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30/Mar/2020
Research cooperation with the Global South: the SNSF funds five projects under the SPIRIT programme. The collaborating teams are from Kenya, Colombia, Malaysia, Nepal, Uganda, Iran and Switzerland.
2.4 million francs for the first SPIRIT projects: Details
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26/Mar/2020
The SNSF is making changes at the helm of its Administrative Offices in Bern: the directors Angelika Kalt and Rosemarie Pécaut will form an interim Executive Management together with Thomas Werder Schläpfer and Pierre Willa.
New interim management as of April 2020: Details
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26/Mar/2020
Within 20 days, researchers have submitted 270 applications for the special call. The majority are biomedical, but there are also 75 projects from the humanities and social sciences.
A host of ideas for coronavirus research: Details
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26/Mar/2020
Since April 2018, the SNSF has covered the costs of the immediate open-access publication of books. This makes researchers more visible and their research results easily reusable.
235 open-access books already funded: Details
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24/Mar/2020
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, swissuniversities, the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries appeal to all publishing houses to make their publications freely accessible.
"Remove paywalls on scientific publications!": Details
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19/Mar/2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic makes it more difficult to do research, the SNSF is supporting scientists in every way it can. For example, it has moved the submission deadline for project funding proposals to 8 April 2020.
Pandemic: SNSF provides flexible solutions for researchers: Details
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19/Mar/2020
For its centenary, the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize will be awarded in 2020 in the field of biology and medicine. Former prize winner, Johan Auwerx, explains the significance of the prize. Nominations can be submitted until 27 March 2020.
2020 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize: Nominations still possible : Details
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17/Mar/2020
Philosophical musings to the tune of music, an interactive approach to artificial intelligence, an exhibition on food value chains and much more: the SNSF is financing 16 projects of the 9th Agora call.
16 new projects to encourage dialogue between research and society: Details
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05/Mar/2020
To answer big questions, research also relies on big hypotheses. What role does faith play in this context? A journey of discovery through the disciplines and their uncertainties.
Research magazine Horizons: the longing for all-encompassing answers: Details
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27/Feb/2020
The SNSF is launching a special call for coronavirus research. Scope: gaining an understanding of the virus and improving the clinical and public health response.
Special call for research into coronaviruses: Details
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20/Feb/2020
In a study supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, researchers have shown that it is possible to predict the risk of relapsing into depression after stopping antidepressant medication. People who relapse take longer to decide how much effort to invest for a reward.
Decision time predicts the risk of depression relapse: Details
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19/Feb/2020
SNSF-funded researchers are obliged to make their data publicly accessible – provided there are no legal or ethical issues that stand in the way. A report now shows how researchers are implementing the guidelines.
Open research data: positive interim result after two years: Details
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14/Feb/2020
The SNSF awards Doc.CH grants to 24 young researchers who wish to write a doctoral thesis in the humanities and social sciences. They receive 228,000 francs per grant on average.
Doc.CH: SNSF supports 24 doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences: Details
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11/Feb/2020
Prosthetic hands restore only some of the function lost through amputation. But combining electrical signals from forearm muscles with other sources of information, such as eye tracking, promises better prostheses. A study funded by the SNSF gives specialists access to valuable new data.
Eye-tracking data improves prosthetic hands: Details
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07/Feb/2020
On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the SNSF's social media channels will be reserved for stories about women researchers. The aim is to enhance the visibility of their research projects.
#SNSFequality: social media activities on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Details