Successful young researchers

The winners of the Swiss Global Change Day 2025 poster contest are Onno Doensen, Francesco Grossi, Helene Hollizer and Elisabeth Tadiri. They are all members of the OCCR. Onno Doensen is doing his PhD in the Earth System Modelling - Atmospheric Dynamics group and in the Mobiliar Group for Climate Impact Research, and Francesco Grossi is a research associate in the Geocomputation and Earth Observation group. Helene Hollizer and Elisabeth Tadiri are PhD students in the Ocean Modelling and Climate Change and Health groups.

Onno Doensen's winning poster was entitled ‘Extreme cyclones in the central Mediterranean in a regional climate model’, and Francesco Grossi's was called ‘Improving coupled carbon-water cycle simulation from point to global scale’. The prize-winning contribution by Helene Hollizer was entitled ‘Quantifying how nutrient and carbon inputs from land affect Arctic Ocean acidification’, and Elisabeth Tadiri's winning poster was called ‘Extreme humid heat and health: Baseline assessment in Basse Santa Su, The Gambia'.

Attractive and comprehensive posters in demand

The Swiss Global Change Day is the annual event organised by ProClim where well-known experts present challenges and highlights of climate and global change research covering a broad range of topics. This event is also an opportunity for young researchers to present research results through posters and to discuss them with colleagues. The most attractive and comprehensive posters submitted by students and postdocs are honoured with a travel award of 1000 francs which allows the winners to attend an international conference. Posters can be submitted in the categories: ‘Geosphere – Biosphere’, ‘Atmosphere – Hydrosphere’, and ‘Human Dimensions – Sustainability’. Criteria for the poster evaluation are design and concept, content and elements, text as well as figures and graphs. Award winners are invited on stage during the award ceremony for a brief interview about their poster.

At the Graduate School for Climate Sciences of the OCCR, writing posters is an integral part of the curriculum. In the Climate Master's seminar, students learn what is important when designing a convincing scientific poster.

(April 2025)