23rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting 2025, Bern
The 23rd edition of the Swiss Geoscience Meeting focused on Planetary bounadries and was held in conjunction with the 7th Swiss Geologists Day on 5 + 6 December 2025 in Bern
The Institute of Geological Sciences of the University of Bern, the Platform Geosciences of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, SCNAT as well as the Swiss Association of Geologists, CHGEOL welcomed 1065 participants in the joint 23rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting × 7th Swiss Geologists Day that was held Friday, 5 December and Saturday, 6 December, 2025 in Bern.
On Friday, 5 December
The SGM began on Friday morning with the GEODES Workshop on «How language influences the way we see the world», as well as a new ASG workshop on «Collective Action for Better Science»
Four Invited keynote lectures were given on that year’s Plenary Session theme: “Realigning within Planetary Boundaries: Equity and Sustainability in Resource exploration”:
- Anouk Borst from the KU Leuven, Belgium presentation title was «From Shovels to Shareholders: Geology and Exploitation of Rare Metal Deposits in Central Africa»
- Jakub Ciazela from the Polish Academy of Sciences talk was «From oceanic depths to extraterrestrial frontiers: sustainable resource exploration within Earth’s planetary boundaries»
- Jens Leifeld from the Agroscope delivered a talk related to «Climate mitigation or mirage? Scrutinizing the role of soil carbon»
- Viola Beccantini from the ETH Zurich gave her presentation on «CO2 value chains: from theory to practical implementation».
As usual, the first day ended with the traditional Swiss Geoscience Party.
On Saturday, 6 December
A record number of 575 scientific presentations (347 talks and 228 posters), spread over 31 symposia, covered the diverse spectrum of current research in geosciences, encompassing the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the biosphere, the atmosphere and the anthroposphere.
This year, the 23rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting also hosted the 7th Swiss Geologists Day. About 25 exhibitors from industry, government, private sector and academia offered opportunities for speed-dating, networking and to discover new professional horizons.
The Swiss Geoscience Meeting × Swiss Geologists Day provided an ideal environment to foster informal contacts and discussion among scientists and practitioners in particular during the Swiss Geoscience Party on Friday evening but also at the poster sessions and exhibition stands on Saturday.
