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20 July 2023
Daylight Award 2024: nominations now open!
The Daylight Award is given every two years and aims to honour and support daylight research and daylight in architecture. It has been established by the three foundations VILLUM FONDEN, VELUX FONDEN and VELUX STIFTUNG to raise a holistic understanding of daylight and increase its positive impact on...
04 July 2023
General Assembly 2023: Seven new DLA members elected!
The Daylight Academy (DLA) is delighted to welcome seven new members elected at the last General Assembly on 1 June 2023. With them, the DLA is growing in the fields of medical anthropology, sleep science, science communication, molecular biology, plant physiology, architecture and chronobiology. ...
29 June 2023
The DLA Annual Conference 2023 in pictures and videos
The DLA Annual Conference 2023 took place on 1-2 June 2023 at EPFL in Lausanne. It was focused on how rhythms of daylight shape life across seasons and latitudes. By combining a variety of disciplines and perspectives, the conference explored several aspects of this subject, from the biological ...
26 April 2023
Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination”: proceedings book now available!
In August 2022 the Daylight Academy Interdisciplinary Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination” brought together a diverse group of students and lecturers to learn about measuring light and its effects on human health. Located in Chexbres, Switzerland, with a stunning view of Lake...
26 April 2023
Follow the panel discussion “Out of sync in indoor lifestyles?” online!
The panel discussion “Out of sync in indoor lifestyles? Do we need to reconnect with natural rhythms?” will be broadcast live and open to everyone via Zoom. It will take place on 1 June 2023, from 10:30 to 11:40 CEST, in the context of the DLA Annual Conference 2023 and the 34th Annual ...
18 April 2023
The 5th edition of the Delighted Talks celebrates the International Day of Light
The 5th edition of the deLIGHTed Talks will be held under the title “Mimicking Daylight Indoors – Why, What, How?”. This webinar series is based on scientific evidence and practical experience. The Daylight Academy organises it in collaboration with the Good Light Group, the Society ...
01 April 2023
The DLA Annual Conference 2023 will explore the rhythms of daylight
This year, the DLA Annual Conference moves from autumn to the long days of spring. Inspired by this change of season, the program will invite you to take a closer look at the rhythms orchestrated by the sun and their impact on all forms of life. By combining a variety of disciplines and perspectives...
30 March 2023
One of the World CleanTech Awards 2022 goes to a DLA member!
We are proud to announce that our member Richard Perez and his son Marc Perez have received the “Visionary CleanTech Scientist Distinction” at the Edition 2022 of the World CleanTech Awards. Congratulations to these two brilliant researchers! Powered by CleanTech Business Club, it ...
01 March 2023
Exhibition: Lighten Up! On Biology and Time
Through the lens of art, Lighten Up! On Biology and Time explores the connection of living organisms with the natural cycle of light and dark. Nineteen installations transform our daily, lunar and seasonal rhythms into light- and soundscapes, immersive spaces or virtual experiences to remind us the...
22 December 2022
Obituary Steven A. Brown
We are deeply saddened to have learned that Steven A. Brown, Professor in Chronobiology and Sleep Research at the University of Zurich, died at the age of 52 from injuries sustained in an accident on December 14, 2022. We have known Steve Brown for many years. He was a founding member of the ...
01 December 2022