News Archive - Daylight Academy

20 March 2026

New episode of Daylight Conversations out now

In the latest instalment of Daylight Conversations, Swiss environmental scientist Bernhard Wehrli and American architect Lisa Heschong discuss the importance of natural light for both human well-being and the broader ecosystem, exploring the broader concept of a “Right to Daylight”. The ...

29 January 2026

DLA Annual Conference 2026: Call for posters open!

The Daylight Academy (DLA) Annual Conference 2026 (28-29 May) will be held under the title What nature knows about daylight – Inspirations across fields and disciplines. Participants will be invited to explore how daylight has shaped life on Earth – from the origins of life and materials to ...

13 November 2025

Light for Public Health Initiative enters new phase

The Light for Public Health Initiative – a global alliance promoting healthier lives through evidence-based use of light – has taken an important new step. The founding organisations, including the Daylight Academy, have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising their ...

04 November 2025

The Sun in My World – Drawing challenge for children aged 6-10

Download flyer in English Download flyer in German Download flyer in French Show us how you see the Sun! Where do you notice sunlight in your day? What does it do in your world – at home, at school, outside, in nature, or in your imagination? Draw your ideas and join our challenge! How to take ...

31 October 2025

New Online Course about “Light and Chronobiology”

We are happy to share that a new continuous education online course on Light and Chronobiology will be launched next week by the Integrative Human Circadian Daylight Platform (iHCDP). The free sessions will provide a comprehensive overview of the role of daylight in human behaviour, molecular ...

24 October 2025

Exhibition “Lighten Up! On Biology and Time” – Coming soon to the MIT Museum

Lighten Up! features fifteen artists with eighteen immersive artworks, installations, and experiential environments related to circadian and seasonal rhythms, sleep and light. The exhibition was originally presented by EPFL Pavilions in Lausanne, Switzerland, curated by Anna Wirz-Justice, Marilyne ...

03 October 2025

The Daylight Awareness Week 2025 programme is here!

Get ready for our richest edition yet! From 3 to 7 November 2025, you are invited to reflect on the many roles of daylight in building healthier, more sustainable societies – and to imagine what a future powered by the sun could look like. From daylight’s impact on (global) health and children&#...

05 September 2025

Lumi’s Delight – A new comic book for curious kids

A Daylight Academy project group has just published Lumi’s Delight, an educational comic book that shows how sunlight shapes life on Earth in a colourful and entertaining way. Following Lumi, a curious ray of light, readers aged 6–10 – and all adults young at heart – can explore how daylight...

03 September 2025

Recent study reveals how daylight powers our defenses

A study, led by scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has uncovered how our immune system synchronizes with daylight to fight infections more effectively. The Core Finding: Neutrophils (our most abundant infection-fighting white blood cells) have their own internal circadian ...

29 August 2025

Daylight Conversations: new episode out!

In this new episode of Daylight Conversations, Medical Anthropologist Mónica Berger González (Guatemala) and Neuroscientist Manuel Spitschan (Germany) explore the role of daylight in health – from a global, nature-oriented perspective. Their dialogue highlights the richness and potential of ...

04 July 2025

Daylight and myopia relationship explored in DLA project’s new article

Members of the DLA project group “Can daylight protect children from myopia?” have written a new article exploring the relationship between myopia and daylight. Titled: Myopia and daylight—A combination of factors, the paper was published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. First examining ...