Lars-Erik Cederman receives the Benoist Prize
Lars-Erik Cederman has been awarded this year’s Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize. Mr Cederman, Professor of International Conflict Research at the ETH Zurich, will receive the CHF 250,000 prize for his work on political peace-building and the inclusion of ethnic minorities. Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Chairman of the Foundation, personally informed Mr Cederman about the award. The award ceremony will take place in Bern on 15 November. Continue
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Educational research: in a teacher’s shoes
An urban exhibition invites passers-by to take on the role of a teacher in a vocational training school. The objective is to demonstrate the challenges in a tangible way and to explain methods developed for overcoming them.
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Tax incentives need to be straightforward
By analysing Basel’s electricity levy, researchers of the University of Lucerne explored how tax incentives influence electricity consumption.
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Making open access the new normal
It has never been so easy to obtain grants for open access publications from the SNSF. Researchers can now apply for them on the mySNF online platform – even after the project has ended.
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Tour of Swiss universities
In November and December 2018, the SNSF will set up information stalls at several higher education institutions in Bern, Fribourg, St. Gallen, Neuchâtel and Lucerne.
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Lead Agency: Pre-registration with the ANR
If you are planning to submit an application with a French research partner, you can do so with a Lead Agency proposal. In 2019, all applications need to be submitted to the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR). If you intend to submit a proposal, you need to pre-register with the ANR by 25 October 2018, 1 p.m. CET.
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CHIST-ERA: Call 2018 announcement
The ERA-NET CHIST-ERA supports European research collaborations in information and communication sciences and technologies.
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