Science for Policy Workshop: Science and National Policymaking (in English)

• 23.06.2026, 09:15 - 16:00

• Hochschulkommunikation,?  ()

• Zogg,?Benno
• Bolli,?C¨¦dric
• Hirschi,?Caspar
• Elhardt,?Christoph
• Ferber,?Julian
• Lieberherr,?Eva

• Doctoral students
• Postdocs
• Senior Scientists
• Professors

of ETH Zurich, PSI, Empa, WSL and Eawag.

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

How can I, as a researcher, engage in political processes at a national level, and who are the relevant stakeholders? What role can I take on in collaboration with political decision-makers? This full day workshop provides insights into these questions through expert lectures and hands-on exercises while equipping participants with competencies at the interface of science and policy, with a particular focus on Switzerland.

The participants

• learn where and how researchers can engage in the political process at a national level and who the relevant stakeholders are.
• gain a better understanding of the roles of researchers and policymakers.
• learn how to create a policy outreach plan.

Schedule

09:15 ¨C 10:30: Introduction and expert lecture

10:45 ¨C 11:45: Experience sharing and Q&A

11:45 ¨C 13:00: Lunch break

13:00 ¨C 15:45: Exercise and group discussion on the topic of wind energy

15:45 ¨C 16:00: ETH guidelines on science-policy engagement and closing remarks

Speakers

• C¨¦dric Bolli, Senior Programme Manager, Albert Einstein School of Public Policy ETH Zurich
• Dr. Christoph Elhardt, Media spokesperson, editor & lecturer, Corporate Communication ETH Zurich
• Julian Ferber, Specialist for Renewable Energy, Wind Energy Division, Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
• Prof. Dr. Caspar Hirschi, Full Professor for History, University of St. Gallen
• Prof. Dr. Eva Lieberherr, Professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Sciences and Head of the Natural Resource Policy Group, ETH Zurich
• Benno Zogg, Head of Strategic Affairs and Foresight, State Secretariat for Security Policy SEPOS

English

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?
• 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.