WSL Seminar Series

The WSL Seminar Series with external speakers. The target audience are scientists, students and the interested public. The annual program also includes topics that appeal to a wider audience and are of general interest. A small number of dates each year are reserved for WSL internal speakers. 

Depending on the venue, the lectures are transmitted to the WSL in Birmensdorf or to the SLF in Davos via video in the lecture hall. All lectures are open to the public. 

Fall 2025 - Summer 2026

DateSpeaker and Title
02.12.2025

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Sippel, Universität Leipzig, DE

Climate variability, extremes and their changes at global and regional scales

Location: Davos, Language: EN

03.02.2026

Dr. Claudio De Sassi, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU/OFEV), CH

Aktionsplan II zur Biodiversitätsstrategie Schweiz

Location: Birmensdorf, Language: DE

24.03.2026

Prof. Dr. David Abson, Leuphana University Lüneburg

Exploring social-ecological sufficiency as a core concept for sustainability

Location: Birmensdorf, Language: EN

14.04.2026

Dr. Silvia Liberherr, HEKS, CH

Soil Under Pressure: Defending Land Against Profit-Driven Grabs

Location: Birmensdorf, Language: EN

26.05.2026

Prof. Dr. Rossella Guerrieri, Università di Bologna, IT

Interactive effects of climate extremes and atmospheric deposition on European forests: a multi-scale approach

Location: Birmensdorf, Language: EN

Updated: 27.11.2025

Venues

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
How to find us

WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF
Flüelastrasse 11, 7260 Davos Dorf
How to find us