Upcoming Events

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there is no guarantee that all event notices on the Swiss Science Portal are up-to-date. In case of doubt, please ask the organisers.

26.10.2021
Workshop

Sustainability Science Dialogue - A migration perspective on visions of a sustainable future

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The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an urgent call for action adopted by all Member States. Switzerland is not on track to meet the SDGs. How can science

18.-27.10.2021
Conference

Evidence for Development

The virtual conference will look at evidence for development that is relevant, contextualized and transferable, that it is communicated in usable and timely ways, and that decision makers can use.

28.10.2021
Conference
Lausanne

r4d Conference: Job Creation and Conditions for a Social and Environmental Impact

Explore the findings of r4d research in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ghana and Switzerland on job creation and employment conditions, and examine their impact for future projects within the International Cooperation community.

11.-12.11.2021
Conference
Workshop

Virtual Forum cinfo – The Swiss Event on Work and Careers in International Cooperation

Forum cinfo is all about work, career development and career opportunities in international cooperation.

15.-17.11.2021
Conference

Interventions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure from Agriculture Sector in Africa

The SwissTPH online workshop aims to discuss recent research about interventions to reduce pesticide exposure from agriculture sector in Africa.

22.11.2021
Conference

Strengthening the African knowledge society: towards more sustainable African-European university partnerships

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities invite you to join the discussion on 22 November together with high-level speakers from both continents.

26.11.2021
Conference
Bern

Uncertain Perspectives and Changing Strategies Towards a Pandemic. The COVID-19 Crisis in Tales of the Everyday in Africa

Mural raising awareness on Covid-19 prevention in Githogoro, Nairobi as part of UN-Habitat awareness raising project

Swiss Society for African Studies event on perspectives on the insecurities, discourses and strategies linked to pandemics and especially the current Covid-19 context in Africa.

30.11.2021
Symposium
Bern

Sustainability Science Forum 2021 - Accelerating Transformation

The Sustainability Research Initiative is creating a yearly event that brings together a community of professionals united by a keen interest – Sustainability Science. The first Sustainability Science Forum focuses

29.5-1.6.2022
Conference
Cape Town

World Conference on Research Integrity

Fostering Research Integrity in an Unequal World

7.-10.6.2022
Conference
Freiburg im Breisgau

Afrika-Europa: Reziproke Perspektiven

Die Vereinigung für Afrikastudien in Deutschland e.V. (VAD) organisiert alle zwei Jahre eine internationale und interdisziplinäre Konferenz. Die nächste VAD-Tagung mit dem Titel „Afrika-Europa: Reziproke Perspektiven“ findet in Freiburg im

31.5-3.6.2023
Conference
Cologne

ECAS 2023 “African Futures”

“African Futures” aims to explore the Europe’s critical engagements with the past, present, and future of Africa’s global entanglements. The continent has been characterized as a laboratory of the future,

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Transformative Research – The New Imperative in Science?

Reports of past KFPE events