Great to join the kickoff meeting yesterday — looking forward to the collaboration on greenhouse gas reduction pathways in agri-food systems within the ACHIEVE project ☀️

Breaking news: The #NCCR #CLIM+ on "Climate Extremes & Society" will be funded by the @snf-fns.ch in the coming 4 years! With 47 PIs, 20 institutions & 22 stakeholders from #health to #finance & #agriculture, it will unite climate expertise from both natural & social science! nccr-climplus.ch

Looking forward to the roundtable on Political Legitimacy in Policy-Oriented Research at #COPPR26 this afternoon. I’ll draw on insights from joint work with Lukas Fesenfeld & @kariningold.bsky.social on the democratic legitimacy of multi-stakeholder platforms in sustainability governance.

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting our paper on the impact of experiences with plant-based meat substitutes at the Swiss Political Science Association conference @ipz.bsky.social. Joint work with Lukas Fesenfeld, Ursa Bernardic, Fabian Bättig & Fabienne Michel. #SVPW26 #SPSA26

🎄✨ Lovely end-of-year gathering @ipwunibern.bsky.social , @unibe.ch. A refreshing forest walk and a warm get-together with colleagues — a great way to wrap up the year. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season! ❄️🌟 #IPW #TeamPEGO

Had a great time at #FoodDay2025 by the @ethzwfsc.bsky.social this week 🌱. I presented a poster on our study that analyzes how experiences with plant-based meat substitutes (PBMS) shape dietary change. Thanks a lot to the organizers ✨.

On 21 October, the University opened a new interdisciplinary centre to improve links between science, technology and policymaking. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

«Jeder Kaufentscheid beeinflusst das Klima – und das Klima beeinflusst zunehmend, was im Einkaufskorb landet.» Im LID-Artikel von Renate Hodel durfte ich gemeinsam mit Lukas Fesenfeld Einblicke zu Ernährung & Klima geben. 👉 www.lid.ch/artikel/kons...

Excited to share our new PEGO publication: Hijacking or helping? We show how crises like COVID-19 can shape narratives, open or close policy windows, and influence climate policy advocacy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s110... @policysciences.bsky.social polisky

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺? 🌱 Registration for Food Day on 29 October 2025 is officially open! This year, we're exploring "Planting Healthier Nutrition," focusing on how to co-create actionable solutions for our future food system. Register here: bit.ly/4p2lkEF

📢 Reminder: Tomorrow at #ContaSed2025: Round table on 'How to regulate chemicals? A multi-level & cross-sectoral perspective.' moderated by @kariningold.bsky.social 🗓 3 Sept, 11:00–12:30 📍 UniS, Bern, Room A022 Conference Info: lnkd.in/d_tTXTC5 Floorplan UniS: lnkd.in/evcxBWSr

📢 Save the date – COPPR 2026 🇨🇭 20–23 Jan in Bern, hosted by Fritz Sager, Caroline Schlaufer & @kariningold.bsky.social 🌍 Panels incl. Who pays & who benefits from climate adaptation? – exploring fairness in funding from floods to heatwaves. 📝 Proposals due 31 Aug 2025 🔗 policyprocessresearch.org

Interview in 20 Minuten zum Thema „Ist vegane Ernährung per se besser für Umwelt und Klima?“ 🌱 bit.ly/40DmBHX Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven zur Bedeutung pflanzenbasierter Ernährung und notwendigem Systemwandel. Mehr Details und Quellen in meinem LinkedIn-Post: bit.ly/lnkdn-post-2...

Excited to join the 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝟰𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 project as a PostDoc/Senior Researcher at @ethz.ch. Looking forward to this transdisciplinary collaboration! 🌱

Interview in 10 vor 10 in SRF zu Konzepten für mehr Selbstversorgung, www.srf.ch/play/tv/redi... Details und Quellen im LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...

Last week, Laurie, Annika & @maikenmelanie.bsky.social from @pego-group.bsky.social joined the Oeschger Young Researchers Meeting 🌍 2 days of inspiring input & exchange on often-overlooked essentials: ✍️ Writing habits 🗂️ Project & team management 🧘‍♀️ Resilience & well-being

Science on your plate Forschung an der ETH Zürich (World Food System Center) zu nachhaltigen Ernährungssystemen trifft aussergewöhnliche Gastronomie am FOOD ZURICH, 18.06.2025 @ethzwfsc.bsky.social www.foodzurich.com/de/events/wi...

🎓 PhD done! Still cannot fully believe it. Thanks to my amazing supervisors @kariningold.bsky.social & Lukas Fesenfeld, collaborators, family, friends, & of course the @pego-group.bsky.social team for the surprise celebration 💜 #PhD #FoodPolicy #FoodSystemGovernance

🌿 PEGO Group Retreat in Bern! Last week, we gathered for a retreat full of exchange & ideas. 🧭 Kickoff: climate history tour by @claudealongchmp.bsky.social 🧠 Paper updates 🤝 New collabs 👥 Warm welcome to new members Thanks to all who brought energy & spirit! 🙌

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Das Diagramm zum Materialfluss von Protein in der 🇪🇺 im Jahr 2022 zeigt, wie hoch der Einsatz ist (69,39 mio t). Und wie viel für Nahrungszwecke übrigbleibt (11,58 mio t; das sind lediglich 17%). Hier sind weitere Details ↘️ agriculture.ec.europ...

Right-wing populist parties claim to be the voice of the "kleiner Mann", yet their policies overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest families. This isn’t new—but the extent still surprises me. @zeit.de lays this out nicely, & the clearest explanation I’ve seen is Desmond’s "Poverty, by America" polisky

Swiss farmers are suing their gov't to act on #climatechange before their farms become unviable, citing losses of 10–40% over the past 3 years Case was initially rejected & plaintiffs are still awaiting the outcome of an appeal But it marks a significant shift in farmers' attitudes on the issue: