Since 2007, Samuel Schlaefli has worked as a freelance reporter, editor and multimedia storyteller. In 2022, Samuel Schlaefli was awarded the Prix Média for excellent science journalism by the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) for his multimedia report "One Health - with a new understanding of health against the next pandemic.”

During his ERC FRONTIERS fellowship at AIAS, Schlaefli seeks to deepen his understanding of agroecology science and will work on a comprehensive story about the potential of agroecology for more sustainable food systems. The planned multimedia project will be rooted in science and directed by a focus on constructive journalism.

“My project is exploring the potential of agroecology for a more equitable, decentralised and climate-friendly food system. This project will focus on one of the climate solutions that already exists. It will hopefully provide some "active hope" in an ocean of climate despair. I look forward to collaborating with as many researchers and others involved in the agroecology movement as possible.” 

As Aarhus University is a leading institution in agroecology science with a strong emphasis on transdiciplinary research, Samuel Schlaefli has based his FRONTIERS research project in Aarhus, starting at AIAS on 1 September 2024 for a 5-month stay.

Samuel Schlaefli has written about different aspects of food systems, agroecology and sustainable agriculture practices in the past two years and is specifically interested in the linkages between climate, soil, plants, animals and people in agro-ecosystems.

More about the ERC funded FRONTIERS science journalism programme here:

A vision of the ERC funded FRONTIERS programme for science journalists is to help bridge the gap between complex scientific discoveries and public understanding. This necessitates a close collaboration between scientists and journalists who with their own individual expertise can contribute to bringing accurate scientific information to the largest number of people.

As a host institution of the science journalism program FRONTIERS, AIAS offers residency stay from 3 to 5 months to a journalist funded by the ERC. 
https://frontiers.media/

Deadline for applications in the next call in the ERC funded FRONTIERS science journalism programme:

• 25 September 2024, at 17:00 CEST.
• https://frontiers.media/residencies/call-for-applications/

Contact

Lotte Holm, AIAS deputy director
E-mail: lho@aias.au.dk
Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, AIAS
Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B
DK-8000 Aarhus C
Denmark