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She looks for change in her research: Clara Zemp is Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Neuchâtel – and seeks dialogue across disciplines. At the Swiss Young Academy, she finds space to rethink science and reflect on her social role as a scientist.

At the meeting of the Young Academies of Europe in Bern, Yves Flückiger, President of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, and Lucas Müller, former speaker of the Swiss Young Academy, talk about science diplomacy, uncertain career paths and the question of how the scientific system can be networked across Europe and made fit for the future.

Environmental epidemiologist Marloes Eeftens – a member of the Swiss Young Academy – has proved for the first time that pollen allergies have a greater impact on health than was previously assumed. In this portrait, she explains what drives her and why pollen should become a public health issue.

Chemist Jovana V. Milić developed an early interest in multiple disciplines and has consistently connected them throughout her career. As a scientist, she advocates for greater interdisciplinarity and is actively involved in the Swiss Young Academy, particularly in science policy and diplomacy.

Anna Elsner, a literary scholar and a member of the Swiss Young Academy, explores in books, films and blogs how people talk about dying. Her insights open up new perspectives, which are also relevant to medicine.

His life is characterized by variety, while his academic career is driven by curiosity and interest. Servan Grüninger, a founding member of the Swiss Young Academy and co-founder of the think tank “Reatch”, could perhaps be described as an intellectual nomad. He is currently working on his dissertation in Vienna.

Being sensitive to inequalities from an early age, Charles Gottlieb quickly took an interest in macroeconomics. Currently a professor at the Aix-Marseille School of Economics (F), he studies the obstacles that slow down economic development in low-income countries. In addition to his research and teaching, he has been involved with the Swiss Young Academy (SYA) since its early days, helping to strengthen representation of the non-professorial teaching staff in the Swiss Academies.

On Instagram, he takes his followers back to long-gone times: Gino Caspari, an archaeologist and member of the Young Academy. His life gives the impression of being one big adventure. The price he pays: financial insecurity.