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Swiss-EU talks reveal determination of EU to make no concessions to UK over Brexit terms.
What could a Brexit mean for the United Kingdom’s higher education, research and student mobility? Switzerland offers some clues. ...
For 16th century zoologists, it was like Google's arrival. Rather than punch a keyboard, they could thumb over Conrad Gessner’s sensational work.
The Open Access 2020 international initiative aims to pursue the large-scale implementation of open access. The SNSF supports this endeavour.
It is now easier to obtain a clear and transparent overview of the thousands of scientific research projects funded by the SNSF. Its P3 database has been redesigned to display information interactively.
With citation indexes being routinely questioned, ‘alternative metrics’ could gain ground as a new indicator of research success. But can they be trusted?
The President of the Research Council of the SNSF will take office on 1 January 2017, succeeding Patrick Aebischer, who has had 16 years at the helm of EPFL.
Computer scientist Torsten Hoefler is the winner of this year’s Latsis Prize.
European Commission hopes agreement will restore lost confidence.
[5]Frontiers dismisses 31 of its editors, based on escalated opposition to the publisher’s unique publication model.
Federal spending on research and development has fallen by 7% largely due to a freeze in research collaborations with the EU following the February 2014 vote to limit EU immigration.
"Our impressions here in the US will help us develop ways to continue innovating in Switzerland," said Schneider-Ammann.
La biologiste Nouria Hernandez devrait devenir la première rectrice de l'Université de Lausanne. Elle succédera à Dominique Arlettaz dès le 1er août 2016.
The Federal Council has launched three new NRPs: "Medi/Healthcare", "Antimicrobial Resistance", and "Big Data".
The EPFL has launched an investigation into an alleged misappropriation of 218'000 CHF from its prestigious [16]Blue Brain Project.
16.4% of Swiss publications were in the world’s top 10% between 2007 to 2009.
Die Universität Basel wird ab 1. August 2015 von einer Frau geführt. Die neue Rektorin ist eine Wirtschaftsprofessorin aus Zürich.
Olivier Voinnet, a researcher at ETH in Zurich is retracting a 2004 paper in The Plant Cell, according to the journal's publisher.
World University Rankings analysis reveals the biggest climbers under 50 years of age.
Swiss researchers who work in the US are having trouble keeping their bank accounts in Switzerland due to complications from long-standing tax evasion issues between the two countries.
Europe's ambitious but contentious €1-billion HBP has announced changes to its organization in a response to criticism of its management and scientific trajectory by many high-ranking neuroscientists.
February 9 was a shock for many scientists in Switzerland. Now they start to speak up.
One out of eight highly skilled students emigrates from Switzerland. The big looser is the state. But where do they go?
Related: [10]NIH announces first wave of BRAIN grants
For the EU commission, there is no legal way to restart science funding unless Switzerland extends freedom of movement to Croatia.
130 Millionen Franken gibt die staatliche Innovationsförderstelle KTI jedes Jahr für Projekte und Jungunternehmen aus. Eine Untersuchung auf Druck der Finanzkontrolle förderte gravierende Missstände zutage.
The EU Commission will consider improving Switzerland's status under Horizon 2020, following the announcement by the Swiss government of a plan to facilitate the immigration of Croatian nationals.
"Die Schweizer Forschung wird künftig international sein oder gar nicht mehr sein."
The financing of the flagship Human Brain Project is secured through 2016. But what about its future?
