Maiken Maier
@maikenmelanie.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher @ethz.ch & @unibe.ch @pego-group.bsky.social | Lecturer | Sustainable Food Systems & Policy | Views are my own
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Had a great time at #FoodDay2025 by the @ethzwfsc.bsky.social this week 🌱. I presented a poster on our study that analyzes how experiences with plant-based meat substitutes (PBMS) shape dietary change. Thanks a lot to the organizers ✨.
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Had a great time at #FoodDay2025 by the @ethzwfsc.bsky.social this week 🌱. I presented a poster on our study that analyzes how experiences with plant-based meat substitutes (PBMS) shape dietary change. Thanks a lot to the organizers ✨.
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On 21 October, the University opened a new interdisciplinary centre to improve links between science, technology and policymaking.
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ETH Zurich founds Albert Einstein School of Public Policy
On 21 October, the University opened a new interdisciplinary centre to improve links between science, technology and policymaking. The director of the centre, Tobias Schmidt, talks about the first act...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On 21 October, the University opened a new interdisciplinary centre to improve links between science, technology and policymaking.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
«Jeder Kaufentscheid beeinflusst das Klima – und das Klima beeinflusst zunehmend, was im Einkaufskorb landet.»
Im LID-Artikel von Renate Hodel durfte ich gemeinsam mit Lukas Fesenfeld Einblicke zu Ernährung & Klima geben.
👉 www.lid.ch/artikel/kons...
Im LID-Artikel von Renate Hodel durfte ich gemeinsam mit Lukas Fesenfeld Einblicke zu Ernährung & Klima geben.
👉 www.lid.ch/artikel/kons...
Wie beeinflusst das Klima die Kaufentscheide?
Während Forschende aufzeigen, wie komplex die Konsumentscheidungen sind, spürt die Landwirtschaft in der Direktvermarktung unmittelbar, welche Kriterien zählen.
www.lid.ch
September 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
«Jeder Kaufentscheid beeinflusst das Klima – und das Klima beeinflusst zunehmend, was im Einkaufskorb landet.»
Im LID-Artikel von Renate Hodel durfte ich gemeinsam mit Lukas Fesenfeld Einblicke zu Ernährung & Klima geben.
👉 www.lid.ch/artikel/kons...
Im LID-Artikel von Renate Hodel durfte ich gemeinsam mit Lukas Fesenfeld Einblicke zu Ernährung & Klima geben.
👉 www.lid.ch/artikel/kons...
Excited to share our new PEGO publication: Hijacking or helping?
We show how crises like COVID-19 can shape narratives, open or close policy windows, and influence climate policy advocacy.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s110...
@policysciences.bsky.social polisky
We show how crises like COVID-19 can shape narratives, open or close policy windows, and influence climate policy advocacy.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s110...
@policysciences.bsky.social polisky
September 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Excited to share our new PEGO publication: Hijacking or helping?
We show how crises like COVID-19 can shape narratives, open or close policy windows, and influence climate policy advocacy.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s110...
@policysciences.bsky.social polisky
We show how crises like COVID-19 can shape narratives, open or close policy windows, and influence climate policy advocacy.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s110...
@policysciences.bsky.social polisky
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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺? 🌱
Registration for Food Day on 29 October 2025 is officially open!
This year, we're exploring "Planting Healthier Nutrition," focusing on how to co-create actionable solutions for our future food system.
Register here: bit.ly/4p2lkEF
Registration for Food Day on 29 October 2025 is officially open!
This year, we're exploring "Planting Healthier Nutrition," focusing on how to co-create actionable solutions for our future food system.
Register here: bit.ly/4p2lkEF
Food Day 2025
The World Food System Center is holding its annual Food Day on 29 October 2025 at ETH Zurich focusing on
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September 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺? 🌱
Registration for Food Day on 29 October 2025 is officially open!
This year, we're exploring "Planting Healthier Nutrition," focusing on how to co-create actionable solutions for our future food system.
Register here: bit.ly/4p2lkEF
Registration for Food Day on 29 October 2025 is officially open!
This year, we're exploring "Planting Healthier Nutrition," focusing on how to co-create actionable solutions for our future food system.
Register here: bit.ly/4p2lkEF
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📢 Reminder: Tomorrow at #ContaSed2025: Round table on 'How to regulate chemicals? A multi-level & cross-sectoral perspective.' moderated by @kariningold.bsky.social
🗓 3 Sept, 11:00–12:30
📍 UniS, Bern, Room A022
Conference Info: lnkd.in/d_tTXTC5
Floorplan UniS: lnkd.in/evcxBWSr
🗓 3 Sept, 11:00–12:30
📍 UniS, Bern, Room A022
Conference Info: lnkd.in/d_tTXTC5
Floorplan UniS: lnkd.in/evcxBWSr
🧪 How should we regulate chemicals?
