Politics courses for researchers: How do I get my message to politicians and administrators?
Dialogue between researchers, the public, politicians and business has increased. How can you make your expertise heard in political circles and how do you find the right contacts in parliament and the administration?
Researchers and politicians have to work together constructively to overcome the challenges facing society. Making this a success will not only require politicians who are interested in science, but also researchers who know something about politics.
The SNSF is partnering with Reatch to offer courses that will strengthen your political skills as a researcher and get you into shape for constructive dialogue with Swiss politicians. The course will give you practical knowledge of how politics is done in Switzerland so that you can share your expertise based on a sound understanding of the politics and help shape changes that will benefit society as a whole.
Open to all researchers in Switzerland
The course is aimed not only at researchers funded by the SNSF, but at all researchers from all disciplines and at all career stages who work at Swiss higher education institutions.
- The first will be held on 26 April 2023 in Bern and will be conducted in German.
- A French-language course is scheduled for 27 November 2023.
- Courses in English are being planned for 2024.
Participant numbers are restricted to 16. All costs will be paid by the SNSF. Please read the conditions of participation.
These courses are paid for by the SNSF and are available free of charge to all researchers in Switzerland.
