TY - JOUR TI - A survey of travel behaviour among scientists in Germany and the potential for change AU - Haage, Verena VL - 9 PY - 2020 DA - 2020/05/28 SP - e56765 C1 - eLife 2020;9:e56765 DO - 10.7554/eLife.56765 UR - https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.56765 AB - Awareness of the environmental impact of conferences is growing within the scientific community. Here we report the results of a survey in which scientists in Germany were asked about their attendance at conferences, their reasons for attending, and their willingness to explore new approaches that would reduce the impact of conferences on the environment. A majority of respondents were keen to reduce their own carbon footprint and were willing to explore alternatives to the traditional conference. KW - research culture KW - conferences KW - travel KW - future conference formats KW - sutainability KW - climate change JF - eLife SN - 2050-084X PB - eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd ER -