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29/May/2020
In the context of the bilateral programmes, the SNSF is funding another 29 projects to the tune of 8.5 million Swiss francs. A study has confirmed the positive impact of the programmes.
29 Projects with Brazil, China and South Korea: Details
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18/May/2020
A new SNSF database lists Swiss research projects that are investigating solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Snapshot of Swiss research on Covid-19: Details
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18/May/2020
Under the special call on coronaviruses, the societal and biomedical aspects of epidemics will be investigated with a total budget of 10 million francs. The projects will start as of 1 June 2020.
The SNSF funds 36 new coronavirus research projects: Details
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15/May/2020
Seismic monitoring of glaciers is essential to improving our understanding of their development and to predicting risks. SNSF Professor Fabian Walter has come up with a new monitoring tool in the form of optical fibres. The fibres are capable of monitoring entire glaciers.
Monitoring glaciers with optical fibres: Details
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14/May/2020
The SNSF media courses in June will take place online. The previously published dates are unchanged and you can sign up any time. Given the current situation, the media training course will focus on online interviews. The topic of the one-day writing courses will be unchanged and centre around non-scientific texts.
SNSF media courses are going online: Details
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12/May/2020
Dominique de Quervain and Carmen Sandi are being awarded Optimus Agora Prize. Their project “Stress” encourages interaction with the public.
Better understanding stress to better manage it: Details
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08/May/2020
Researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation analysed how sadistic sexual murderers assaulting child victims commit their crimes and discovered a number of specific patterns. A better understanding of these crimes may help police in their investigations.
Sadistic sexual murders involving child victims: insights for police: Details
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06/May/2020
Only science can provide us with the insights needed to tackle technical, ecological and societal challenges. 5750 SNSF-funded projects were under way at year-end 2019 –1000 of them on digitalisation.
SNSF funds 1000 projects on digitalisation: Details
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05/May/2020
Democratic governance in a turbulent age - that's the topic of the latest NORFACE programme. Swiss researchers are participating in two of the funded projects.
Political developments in the spotlight: Details
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29/Apr/2020
For years, the SNSF and other organisations have been demanding open science as the new normal. The corona crisis drastically confirms the validity of this demand.
We need open science – crisis or no crisis: Details
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28/Apr/2020
Spectacular photographs, provocative videos and intimate stories shed new light on contemporary research. The jury for this year’s SNSF Scientific Image Competition has awarded four first prizes and seven distinctions.
Imaging science: Details
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22/Apr/2020
New COST Actions will start in autumn 2020 and are open for participation as of now. In addition, four Innovators Grants for the first time allow ongoing Actions to be extended.
COST supports 45 new Actions and four Innovators Grants: Details
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09/Apr/2020
Science, the economy and society at large need open access to research data. The SERI, swissuniversities, the SNSF as well as ETH and EPFL have agreed to introduce a national strategy on open research data in 2021.
Open research data: preparations for a national strategy: Details
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09/Apr/2020
Swiss hospitals are to participate in a new international clinical drug trial to fight the new coronavirus. SNSF funding will ensure a quick start.
SNSF finances WHO study in Switzerland on Covid-19 treatment: Details
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08/Apr/2020
Some researchers realise their projects by soliciting donations from private individuals. The platform wemakeit, launched in 2017, makes it possible.
Crowdfunding for science – an idea that’s catching on: Details