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Pandemics: improving preparedness and management
European science and ethics advisors have issued an Opinion on more successfully preventing and pre-empting emerging infectious diseases. Their recommendations include enhanced international coordination, strengthened systems of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and management as well as how to uphold fundamental rights and social justice in times of health emergencies. The recommendations also concern systemic issues, most notably related to sustainability and social justice, taking European values and respect for fundamental rights as points of orientation.
The Opinion was developed jointly by the European Commission’s independent Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies and Peter Piot, Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission on the response to Covid-19.
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TecDay at Bäumlihof Grammar School: Experience technology, discover the future
On 15 October 2026, Bäumlihof Grammar School was transformed into a place of discovery, experimentation and discussion. As part of TecDay, around 530 pupils had the opportunity to explore current topics in technology, natural sciences and computer science across 33 modules. The event was organised by the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) and brought experts from universities, research institutions and companies into direct contact with young people.Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW
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Four outstanding female researchers receive the “Swiss L’Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science 2026” award
The “Swiss L’Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science” prize has been awarded for the second time. The award honors four exceptional early-career scientists for their excellent research. The ceremony took place on 21 October 2026 at the Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) in Zurich.Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW
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‘The future is by no means set in stone’ – Vice-Chancellor Rachel Salzmann on Switzerland in 2040
What will Switzerland look like in 2040? In its report ‘Perspectives for Switzerland 2040’, the Federal Chancellery outlines three possible futures and derives six areas for political action from them. In an interview with the SATW, Vice-Chancellor Rachel Salzmann explains why the future is by no means set in stone, why she describes the scenarios not as bleak but as challenging, and where Switzerland could take a leading role in technology.