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For the twentieth time, thanks to contributions from the community, td-net has compiled a list of key literature from 2024 in the field of inter- and transdisciplinary research, education and practice. 57 publications, are classified into 5 categories with short annotations from the contributors. Feedback on the use and usefulness of this product is very much appreciated - simply email to td-net@scnat.ch

All “Tour d’Horizon of Literature” issues can be found here. Many thanks to our contributors for making this years Tour d’Horizon possible!

The year 2024 of the SAMS has featured inspiring ideas, revealing insights and successfully completed milestones. As a result, the Academy's activities attracted significant attention.

To successfully tackle the complex problems of our time, all disciplines, sectors and population groups must work together. This also applies to medicine. That is why the One Health approach aims to restore the balance between humans, animals and ecosystems. The University of Bern is launching Switzerland's first CAS on this topic. The program starts in September 2025 and the application deadline is 31 May 2025.

The association «Smarter Medicine – Choosing Wisely Switzerland», of which the SAMS is a member, is committed to optimising healthcare in Switzerland. It encourages professional societies to draw up Top 5 lists defining interventions that should be avoided altogether or only used under specific conditions. In April 2025, the Swiss Association of Occupational Therapists (ASE) and the Pharmaceutical Care Network Switzerland (PCN-S) published their Top 5 lists.

Anna Elsner, a literary scholar and a member of the Swiss Young Academy, explores in books, films and blogs how people talk about dying. Her insights open up new perspectives, which are also relevant to medicine.

Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, a long-standing member of the Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH) and professor at the University of Zurich, elected IASC Vice-President

Why do researchers leave academia? We want to understand this better – and for this we need your support. With this survey, we are collecting the opinions and experiences of persons who left academia in Switzerland after completing their doctorate or postdoc phase in STEM fields in the last 15 years.