{"id":2858,"date":"2023-06-12T14:11:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpethzprd.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2023-12-15T13:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:56:14","slug":"how-eth-aims-to-strengthen-the-science-policy-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/2023\/06\/12\/how-eth-aims-to-strengthen-the-science-policy-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"How ETH aims to strengthen the science-policy dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On October 4, 2023, Dr. Benedikt Kn\u00fcsel will share his experiences on how can you prepare for a career at the interface between science and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Science and Policy Talk series professionals working in different roles at the interface between science and policy explain how they contribute to linking science and policy and give us insights in their career pathway. This talk series is an offer as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/science-and-policy-phd-program\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/science-and-policy-phd-program\/\">PhD program in Science and Policy<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/de\/utils\/search.MTcwNDI4.html\">Dr. Benedikt Kn\u00fcsel<\/a> is Head of <a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/de\/wirtschaft\/policy.html\">Science-Policy Interface<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/de\/die-eth-zuerich\/organisation\/stabsstellen\/stab-ww.html\">Office of Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations<\/a> at ETH Zurich. The Science-Policy Interface is the central hub at ETH that supports researchers who wish to engage in a dialogue with policymakers and was created in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are interested? Please register <a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/staffnet\/en\/service\/courses-continuing-education\/details.9878o.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/staffnet\/en\/service\/courses-continuing-education\/details.9878o.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this talk, Benedikt Kn\u00fcsel will speak about developments at ETH to support the dialogue between scientists and policymakers. ETH is currently taking steps to strengthen these interactions since the contribution and participation of ETH researchers in the design of effective evidence-informed policies is an important pillar of knowledge transfer. These developments happen in the context of both strategic decisions at ETH and political decisions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will also talk about his career trajectory and how his education prepared him to take on jobs at the science-policy interface. Furthermore, he will give insights into job prospects at the interface of science and policy. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/Benedikt-Knusel-057_-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2859\" style=\"width:498px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/Benedikt-Knusel-057_-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/Benedikt-Knusel-057_-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/Benedikt-Knusel-057_-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/Benedikt-Knusel-057_-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/Benedikt-Knusel-057_.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Benedikt Kn\u00fcsel <\/strong>is an environmental scientist by training and holds a doctorate in philosophy of climate science from ETH Zurich, which he obtained in 2020. Before joining ETH as Head of Science-Policy Interface, he was a Scientific Advisor at the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The featured photo is ETH-licensed from Adobe Stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/PSC_visual_text_cmyk-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/PSC_visual_text_cmyk-2.png 590w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/PSC_visual_text_cmyk-2-300x102.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/image.imageformat.1286.403278616-1024x153.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/image.imageformat.1286.403278616-1024x153.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/image.imageformat.1286.403278616-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/image.imageformat.1286.403278616-768x115.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/image.imageformat.1286.403278616-1536x230.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/Science_and_Policy\/files\/2023\/06\/image.imageformat.1286.403278616-2048x307.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 4, 2023, Dr. Benedikt Kn\u00fcsel will share his experiences on how can you prepare for a career at the interface between science and policy. 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