Soft Skills

Audiovisual formats are powerful tools for thinking, communicating, and trans-forming research. This workshop introduces doctoral students and early-career researchers to the principles and practices of visual storytelling, with a focus on how images (still and moving) and sounds can convey complex ideas in the humanities and social sciences.

Lecturer: Andrea Bordoli

Dates: 31 March / 14 April 2026, 10.15am–5pm

Venue: UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, room A 015

ECTS: 1.5 ECTS (creditable in the Wahlpflichtbereich of the GSAH curriculum)

Language: English

Registration: Until February 28, 2026, 2025, via KSL or e-mail to michael.toggweiler@unibe.ch

 

Discussing our research within academic circles is familiar territory. But explaining its value to non-academic audiences—from family and friends to journalists and the general public—often proves more challenging. This workshop focusses on the principles and practices of clear, meaningful, and responsible science communication. We will explore how our research can be translated for broader public without oversimplification or loss of analytical depth.

Lecturer: Dr. Andreas Berger 

Dates: 27 April 2026, 1.15pm–5pm

Venue: Mittelstrasse 43, room 128

ECTS: 1 (creditable in the Wahlpflichtbereich of the GSAH curriculum)

Language: English

Registration: Until March 31, 2026, via KSL or e-mail to michael.toggweiler@unibe.ch