Past Activities and Results

2-Day Retreat (in person, January 24-25, 2025)

• Conveners: SYA Members Dr Aimée Zermatten and Prof. Dr Odile Ammann (co-speakers), Dr Anna Jobin, Lea Briguet

• Participants: 7 SYA Members and 11 other interested early career academics

• Guest speakers:

  • Academics: Dr Ahmed Ajil, Prof. Dr Cesla Amarelle, Dr Madeleine Pape

  • SYA members: Prof. Dr Stefanie Boulila, Prof. Dr Alexandre Bovet, Dr Aimée Zermatten

• Journalists/communication specialists: Esther Coquoz (RTS), Dr Cornelia Eisenach (Republik Magazin), Nicole Lamon (Le Temps), Dr Daniel Saraga (Saraga Communications)

• Content:

  • Two parallel media training sessions in German and French

  • Reflection on media training

  • Roundtable discussion with experienced academics and journalists/communication specialists

  • Presentation of the literature review

  • Presentation of related SYA joint projects

  • Roundtable focused on early-career researchers’ perspectives

  • Peer workshop