Join our round table with voices from politics, science & industry.
📍 Wed, 03.09.25 | 11:00–12:30
UniS, Bern (Rm. A022)
💬 With C. Casado-Martinez, J. Reich, D. Werner & A. Trede
👩💼 Moderator: @kariningold.bsky.social
Part of #ContaSed2025 – no registration needed.
Join our round table with voices from politics, science & industry.
📍 Wed, 03.09.25 | 11:00–12:30
UniS, Bern (Rm. A022)
💬 With C. Casado-Martinez, J. Reich, D. Werner & A. Trede
👩💼 Moderator: @kariningold.bsky.social
Part of #ContaSed2025 – no registration needed.
September 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
📢 Reminder: Tomorrow at #ContaSed2025: Round table on 'How to regulate chemicals? A multi-level & cross-sectoral perspective.' moderated by @kariningold.bsky.social
🗓 3 Sept, 11:00–12:30
📍 UniS, Bern, Room A022
Conference Info: lnkd.in/d_tTXTC5
Floorplan UniS: lnkd.in/evcxBWSr
🗓 3 Sept, 11:00–12:30
📍 UniS, Bern, Room A022
Conference Info: lnkd.in/d_tTXTC5
Floorplan UniS: lnkd.in/evcxBWSr
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📢 Save the date – COPPR 2026 🇨🇭
20–23 Jan in Bern, hosted by Fritz Sager, Caroline Schlaufer & @kariningold.bsky.social
🌍 Panels incl. Who pays & who benefits from climate adaptation? – exploring fairness in funding from floods to heatwaves.
📝 Proposals due 31 Aug 2025
🔗 policyprocessresearch.org
20–23 Jan in Bern, hosted by Fritz Sager, Caroline Schlaufer & @kariningold.bsky.social
🌍 Panels incl. Who pays & who benefits from climate adaptation? – exploring fairness in funding from floods to heatwaves.
📝 Proposals due 31 Aug 2025
🔗 policyprocessresearch.org
🌹 Roses are red and violets are blue, I have the same deep core beliefs as you-let’s overcome those threats to collective action and meet at COPPR26! policyprocessresearch.org/coppr26-prop...
COPPR26 Proposal Submission & Registration
Important Dates to Remember June 5, 2025-August 31, 2025: Open call for pre-COPPR workshops, papers, panels, and roundtable proposals September 30, 2025: Notification of accepted or rejected propos…
policyprocessresearch.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📢 Save the date – COPPR 2026 🇨🇭
20–23 Jan in Bern, hosted by Fritz Sager, Caroline Schlaufer & @kariningold.bsky.social
🌍 Panels incl. Who pays & who benefits from climate adaptation? – exploring fairness in funding from floods to heatwaves.
📝 Proposals due 31 Aug 2025
🔗 policyprocessresearch.org
20–23 Jan in Bern, hosted by Fritz Sager, Caroline Schlaufer & @kariningold.bsky.social
🌍 Panels incl. Who pays & who benefits from climate adaptation? – exploring fairness in funding from floods to heatwaves.
📝 Proposals due 31 Aug 2025
🔗 policyprocessresearch.org
Interview in 20 Minuten zum Thema „Ist vegane Ernährung per se besser für Umwelt und Klima?“ 🌱
bit.ly/40DmBHX
Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven zur Bedeutung pflanzenbasierter Ernährung und notwendigem Systemwandel.
Mehr Details und Quellen in meinem LinkedIn-Post: bit.ly/lnkdn-post-2...
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Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven zur Bedeutung pflanzenbasierter Ernährung und notwendigem Systemwandel.
Mehr Details und Quellen in meinem LinkedIn-Post: bit.ly/lnkdn-post-2...
July 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Interview in 20 Minuten zum Thema „Ist vegane Ernährung per se besser für Umwelt und Klima?“ 🌱
bit.ly/40DmBHX
Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven zur Bedeutung pflanzenbasierter Ernährung und notwendigem Systemwandel.
Mehr Details und Quellen in meinem LinkedIn-Post: bit.ly/lnkdn-post-2...
bit.ly/40DmBHX
Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven zur Bedeutung pflanzenbasierter Ernährung und notwendigem Systemwandel.
Mehr Details und Quellen in meinem LinkedIn-Post: bit.ly/lnkdn-post-2...
