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31.01.2012NCCRs continue to attract great interest

The SNSF received 63 pre-proposals in response to a call for proposals for the ...

13.01.2012Brain research as weekend entertainment

Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "SYNAP...

14.12.2011New series of books devoted to democracy research

In mid-December, the publishing house Palgrave Macmillan will publish the first...

25.11.2011Water and diplomacy

While water alone has not yet been the cause of a major war, water issues can l...

21.11.2011New innovation projects under ongoing NCCRs

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has issued a call for proposals fo...

15.11.2011Teenagers discover the fascinating world of social sciences

The November study week of "Schweizer Jugend forscht" (Swiss Youth in...

11.11.2011'From the cosmos to the nano world': A virtual adventure in science

Researchers are sending out invitations for an exciting journey on 18 November:...

07.11.2011Images of the world

What significance do images, visualisations and modes of illustration have for ...

13.10.2011The Arab world on the move

The revolutions in the Arab world have surprised more than a few. However, the ...

05.10.2011Medical technology research on a firm footing in Switzerland

The National Centre of Competence (NCCR) "CO-ME - Computer Aided and Image...

20.09.2011'Horizonte' tells the story of how religion can be used for political purposes

How did Santiago de Compostela become the most important Christian pilgrimage s...

19.08.2011Brain research on the road

As of 19 August, the Brain Bus, a mobile exhibition on brain research, will be ...

26.07.2011From the brain to the emotions

The Montreux Jazz Festival provides an ideal platform for the National Research...

14.07.2011Fourth call for new National Centres of Competence in Research

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is launching a fourth call for Nat...

06.07.2011Successful scientific workshops during the 'Hérisson sous gazon' festival

A flying scooter, strawberry sweets and a humanoid robot... those were the obje...

04.07.2011Bringing new knowledge to politics

No other National Centre of Competence in Research can boast global connections...

28.06.2011Fourth call for new National Centres of Competence in Research

In July the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) will launch the fourth cal...

12.05.2011Three NCCRs organise science workshops at the 'Hérisson sous gazon' festival for children

On Saturday, 18 June 2011, the festival for children "Hérisson sous gazon&...

04.05.2011Politics loses its dignity

A scientist and a politician meet on 5 May 2011 in one of a series of debates e...

07.04.2011Tracking the gaze and facial expression

Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "IM2 -...

07.04.2011Making better use of environmental data

Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "MICS ...

06.04.2011Faster and more precise operations

In the context of federal measures to stabilise the economy, researchers of the...

06.04.2011Using high pressure to improve high performance electrical conductors

Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "MaNEP...

05.04.2011New material properties due to electrical sparking

Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "MaNEP...

05.04.2011From sensors to traffic information networks

Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "MICS ...

04.04.2011Improved safety during complex CMF surgery

Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "CO-ME...

04.04.2011Valuable impulses to the economy

Basic research can transmit a wide range of impulses to the economy. This is sh...

24.02.2011From particles to new information technologies

The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "QSIT – Quantum Scien...

11.02.201125'000 life trajectories analysed in the long term

The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "LIVES – Overcoming V...

09.02.2011People-friendly robots for a better life

The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "Robotics – Intellige...

07.02.2011Guide 2011 – an overview of National Centres of Competence in Research

The Guide 2011 brochure is now available. It provides an overview of the curren...

07.02.2011New tools for chemists and biologists

The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "Chemical Biology – V...

27.01.2011New Democracy Barometer measures the quality of democracies

How democratic is Switzerland? And how does its democracy compare with other es...

13.10.2010Saving research knowledge from oblivion

The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "Quantum Photonics&qu...

27.09.2010Iconic Criticism at the Cinema

The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) on "Iconic Criticism ...

08.09.2010Hands on Science

An exhibition on wheels encourages young adults in the French-speaking part of ...

03.09.2010Delving into the mystery of homeostasis

Over the next few weeks research will get underway in the National Centre of Co...

02.09.2010Horizonte shows what mosquitoes reveal about the climate

The remains of mosquito larvae were preserved for a thousand years in the sedim...

02.09.2010Green light for the MUST NCCR

Research work starts this summer in the National Centre of Competence in Resear...

19.08.2010The NCCR North-South manifests its expertise at the University of Bern

On 19 August 2010 the University of Bern inaugurated the interdisciplinary Cent...