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Kriterien für eine konfliktarme Planung von Energieanlagen ausserhalb der Bauzone

Die Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz haben gemeinsam mit Fachleuten Kriterien entwickelt, um geeignete Gebiete zum Bau von Energieanlagen ausserhalb von Bauzonen zu finden, die Biodiversität und Landschaft möglichst wenig beeinträchtigen. Die Kriterien können Kantone bei der Richtplanung und Energieversorger bei der Planung von Solar-, Wind- und Wasserkraftanlagen unterstützen.

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    She researches what narratives tell us about dying

    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.

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    Swiss researcher becomes Vice-President of the International Arctic Science Committee IASC

    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

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    Survey on Career Transitions of STEM Graduates launched

    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.

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