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Join us for this 1.5 day PSC symposium that focuses on the dynamic processes of plant development and evolution. Scientists from Switzerland and around the world present their latest research in these fields. Presentations focus on ongoing efforts to understand how plant shape, function and biotic interactions have evolved over time. These topics will be addressed at different scales: from cellular to tissue, organism and population level.
Students are encouraged to present a poster at the event. Posters from all plant science disciplines are welcome. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase PSC research achievements and the center’s broad scope. The Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center will award three poster prizes.
The Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center (PSC) has been awarded funding for a new mentoring program targeted to female scientists at all levels, from PhD to postdoctoral and group leader level. The project aims to support early-stage female scientists in their decision making for a university or industry-related research and career development. Funding is provided by the Federal Office for Gender Equality.
If a piece of uncovered ground is left to itself, plants begin to sprout even in the busiest of city streets. The city air carries seeds that land somewhere, germinate, and become a new plant.
The PSC citizen science project "Where Seeds Fall" will examine the survival chances of urban plant populations and their genetic diversity. You can be a Citizen Scientist too!
The goal is to document which plants are growing spontaneously in the city of Zurich and how they are influenced by the surrounding biodiversity. The more flowers in the vicinity, the more flowers reach your own garden.
Contact psc-expeditions@ethz.ch
Koordinatorin/Koordinator FemInno Life Sciences (40%)
September 2017 – April 2019
The PSC Citizen Science Project „Wo Samen Fallen“ was chosen to represent the ETH Zurich at the Oberstrass Markt in Zürich on June 17th, 2017.
PSC gave out over thirty plant trays to visitors as part of our pilot project.
Alumni, supervisors, partners, lecturers and invited experts are welcome to fill in the Delphi survey that addresses the internship as a discrete element of the PSC PhD fellowship program Bridging Plant Science & Policy. Kindly fill in the survey by Monday, 5 June the latest. All answers will remain anonymous. The results will be presented in a peer-reviewed scientific publication. (posted 2017-06-01)
Link to the questionnaire: http://pscdelphi.questionpro.com/
Future Forum in the Community Garden „Guggacker“: How will Zurich be fed in 2050? A dialogue with researchers about the future of agriculture.
18 May 2017, 18.00h, Brache Guggach, Wehntalerstrasse 109 Zürich Map
Researchers together with anyone interested in sustainability will develop a vision for a future urban food supply: Which future do we want? On which values are we building this vision and how can we shape this future?
This Future Forum event is organized by the PSC in collaboration with „Quartiergarten Guggacker“. This activity is part of plantday 2017
Information (in German): http://www.abenteuer-stadtnatur.ch/?q=node/151
PSC is adding a new element to its PhD education and a step towards public engagement and ethical discourse with two public "Zukunftsforen". They will be held, (in German) in April and June 2017. The events will bring together PhD students with the public to carry out an ethical and social discourse on socially relevant research in plant sciences. Posted 2017-02
This new European Industrial Doctoral Programme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions-EID) starts in December 2016 and will support 10 PhD students in the field of plant breeding and production. As an EID project, 50% of the PhD time will be spent at an industrial partner location. Note: This PlantHUB call for PhD applications closed on: 1 Dec 2016.
10 April 2017, ETH Zurich, MM C78.1 (Alumni-Pavillon)
Public engagement with science strengthens the legitimacy of research and will contribute to a more sustainable future. The kind of future researchers want to contribute to is a matter of normative values and of social responsibility. In this one day symposium, relevance, approaches and examples of successful public engagement with science will be presented. In workshops, we will discuss what can be gained for science in general and for research projects of participants. Note: Registration closed on 4 April.
Download Program and abstracts. (PDF, 639 KB)Download Minisymposium flyer (PDF, 514 KB)
On May 18th the world will celebrate the International Fascination of Plants Day in order to highlight the importance of plants and plant research for society’s well-being. This day is an excellent opportunity to engage with the public and make people more aware of the great benefits that plants offer. Institutions and companies are invited to organize plant-related events for the public on or around May 18th.
This initiative is launched by the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO). The Swiss Plant Science Web coordinates and promotes all events in Switzerland. Posted 2017-01
Websites
plantday in Switzerland: https://swissplantscienceweb.ch/plantday-2017
29 May - 2 June 2017, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Website & program: Past PSC Summer Schools
Registration: closed
Speakers
• Pia-Johanna Schweizer (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, DE)
• Mary Lou Zeeman (Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, US)
• Adam Clark (University of Minnesota, US)
• Chris Gilligan (University of Cambridge, UK)
• Christophe Randin (University of Lausanne, CH)
• Robert Finger (ETH Zurich, CH)
• Melanie Paschke (Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, CH)
Posted 2017-02
Join us for the public final event of the Marie Curie Fellowship program IDP BRIDGES – Bridging Science and Policy. Download event flyer
- Keynote talk by Marco Lambertini, Director General WWF International
- Dialogue session with the IDP BRIDGES PhD fellows who are finalizing their projects
Venue: UZH Main Building, Aula, Room KOL-G-201, Rämistrasse 71, Zürich
The PSC is excited to announce that for the third time it received financial support from the SNSF Agora funding scheme. Starting in April 2017, we will develop creative and inquiry based workshop activities for young people aged 8-14. They will enrich and advance informal science education offers outside of school activities, but particularly in holiday camps.
PSC has been running science camps for a few years now, and new in this context is that together with art educators from the Zurich University of the Arts, we will integrate creative methods from the arts into informal science learning.
We will collaborate with several afterschool programs to share our experiences and to facilitate the use of the workshop materials. Our long-term aim is to create new formats and environments for informal science education (Wissenschaftsferien Schweiz). Posted 2017-02
The Klimagarten 2085 exhibition curated by the PSC in conjunction with the Botanical Garden of the University of Zürich in 2016, will be installed in the Botanical Garden of the University of Bern from April-July 2017.
In Bern the exhibit will focus on biodiversity and climate change. The PSC team is happy to pass the baton on to Bern and is excited to see how the concept develops. Posted 2016-12
After the success of the first four PSC-Mercator PhD fellowships, the PSC and the Mercator Foundation Switzerland are continuing this promising fellowship program.
The research projects focus on socially relevant issues from the perspective of at least two academic disciplines and in collaboration with relevant stakeholder(s). The fellows will benefit from exposure to different methods, perspectives and solutions. The desired outcome is a new, more inclusive approach to research, bridging plant science and society.
Nach 5 Monaten ist das Projekt Klimagarten 2085 zu Ende gegangen. Nach vielen spannenden Gesprächen und Eindrücken, ist die Zeit gekommen, ein Fazit zu ziehen.