Registration

The Communication Academy courses are aimed at doctoral candidates, postdocs, senior scientists and professors at ETH Zurich and the four research institutes PSI, Empa, WSL and Eawag.

Studentin präsentiert im Kurs "Presenting"

Course offer

Title Date Duration No.?Places available/total
Writing for the Public (in English) 03.10.2025 - 17.10.2025 2 modules of 180 minutes each on different days
Basics of Science Communication (in English) 06.10.2025 135 minutes
Basics of Science Communication (in German) 09.10.2025 135 minutes
Science Communication for Social Media (in English) 14.10.2025 Full day
Presenting science to non-expert audiences (in English) 16.10.2025 - 30.10.2025 2 modules of 240 minutes each on different days.
How to produce your own science video (in English) 21.10.2025 - 11.11.2025 2 modules on 2 different days
Storytelling skills for science communication (in English) 22.10.2025 Full day
Storytelling: clear and captivating writing for the public (in German) 23.10.2025 - 06.11.2025 2 modules of 180 minutes each on different days
Visualizing Science (in English) 03.11.2025 - 17.11.2025 2 modules of 240 minutes each on different days
Media training for professors with an international background (in English) 05.11.2025 180 minutes
Exploring AI for Science Communication (in English) 12.11.2025 - 26.11.2025 2 modules per full day
Science for Policy Workshop: Science and Global Policymaking (in English) 13.11.2025 Full day
Media training for professors (in German) 14.11.2025 240 minutes
Communicating science through multimedia storytelling (in English) 19.11.2025 Full day
Science for Policy Talk: Science-Based Policy Advice for Climate Action (in English) 20.11.2025 75 minutes
Creative Science Communication (in English) 02.12.2025 - 08.12.2025 3 modules (2 half days, 1 full day)

Information about registration

To register for the workshops, a letter of motivation must be entered directly during registration. Please answer the questions listed in the course descriptions in your letter of motivation. The available places will be allocated to the applicants with the most convincing motivation letters.
After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation of your registration.

You will receive confirmation of participation or rejection of your desired course in due course.

A letter of motivation is not required for the following Zoom events (webinar):

  • Basics of Science Communication in German and English
  • Hate Speech

A course confirmation or cancellation will be sent in due time.

There are no waiting lists for fully booked courses.

ETH Zurich employees log in with their ETHZ net username and password via Switch-AAI.

If a course is fully booked or has already started, the registration and deregistration buttons will no longer appear in the course listing and you will not be able to register or deregister.

Certificates of attendance are issued for successful participation in the workshops.

No certificates of attendance will be issued for the webinars.

The registration period for the courses in the autumn semester 2025 is from 1 to 22 September 2025. Pre-registration is not possible.

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