The PSC plays a unique role in linking researchers from our consortium universities with society. We organize special events where cutting-edge research comes to life.

The PSC hosts several events each year in which scientists, agency representatives, and partners from industry and NGOs engage in the current challenges society is facing.

Conferences, Symposia & Round Tables

2 Jun 2021: De-novo-Domestikation (Fachtagung Dialog Grün)

8 Dec 2021: Patterns in Nature and Plant Sciences (Symposium)

Round Tables

Our education specialists develop curriculum and teaching exercises related to research happening at ETH Zurich, University of Basel, and University of Zurich. These activities are accredited and offered as continuing education opportunities for Swiss secondary school teachers though our partners at the Life Science Learning Center (Zurich), l'Eprouvette (Lausanne) and BiOutils (Geneva). The program allows teachers and university scientists to establish a dialog on hands-on learning for youth.

Plant science at school

The travelling art-science experiment from the PSC will be installed at the HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil from April to July this year. We are looking forward to experiencing a version with a focus not only on horticultural crops but some of the trees and shrubs which are important to the landscape architects there.

In order to build on the momentum of the Swiss teenagers Klimastreik we offered a smaller version to high schools. The result was very positive with biology teachers from four Gymnasiums from Zurich, Basel and Graubünden reserving the experiment for this year and Winterthur next spring. This means that several thousand high school students will have a close encounter with plants and climate change in a garden of the future.

The Klimagarten exhibition brings climate change scenarios to a tangible human temporal and spatial scale. Science and art help in visioning our future green cities, landscapes and agriculture.

Website: Klimagarten   (In German)