Public Symposium: What is healthy research culture and how can we facilitate it?

Built on respect, trust, honesty and academic integrity, a healthy research culture is crucial for research excellence, faculty motivation and the reputation of academia in society. Fostering good research culture is an ongoing process and requires the commitment of various members of the academic community.

But what makes a healthy research culture? What can “healthy” mean in an academic market driven by the logic of “publish or perish” (or “publish and perish”), the obstacles surrounding academic careers and manifold external pressures from politics, media and the public? How can universities create and uphold a healthy research culture? Four current and former university leaders delve into these and other aspects of healthy research cultures, reflecting on their own role as shapers of academic culture.

Panel discussion with

• Prof em. Dame Sarah Springman, Principal at St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford, former Rector of ETH Zurich
• Prof. Virginia Richter, Rector of the University of Bern
• Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President-elect of École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• Prof. em. Edwin Constable, former Vice President for Research, University of Basel

Welcome: Prof. Dr. Manuel Ammann, President of the University of St.Gallen
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Monika Kurath, Dean Research & Faculty
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Claudia Franziska Brühwiler

This event is part of Prof. Dame Sarah Springman’s visit at SQUARE as Personality in Residence.  

You are cordially invited to attend the symposium and join the discussion. We are looking forward to welcoming you. 

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Language: English and German
Registration: Registration is appreciated, but not required.

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