Excited to join the 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝟰𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 project as a PostDoc/Senior Researcher at @ethz.ch. Looking forward to this transdisciplinary collaboration! 🌱
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 #𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 #𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 🌱
The forthcoming School of Public Policy at @ethz.ch & the WFSC are launching 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝟰𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲, a transdisciplinary project aimed at strengthening plant-based value chains "from farm to fork." 🚜🍽️
Read more: bit.ly/3Ihqdcg
The forthcoming School of Public Policy at @ethz.ch & the WFSC are launching 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝟰𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲, a transdisciplinary project aimed at strengthening plant-based value chains "from farm to fork." 🚜🍽️
Read more: bit.ly/3Ihqdcg
ETH Zürich startet ein neues transdisziplinäres Projekt zu pflanzenbasierten Wertschöpfungsketten in der Schweiz (<i>Plant4Value</i>)
Die ETH Zürich und das World Food System Center starten das transdisziplinäre Projekt Plant4Value zur Stärkung pflanzenbasierter Wertschöpfungsketten „vom Feld bis zum Teller». Das Projekt wird von de...
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July 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Excited to join the 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝟰𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 project as a PostDoc/Senior Researcher at @ethz.ch. Looking forward to this transdisciplinary collaboration! 🌱
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Interview in 10 vor 10 in SRF zu Konzepten für mehr Selbstversorgung, www.srf.ch/play/tv/redi...
Details und Quellen im LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
Details und Quellen im LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
July 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Interview in 10 vor 10 in SRF zu Konzepten für mehr Selbstversorgung, www.srf.ch/play/tv/redi...
Details und Quellen im LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
Details und Quellen im LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
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Last week, Laurie, Annika & @maikenmelanie.bsky.social from @pego-group.bsky.social joined the Oeschger Young Researchers Meeting 🌍
2 days of inspiring input & exchange on often-overlooked essentials:
✍️ Writing habits
🗂️ Project & team management
🧘♀️ Resilience & well-being
2 days of inspiring input & exchange on often-overlooked essentials:
✍️ Writing habits
🗂️ Project & team management
🧘♀️ Resilience & well-being
June 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Last week, Laurie, Annika & @maikenmelanie.bsky.social from @pego-group.bsky.social joined the Oeschger Young Researchers Meeting 🌍
2 days of inspiring input & exchange on often-overlooked essentials:
✍️ Writing habits
🗂️ Project & team management
🧘♀️ Resilience & well-being
2 days of inspiring input & exchange on often-overlooked essentials:
✍️ Writing habits
🗂️ Project & team management
🧘♀️ Resilience & well-being
Reposted by Maiken Maier
Science on your plate
Forschung an der ETH Zürich (World Food System Center) zu nachhaltigen Ernährungssystemen trifft aussergewöhnliche Gastronomie am FOOD ZURICH, 18.06.2025
@ethzwfsc.bsky.social
www.foodzurich.com/de/events/wi...
Forschung an der ETH Zürich (World Food System Center) zu nachhaltigen Ernährungssystemen trifft aussergewöhnliche Gastronomie am FOOD ZURICH, 18.06.2025
@ethzwfsc.bsky.social
www.foodzurich.com/de/events/wi...
June 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Science on your plate
Forschung an der ETH Zürich (World Food System Center) zu nachhaltigen Ernährungssystemen trifft aussergewöhnliche Gastronomie am FOOD ZURICH, 18.06.2025
@ethzwfsc.bsky.social
www.foodzurich.com/de/events/wi...
Forschung an der ETH Zürich (World Food System Center) zu nachhaltigen Ernährungssystemen trifft aussergewöhnliche Gastronomie am FOOD ZURICH, 18.06.2025
@ethzwfsc.bsky.social
www.foodzurich.com/de/events/wi...
🎓 PhD done!
Still cannot fully believe it. Thanks to my amazing supervisors @kariningold.bsky.social & Lukas Fesenfeld, collaborators, family, friends, & of course the @pego-group.bsky.social team for the surprise celebration 💜
#PhD #FoodPolicy #FoodSystemGovernance
Still cannot fully believe it. Thanks to my amazing supervisors @kariningold.bsky.social & Lukas Fesenfeld, collaborators, family, friends, & of course the @pego-group.bsky.social team for the surprise celebration 💜
#PhD #FoodPolicy #FoodSystemGovernance
May 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🎓 PhD done!
Still cannot fully believe it. Thanks to my amazing supervisors @kariningold.bsky.social & Lukas Fesenfeld, collaborators, family, friends, & of course the @pego-group.bsky.social team for the surprise celebration 💜
#PhD #FoodPolicy #FoodSystemGovernance
Still cannot fully believe it. Thanks to my amazing supervisors @kariningold.bsky.social & Lukas Fesenfeld, collaborators, family, friends, & of course the @pego-group.bsky.social team for the surprise celebration 💜
#PhD #FoodPolicy #FoodSystemGovernance
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🌿 PEGO Group Retreat in Bern!
