Academic culture needs to change towards more sustainability, diversity and equal opportunities. Be part of the change and support the calls to action.

Joined August 2020
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📢 Calling all mid-level academic staff in CH (PhD candidates, PostDocs, scientific assistants, …)! Your voice matters in the #MentalHealth survey by @actionuni. Help us to improve academic working! Participate now: bit.ly/SWiMS24 #IchbinHanna #academiclife #Wellbeing
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📢 Calling all mid-level academic staff in CH (PhDs, PostDocs, …)! We already have over 1000 responses, but we need and want more! Take the short & anonymous #MentalHealth survey now - help us to improve academic working! Link: bit.ly/SWiMS24 #IchbinHanna #academiclife
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I know I am a privileged scientist in a very privileged country 🇨🇭. This (see picture) is something I need to remind myself of regularly. Thanks to the @BetterScienceCH team for helping us to shape a better academic community at @unibern! #BetterScience
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"The old phrase ‘publish or perish’ for scholars has given way to ‘publish and be visible, or perish’." Our member Luis Velasco-Pufleau @music_conflict was interviewed by @horizonte_de for this interesting article on young researchers publishing and open access.
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Congrats! The Institute of Geography @unibern receives the Prix Lux for its comprehensive efforts to create an inclusive scientific culture. Change in academia towards #genderequity, #equalopportunity and @BetterScienceCH is not easy, but possible: uniaktuell.unibe.ch/unibe/po…
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🧑‍🏫Better Science in teaching: What does it look like? Dr. Regula Neuenschwander discusses perspectives at the @phluzern (online). ⏱️When: November 30, 5.15pm 📄Read more: betterscience.ch/assets/imag… 👉Join: hslu.zoom.us/j/67133754152?p…
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#Topsharing #jobsharing in der Medizin, Yes we can! CHESS talk "Geteilte Führung in der Medizin - ein Zukunftsmodell?" mit Kristina Keitel, Isabelle Steiner, Klara Landau und Dagmar Keller. 8. November, 17 - 18.30 Uhr, Universität Bern #topsharing #jobsharing
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Achieving #GenderEquality and #Diversity in the #NaturalSciences? Participate to a webinar series organised by Platform Biology @scnatCH each Monday, 4-5 pm, between 20 September and 15 November 2021. Free of costs to all interested persons. bit.ly/2XRS7o2
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#BetterScience wurde heute im Bundeshaus bei der #Frauensession2021 vorgestellt. Merci @alliance_F! @unibern @BetterScienceCH
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An excellent analysis of how the rhetoric of #excellence leads to the exploitation of #academics. #research #precarity #competition nature.com/articles/palcomms…
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Precarity in #research careers has been raising increasing concerns & policy attention in recent years. Our new paper identifies policies & practices that aim to retain the best talent in #academia and ultimately improve the quality of #science 👉 oe.cd/il/3Gd #scipol
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MVUB-Lunchtalk on Tuesaday 8 June at 12.15: The panel discusses approaches for intermediate staff to create a better research culture. Online via zoom, open to all! betterscience.ch/agenda/# register at [email protected]
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Routine reminder ⏰: Do not use journal-based metrics as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles, to assess an individual scientist’s contributions, or in hiring, promotion, or funding decisions.
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Did you know that only every tenth PhD candidate in Switzerland will secure a permanent position in academia after completing their degree? ✍️ Help us raise awareness by signing the petition for more positions in academia here: ow.ly/XUoT50CwdJL
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Better Science Initiative retweeted
Das Ziel 🚀 ist gesetzt: bis 2030 eine inklusive, chancengerechte, hochwertige Bildung für alle. Wie kommt die Schweiz dorthin? 💬 @UNESCO_ch und @academies_ch laden zur Diskussion ein: unesco.ch/schweizer-plattfor… #education #educationmatters #SDGs
Am 24.11 diskutieren wir bei #SciNoon über @BetterScienceCH für mehr #Nachhaltigkeit, #Diversität & #Chancengleichheit an den Universitäten & die Umseztung von @DORAssessment. Mehr: bit.ly/2UFi8SB Anmeldung: [email protected] @CH_universities @SAGW_CH @SATW_ch
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@CueroNia from @youngacademy_ch will discuss how to make science more sustainable, diverse and opportunies more equal!
The @academies_ch invite to their online panel discussion about "Research culture for the future". For Better Science, Dr. Nicole Nyffenegger @nicnyf joins the discussion. Register via email to [email protected].
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We'd like to share our 18 reasons for more permanent positions in Swiss higher education. Let's start with the ones For #universities – Für #Hochschulen – Pour les #universités et hautes écoles – Per le #università e scuole universitarie professionali
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Better Science Initiative retweeted
An open conference organized by NCCR Molecular Systems with Prof. Dr. Tom Welton on the topic "Scientific Excellence and Equality – a Contradiction? will take place November 4th via Zoom nccr-synapsy.ch/news/12252/ #Equality #NCCR
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Lets discuss how the research culture can be developed and used to its strategic advantage, to attract and retain talent and support continued research excellence. Our @UZH_en and @ETH_en event "Shaping research culture" is now happening via Zoom. tiny.uzh.ch/15E
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