The annual conference of the DACHL chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis - Europe (SRA-E) will be jointly organised by the research and consulting company HF Partners and the Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT) of the University of Basel. It will take place on the premises of the University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland, from 11 to 12 September 2025 (lunch-to-lunch with a social event on the evening of September 11th).

The conference aims at presenting and discussing established or innovative methods of risk research. Contributions from all areas of risk research are welcome (i.e., risk analysis, risk evaluation, risk management, risk communication, risk perception, risk behaviour, risk governance and related fields). Scientists from different disciplines researching different risk topics (e.g., health risks, environmental risks, economic risks) are strongly encouraged to participate in the conference. The conference aims to bring together scientists and practitioners of all levels of experience - from students to established scientists. The language of the conference is English.

Program

The conference program will feature keynotes and individual sessions. It will be announced in February 2025.

Contributions

Contributions can be in the form of short talks, posters and/or hands-on demonstrations. The contributions describe the method and explain its advantages, disadvantages, effectiveness, validity, and possible applications. For example,

• an established method could be presented and discussed,
• a validation of a scale can be described, or
• speakers could introduce an innovative form of data collection, measurement, or statistical evaluation.

The conference is designed in such a way that there is plenty of time for discussion - also and especially about the transfer of individual methods from one risk topic to another or from one discipline to another.

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