06/Dec/2018
Our thirst for knowledge is insatiable - and scientific mega projects are the perfect expression of this. But despite their might: Big Science is becoming more democratic and is opening up to all academic disciplines, as the latest Horizons magazine shows.
Research magazine Horizons: The transformation of Big Science: Details
06/Dec/2018
Many scientific questions are best answered when researchers from different disciplines work together to generate synergies. The SNSF is funding 19 new Sinergia projects with a total amount of 40.9 million francs.
Sinergia funds 19 interdisciplinary projects: Details
06/Dec/2018
The new international advisory board has started work. It consists of five re-nowned experts who are expected to think outside the box.
International advisory board for the SNSF: Details
06/Dec/2018
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have developed a complex hydrological model for forecasting dry spells lasting several weeks with high spatial resolution. These predictions make it possible, for example, to operate hydropower plants more profitably.
Improving hydropower through long-range drought forecasts: Details
27/Nov/2018
With its new Eccellenza funding scheme, the SNSF supports outstanding researchers on the path to a permanent professorship.
51 Eccellenza awards for top early-career researchers: Details
20/Nov/2018
Sara Montagner knows how to balance her two passions: research and family. On 29 November 2018 she will receive the Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize in recognition of her work on the influence of epigenetics on mast cells.
“All you can do is work to your best ability and fight for what you want.”: Details
19/Nov/2018
On 15 November 2018, ETH Professor Lars-Erik Cederman was awarded the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize for his work in international conflict research.
Marcel Benoist Science Prize awarded for peace research: Details
14/Nov/2018
The dates of the 2019 media courses are online. Registrations for the media training course, the writing seminars and the social media workshops are now open.
Media courses for researchers: dates in 2019: Details
05/Nov/2018
SNSF-funded researchers have developed a protocol for checking that quantum computer components function as they should. That’s a critical step in making the promise of quantum computing – including unprecedented computing power – a reality.
How to certify a quantum computer: Details
02/Nov/2018
The next European research framework programme Horizon Europe is due to start in 2021 and run for seven years. Here Angelika Kalt, Director of the SNSF, talks about the programme's significance for research in Switzerland - and why Switzerland's participation is at risk.
"Swiss research needs Europe": Details