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Scholars at Risk SAR: Global Conference with Swiss Panel

Parwiz Mosamim, doctoral researcher from Afghanistan at USI Università della Svizzera italiana since 2021, featured in the panel “Courage to Think”, moderated by Roger Pfister from the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences and former Chair of SAR Switzerland. Discussing the situation of the research and higher education sector in Afghanistan, that of women and journalism in particular, as well as Parwiz’ research project on women’s representation barriers and opportunities in the public administration of the Afghan government.

  • Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW

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    Scienza e tecnologia sotto i riflettori al Lycée-Collège de la Planta: un TecDay SATW di grande ispirazione

    Il Lycée-Collège de la Planta di Sion si è trasformato in un vero e proprio laboratorio di scoperta durante il TecDay organizzato dalla SATW. Quasi 1000 alunni hanno partecipato a 60 laboratori interattivi e divertenti sulle materie STEM (matematica, informatica, scienze naturali e tecnologia).
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    Programme Award Ceremony Swiss National ORD Prize 2025

    We are delighted to publish the event programme of the Award Ceremony of this year's National Open Research Data Prize, taking place on the 27 November 2025 in Bern.

  • Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS

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    New federal law on rare diseases: position statement

    As a founding member of the National Coordination of Rare Diseases (kosek), the SAMS supports the umbrella organization's position statement on the new federal law on measures to combat rare diseases. The text provides, among other things, for the creation of a register and the granting of financial aid for the identification and monitoring of specialized care facilities.

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