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International science advisors: step up global action to halt biodiversity decline
Ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15, 7-19 December), senior science advisors call on governments to: commit to the Global Biodiversity Framework; invest immediately in actions of beneficial effects on biodiversity; implement robust and effective mechanisms for biodiversity monitoring; coordinate action at local to international levels; foster innovation through the weaving of biodiversity knowledge from diverse systems; and engage the public. These measures are considered important and necessary because three decades after the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the global response to biodiversity decline remains woefully insufficient.
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Update of the Swiss Health Care Atlas with data for 2024
Published by the Swiss Health Observatory (Obsan), the Health Care Atlas documents the use of healthcare services based on over 100 indicators, ranging from ADHD medication to cardiac catheterization and radiotherapy. Obsan recently announced that the Healthcare Atlas has been updated with data for the year 2024.
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
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Swiss Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity starts work
Switzerland has had a Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity with effect from 1 January 2026, presided over by Prof. em. Edwin Constable and managed by Viviane Premand, PhD in Law, LL.M. The Competence Centre will serve as a reporting body for higher education institutions and other institutions on matters they have already raised pertaining to procedures, sanctions and measures concerning scientific integrity in Switzerland and will assist these institutions on matters of scientific integrity.
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Call for nominations: Marcel Benoist Prize in the field of life sciences
Awarded annually since 1920, the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist recognizes a scientist whose work has had a significant impact on human life and society. In 2026, the Prize, endowed with CHF 250’000, will be awarded in the field of life sciences (biology and medicine). Nominations can be submitted until 23 February 2026.