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10 Aug 2026 · 18 min

Transdisciplinary Research

How can science contribute to practical solutions while remaining rigorous and independent? In this episode, Benjamin Hofmann and Shiila Infriccioli from the Transdisciplinarity Lab (TdLab) at ETH Zurich explore how transdisciplinary research brings scientific and local knowledge together. Drawing on examples from climate adaptation in the Alps and forest health monitoring, they discuss the opportunities, challenges and institutional conditions needed to make research genuinely useful for society.

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   28 May 2026 · 31 min

   Agriculture durable

   Dans cet épisode, nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter une contribution de « Sustainability Talks @Unifr », un podcast créé par des étudiants de l’Université de Fribourg dans le cadre de la microcertification « Sustainability in Practice ». La saguf a soutenu ce projet étudiant et est heureuse de diffuser certains de ses épisodes, qui apportent un regard neuf sur le débat autour de la durabilité, de la transformation et de l’action. Cet épisode autour de la question essentielle de l'évolution complexe vers une agriculture plus durable, les animatrices Nina Mariethoz et Roxane Dalheimer…

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   28 May 2026 · 51 min

   Climate lawyers

   In this episode, we are pleased to share a contribution from Sustainability Talks @Unifr, a podcast created by students at the University of Fribourg as part of the microcertification Sustainability in Practice. saguf supported this student project and is happy to feature selected episodes that bring fresh perspectives to the dialogue on sustainability, transformation, and action. Today’s conversation explores the role of environmental law in practice. Bernadette Keirsey speaks with Gaspard Genton from Avocat·es pour le Climat, a coalition of Swiss lawyers working to strengthen environmental…

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   7 May 2026 · 36 min

   Environmental Humanities - Ein Rückblick auf eine Dekade der Pionierarbeit

   Im Gespräch mit Prof. Dr. Caroline Wiedmer und Prof. Dr. Christoph Küffer blicken wir zurück auf mehr als 10 Jahre Environmental Humanities in der Schweiz. Caroline und Christoph gehören gemeinsam zu den Pionieren in diesem Themenfeld und beleuchten dazu nochmals wesentliche Meilensteine der letzten gut 10 Jahre, in welchen sie Teil der saguf-Arbeitsgruppe "Environmental Humanities" waren. Nun ist das Thema an den Universitäten teilweise institutionalisiert und die Arbeitsgruppe kommt in dieser Form zu einem Ende. Die Frage stellt sich demnach auch, wie die beiden künftig ihre Anliegen…

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   18 Aug 2025 · 34 min

   Between Activism and Analysis: Perspectives on Science, Sustainability, and Academia

   In a world of deepening climate crises and accelerating social change, can science remain neutral? Or must it evolve into something more engaged, more transformative? This podcast explores how early-career researchers in Switzerland are navigating the landscape of sustainability science—between the demands of academic tradition and the urgency of societal transformation. Based on in-depth conversations with PhDs and postdocs from across disciplines, host Sarah Keller delves into the lived tensions between publishing and purpose, analysis and activism, ambition and care. Through three central…

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