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“There must be some reward for sharing research data”
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COSPAR report 2022-2024: Space Research in Switzerland
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Swiss science diplomacy – strategies, instruments and implications for international cooperation
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Unverzichtbare Investitionen in Bildung, Forschung und Innovation
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Eawag has been singled out for the Chemical Landmark distinction
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Artificial Intelligence to the Rescue
At the Natural History Museum of Neuchatel, artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to optimize the inventory process for a historical collection of mollusks. By automating the transcription and categorization of handwritten information, AI facilitates the rapid and accurate processing of large volumes of data.
Image: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Neuchâtel
Verschollener Regenwald-Vogel in Bern aufgetaucht
Der Goldhähnchentyrann aus den brasilianischen Regenwäldern wurde vor rund 30 Jahren das letzte Mal in freier Wildbahn beobachtet. Auch in Museen gibt es kaum Präparate dieser Vogelart. Bei der Aufarbeitung seiner Wirbeltiersammlung hat das Naturhistorische Museum Bern nun ein Exemplar entdeckt.
Image: Manuel Schweizer, NMBE
Call for proposals: Prix de Quervain 2024 for polar research
The Prix de Quervain 2024 will be awarded for work on topics relating to the two polar regions. Eligible to participate are young researchers with a master's or doctoral degree from the last 24 months or their master's, dissertation or postdoctoral work at a research institution in Switzerland. The evaluation will assess the scientific significance, creativity/originality, implementation in science and practice, and presentation, taking into account the different levels and academic ages of the applicants.
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
This report argues that one of the most effective ways to support sustainable development through research and innovation is to establish large, integrated funding programmes, referred to here as lighthouse programmes. As well as producing impact-oriented knowledge on key sustainability challenges, these programmes would bring many other societal, scientific, and institutional benefits. These include: building closer relationships between science, society, and policy, and encouraging changes in the academic system itself, for example by increasing its capacity for inter- and transdisciplinary research.
Prix de Quervain 2023: 37,000 ice cliffs and their influence on glacier melt in the Himalayas
More than ever before – Marin Kneib has employed the latest satellite technology and camera systems to measure over 37,000 ice cliffs. The researcher will be awarded the Prix de Quervain 2023 by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences for an extremely comprehensive doctoral dissertation at the ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL.
Image: Marin Kneib
Swiss Young Academy
The Swiss Young Academy offers early-career researchers the opportunity to carry out inter- and transdisciplinary projects. With their commitment and contributions, its members strive to identify societal challenges at an early stage, offer solutions to these challenges and promote dialogue between science and society. The Swiss Young Academy was launched by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, to which the SCNAT belongs.