Daylight matters: turning knowledge into change

Описание: Panel discussion with

Dr Cláudia Naves David Amorim, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of Brasília

Dr habil. Christine Blume, Centre for Chronobiology, University Psychiatric Clinics, Basel, Switzerland

Prof. em. Bernhard Wehrli, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich and Department of Surface Waters, Eawag, Switzerland

It was part of the Daylight Academy (DLA) Annual Conference on 22-23 May 2025 at the Institute for Advanced Study of the Technical University of Munich (TUM-IAS) under the theme 'Daylight Matters – Turning Knowledge into Change'.

This year’s conference aimed to explore how scientific knowledge about daylight can be translated into meaningful action. Together, participants identified key messages, target audiences, and effective communication activities to address knowledge-action gaps. Where is there a lack of evidence? Where do we already have sufficient knowledge, but it fails to reach the right audiences or drive change? Join us in developing strategies for integrating daylight into practices that benefit humans and nature. The role of transdisciplinary research in bridging disciplines and involving stakeholders remained a central theme.

The first day (22 May) was moderated by Prof. Christoph Küffer, Landscape Architecture School in Rapperswil, OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland