthesis reports, projects, event information and news from the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences and other institutions.
