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Scholars at Risk - Help for Afghan academics
«Scholars at Risk» helps researchers who are threatened in their countries of origin, currently in Afghanistan. The Academies support this work. Radio SRF reported on this.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Invitation to test the new «Service Finder for Researchers»
A new tool called the «Service Finder for Researchers» had been developed within the National Coordination Platform Clinical Research (CPCR) thanks to the technical expertise of the Swiss Biobanking Platform (SBP). The tool, which encompasses four national research infrastructures, is designed to help researchers navigate the complex world of clinical research.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Advanced Practice Nurses: What role do they play in Switzerland?
The SAMS Bulletin 3/2025 focuses on the nursing professions and highlights the roles of advanced practice nurses (APNs), which remain relatively underdeveloped in Switzerland. A report commissioned by the SAMS aims to promote an informed debate on this complex issue. In this Bulletin, the author Urs Brügger summarizes the most important findings and two members of the SAMS Executive Board contribute their perspectives from the fields of medicine and nursing sciences.
Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research SCPH
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Prix de Quervain awarded to two early career researchers
To Paraskevi Georgagaki and Simon Schneider for their PhDs on ice crystals in clouds and in high altitude medicine respectively. The award ceremony is at the Swiss Polar Day on 5 September