The mission of the lay-communication section is to engage the broad public by opening dialogues, inform policy-makers and channeling national initiatives for science communication in microbiology.

We live in a microbe-world. The passion of microbiologist for their subjects is a major thrust to bring closer a wider audience to microbiology. Now more than ever microbiology topics are being discussed and debated among society. Some of these concern policy and life-impacting decisions about, for example, antimicrobial resistance and vaccination.

Our main objectives are:
(i) to increase public awareness about microbes and microbiology
(ii) to disseminate the research done by Swiss Labs in the field of Microbiology to lay people
(iii) to foster a wider engagement of microbiologist in Switzerland in lay communication 
(iv) to strengthen the connections between Swiss microbiologists and other Lay communication organisations operating in the field of science communication

 

Links to articles and news:
https://www.swissmicrobiology.ch/news/ssm-publications
https://www.swissmicrobiology.ch/news/media/news
https://www.swissmicrobiology.ch/news/online-ssm-journal-club