Last week, we gathered for a retreat full of exchange & ideas.
🧭 Kickoff: climate history tour by @claudealongchmp.bsky.social
🧠 Paper updates
🤝 New collabs
👥 Warm welcome to new members
Thanks to all who brought energy & spirit! 🙌
Last week, we gathered for a retreat full of exchange & ideas.
🧭 Kickoff: climate history tour by @claudealongchmp.bsky.social
🧠 Paper updates
🤝 New collabs
👥 Warm welcome to new members
Thanks to all who brought energy & spirit! 🙌
May 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
🌿 PEGO Group Retreat in Bern!
Last week, we gathered for a retreat full of exchange & ideas.
🧭 Kickoff: climate history tour by @claudealongchmp.bsky.social
🧠 Paper updates
🤝 New collabs
👥 Warm welcome to new members
Thanks to all who brought energy & spirit! 🙌
Last week, we gathered for a retreat full of exchange & ideas.
🧭 Kickoff: climate history tour by @claudealongchmp.bsky.social
🧠 Paper updates
🤝 New collabs
👥 Warm welcome to new members
Thanks to all who brought energy & spirit! 🙌
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🌍 The PEGO Research Group is now on Bluesky!
Follow us for updates, insights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into our research, events, projects, etc. We’d love to connect with you.
🔗 Learn more: www.eawag.ch/en/departmen... 👋 Also connect with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/pego...
Follow us for updates, insights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into our research, events, projects, etc. We’d love to connect with you.
🔗 Learn more: www.eawag.ch/en/departmen... 👋 Also connect with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/pego...
Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology - Eawag
www.eawag.ch
May 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
🌍 The PEGO Research Group is now on Bluesky!
Follow us for updates, insights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into our research, events, projects, etc. We’d love to connect with you.
🔗 Learn more: www.eawag.ch/en/departmen... 👋 Also connect with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/pego...
Follow us for updates, insights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into our research, events, projects, etc. We’d love to connect with you.
🔗 Learn more: www.eawag.ch/en/departmen... 👋 Also connect with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/pego...
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Das Diagramm zum Materialfluss von Protein in der 🇪🇺 im Jahr 2022 zeigt, wie hoch der Einsatz ist (69,39 mio t). Und wie viel für Nahrungszwecke übrigbleibt (11,58 mio t; das sind lediglich 17%).
Hier sind weitere Details ↘️ agriculture.ec.europ...
Hier sind weitere Details ↘️ agriculture.ec.europ...
February 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Das Diagramm zum Materialfluss von Protein in der 🇪🇺 im Jahr 2022 zeigt, wie hoch der Einsatz ist (69,39 mio t). Und wie viel für Nahrungszwecke übrigbleibt (11,58 mio t; das sind lediglich 17%).
Hier sind weitere Details ↘️ agriculture.ec.europ...
Hier sind weitere Details ↘️ agriculture.ec.europ...
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Right-wing populist parties claim to be the voice of the "kleiner Mann", yet their policies overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest families. This isn’t new—but the extent still surprises me. @zeit.de lays this out nicely, & the clearest explanation I’ve seen is Desmond’s "Poverty, by America" polisky
February 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Right-wing populist parties claim to be the voice of the "kleiner Mann", yet their policies overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest families. This isn’t new—but the extent still surprises me. @zeit.de lays this out nicely, & the clearest explanation I’ve seen is Desmond’s "Poverty, by America" polisky
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Swiss farmers are suing their gov't to act on #climatechange before their farms become unviable, citing losses of 10–40% over the past 3 years
Case was initially rejected & plaintiffs are still awaiting the outcome of an appeal
But it marks a significant shift in farmers' attitudes on the issue:
Case was initially rejected & plaintiffs are still awaiting the outcome of an appeal
But it marks a significant shift in farmers' attitudes on the issue:
Why farmers are beginning to take their government to court over climate change
How a Swiss lawsuit is recasting agriculture’s role in climate policy.
www.nature.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Swiss farmers are suing their gov't to act on #climatechange before their farms become unviable, citing losses of 10–40% over the past 3 years
Case was initially rejected & plaintiffs are still awaiting the outcome of an appeal
But it marks a significant shift in farmers' attitudes on the issue:
Case was initially rejected & plaintiffs are still awaiting the outcome of an appeal
But it marks a significant shift in farmers' attitudes on the issue: