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08 March 2024
Daylight and green cities project publishes new paper
The Daylight and green cities project, led by Daylight Academy members Prof. Christoph Kueffer, Dr. Bruno Bueno and Dr. Carlo Volf, has published a new paper in the Journal of Urban Management. Titled: “Why daylight should be a priority for urban planning,” the article argues that ...
01 February 2024
Call for Posters open for the DLA Annual Conference 2024!
This year, the Daylight Academy’s Annual Conference is moving close to the arctic circle. Specifically, to the city of Trondheim in Norway, where it will take place from 30-31 May. Early-career researchers (PhD students and postdoctoral researchers) will have the opportunity to present their own ...
31 January 2024
Interdisciplinary Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination” 2024 – Call for applications
The Daylight Academy is happy to announce that it is organising its second edition of the Interdisciplinary Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination”! The residential summer school will take place in Chexbres, Switzerland, from 28 July to 3 August 2024. Using a variety of cutting-...
19 December 2023
Christmas freebie! Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination” booklet now available in printed form
With Christmas round the corner, we are pleased to announce that our PDF booklet, which summarises the experiences and learnings of the students and lecturers who took part in Daylight Academy’s Interdisciplinary Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination”, has now also been published in ...
28 November 2023
Daylight Awareness Week 2023 – videos now available!
The Daylight Awareness Week 2023 is over, but don’t worry, you can still watch the content online! This year’s Daylight Awareness Week was focused on how humans’ perception of sunlight has evolved over time. Researchers from a wide range of disciplines provided unique insights via online ...
21 July 2023
New DLA Blog post about “The Circadian House” by Colin Fournier
The Circadian House is a small experimental dwelling unit for two people, with 15 multidirectional glazed openings, allowing it to be lit entirely by natural light, from dawn to dusk. It is currently exhibited at the EPFL Pavilions Lighten Up ! On Biology and Time exhibition in Lausanne until the ...
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