RESPONSE Doctoral Programme
RESPONSE - A new Doctoral Programme
The RESPONSE Doctoral Programme (RESPONSE DP) aims to contribute to the EUs’ coordinated efforts for stewardship in transformation to sustainable food systems, sustainable energy systems and to ensure sustainable land use.
In December 2019, a new PhD fellowship programme called "RESPONSE DP" was launched. It combines excellent inter-sectoral research with the empowerment of 35 PhD students capable of interacting with stakeholders, policy-makers and the public to make sure that research is responsive to the needs of society.
PhD students will benefit from the research environment of ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, and University of Basel and from the support of three involved competence centers: external page Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, the World Food System Center and Energy Science Center.
PhD students will collaborate with a non-recruiting partner organisation at the science-policy-society interface or with a private organisation (enterprise) and will spend a mandatory secondment of 3-12 months. PhD students will be enrolled in the external page PSC Doctoral Programme Science and Policy.
RESPONSE DP aims to become a flagship example of inter-sectoral research, underpinned with a dedicated training curriculum to foster awareness, expertise and competence in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI).