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17/Jan/2020
At a ceremony in Bern, political scientist Dominik Hangartner received the 2019 National Latsis Prize, worth 100,000 francs.
Dominik Hangartner receives the National Latsis Prize 2019: Details
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14/Jan/2020
More than 300 researchers have generated innovations and knowledge within the framework of the National Research Programmes “Energy Turnaround” (NRP 70) and “Managing Energy Consumption” (NRP 71) for implementing Switzerland’s Energy Strategy 2050. The programmes have now ended, and the Swiss National Science Foundation has published a joint summary titled “National Research Programme Energy”.
Transforming the energy system is possible – if we set our minds to it: Details
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18/Dec/2019
The second call of the Eccellenza scheme has generated a great deal of interest. Based on the call, the SNSF will now fund 45 outstanding researchers.
Aiming for a permanent professorship: Details
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17/Dec/2019
Has the SNSF disadvantaged women researchers when awarding grants? The 2019 Gender Monitoring Report does not show clear discrimination. But it highlights potential biases.
Gender equality: on the right track but more work is needed: Details
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16/Dec/2019
During the WEF, the SNSF will host a public talk among others with: Nobel laureate Didier Queloz, IBM fellow Alessandro Curioni and ERC president Mauro Ferrari.
WEF 2020 in Davos: SNSF panel discussion with high-ranking experts: Details
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16/Dec/2019
The Swiss government is launching 6 more National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR) as part of SNSF research funding. This was announced by Federal Councilor Parmelin on 16.12.2019.
New National Centres of Competence in Research strengthen top-flight research: Details
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12/Dec/2019
From now on, even more researchers with childcare duties are eligible for an SNSF Flexibility Grant.
Flexibility Grant: research and childcare are compatible: Details
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11/Dec/2019
By 2020, all SNSF-funded publications should be freely accessible after six months at the latest. In an open letter, the SNSF has asked leading publishers to shorten their embargo periods.
Embargo periods: open letter to publishers: Details
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10/Dec/2019
Planetary researchers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz will tonight receive the Nobel Prize in Physics. Quotes from two courageous scientists and longstanding SNSF grant holders.
How team Mayor/Queloz won the Nobel Prize: Details
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09/Dec/2019
The SNSF finances interdisciplinary research with its Sinergia programme. 23 new projects involving 79 researchers will receive a grant. The success rate for this call was 40%.
50 million francs for Sinergia projects: Details
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05/Dec/2019
More women in scientific leadership positions - this is the goal of AcademiaNet, the European database listing outstanding women researchers. Starting in January, it will be run by the SNSF.
SNSF to run AcademiaNet platform for women researchers: Details
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05/Dec/2019
What would be the consequences of failed negotiations over an electricity agreement between Switzerland and the EU? Researchers from EPFL and the University of St. Gallen have investigated this question within the scope of the "National Research Programme Energy", shining a light on how it will affect the Swiss electricity sector, overall economic development and the obtainment of climate goals.
Switzerland's influence on European energy policy continues to decline: Details
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05/Dec/2019
The dose makes the poison. Really? Isn't it rather the legal limit that defines toxicity? Read all about chemicals, their use and how we have become suspicious of them.
Research magazine Horizons: Living in a toxic world: Details
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04/Dec/2019
The first Spark call has been a great success: the SNSF will support 284 projects with 27 million francs. 354 researchers will be taking part.
Budget of Spark pilot project almost trebled: Details
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02/Dec/2019
Patient safety in intensive care units could be significantly improved if false alarms could be greatly reduced and critical complications such as epileptic seizures could be predicted. This is where the "ICU Cockpit" project of the National Research Programme "Big Data" (NRP 75) comes in: The large amounts of data from intensive care medicine will be used to develop procedures for early warning systems and therapeutic recommendations.
Big Data makes intensive care better: Details