Challenges for Academics in Public Life

Coffee chat with A. Dirk Moses at PRIF

On June 26, TraCe wel­comed A. Dirk Moses at PRIF for an in­formal coffee chat on the challenges for aca­demics in pub­lic life. A. Dirk Mo­ses is Visiting Fellow from June un­til July 2025.  

The dis­cussion du­ring the event was live­ly. Partici­pants en­gaged in a can­did ex­change about the challen­ges and oppor­tunities that a­rise when making re­search accessi­ble to wider au­diences, via news­papers or social me­dia. 

Dirk Mo­ses shared in­sights on his ex­periences in navi­gating pub­lic life as a re­searcher, han­dling public contro­versy, and communi­cating re­search beyond aca­demia. De­signed espe­cially for Early Career Re­searchers, the session provi­ded valu­able in­sights and encourage­ment to re­flect on their role in pub­lic de­bates.