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Save the Date: Award Ceremony 2025 - National Prize for Open Research Data
We are delighted to announce the date for this year's National Open Research Data Award Ceremony: 27 November 2025
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A national science advice network to anticipate crises and support the authorities
Together, the ERI sector institutions are launching the Swiss National Science Advice Network. In doing so, they are implementing a decision by the Federal Council and the cooperation agreement made with it. The network's purpose of this measure is to anticipate potential crises for the nation and provide the authorities with independent, interdisciplinary scientific analyses.
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Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
Wuelser G, Edwards P (2025)
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
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Ethical guidelines for animal experiments
The Swiss Animal Welfare Act permits the use of animals for certain scientific purposes; at the same time, however, it requires that the dignity of animals be respected and their welfare protected. For researchers, reconciling these various societal interests can be challenging. The ethical guidelines for animal experiments (2025) are designed to clarify the margin of discretion left by the legislation and to encourage researchers to reflect on the handling of animals in their experiments. The decisive factors for updating the previous version from 2005 were new scientific knowledge and research methods on the one hand, as well as changes in the legal framework on the other.
