March
ISTP4Public NEW Video Series: How can we achieve a transformation towards a more sustainable food system?
We are delighted to announce the release of our new video statement series “ISTP4Public” focusing on ISTP-related research with high public relevance. The first video of this series sheds light on the recent study by Lukas Fesenfeld, Michael Wicki, Yixian Sun & Prof. Thomas Bernauer on food system transformation.
Versus Virus Hackathon: Create solutions to address COVID19 Challenges!
The world’s brightest minds collaborate in a 48h online hackathon to fight the COVID-19 crisis. This is an initiative under the patronage of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) that aims to develop daring and innovative ideas for successfully facing the challenges posed by the Coronavirus.
Political populism, responsiveness, and public support for climate mitigation
A new article on political populism and public support for climate mitigation by Dr. Robert A. Huber from University of Salzburg, PhD Candidate at ETH Zurich Lukas Paul Fesenfeld and ETH Prof. Thomas Bernauer was published in Climate Policy. Their study assesses whether populism could affect citizen support for climate mitigation policies. It also investigates to what extent frames about elite responsiveness are important heuristics for individuals´ preferences concerning climate policies.
Enhancing response preparedness to influenza epidemics: Agent-based study of 2050 influenza season in Switzerland
A new study on response preparedness to influenza epidemic by Marcello Marini & Dr. Ndaona Chokani from ETH Zurich, PhD Student at the ETH Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences Cyril Brunner and ETH Prof. Reza S. Abhari was recently published in Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory. Their work is highly relevant to the current situation in light of latest developments in the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
Policy packaging can make food system transformation feasible
A new article on food system transformation by PhD Candidate at ETH Zurich Lukas Paul Fesenfeld, Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich Michael Wicki, Dr Yixian Sun from the University of Bath, and ETH Prof. Thomas Bernauer was published in Nature Food. This study examines how potentially effective policy instruments may be designed and combined so as to reduce public backlash and ensure political feasibility of transforming the food system.
“Containing the virus must come before everything else”
ETH Zurich is switching to emergency operations. In this interview, ETH President Joël Mesot explains what this means for research, teaching and work. (Re-post from ETH News)