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Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
Veränderung der Sonneneinstrahlung: EU-Bericht mit Beiträgen von drei Forschenden aus der Schweiz
Der Einsatz von Technologien zur Veränderung der Sonneneinstrahlung und damit der Verringerung der globalen Erwärmung ist mit höchst ungewissen Vorteilen und Risiken verbunden. Zwei Berichte im Rahmen des EU Scientific Advice Mechanism geben den aktuellen wissenschaftlichen Kenntnisstand wieder und dienen als Basis für diese politische Empfehlungen: die Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen und die Anpassung an den Klimawandel als weiterhin höchste Priorität, und ein europaweites Moratorium für den Einsatz von Technologien zur Veränderung der Sonneneinstrahlung. Aus der Schweiz waren Ulrike Lohmann (Universität Zürich) sowie Gabriel Chiodo und Axel Michaelowa (ETH Zürich) mitbeteiligt am wissenschaftlichen Bericht, der den politischen Empfehlungen zugrunde liegt.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Ethics consultation: Curriculum and certification of specialists
There are numerous forms of ethical counselling and support within the Swiss healthcare system. Until now, however, there has been no structured and coordinated program for the certification of specialists working in this field. In September, the Swiss Society for Biomedical Ethics (SGBE) published a curriculum and certification model, thereby closing this gap.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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New funding program: Advanced Physician Scientists Grants
The Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation and the SAMS are launching the funding program «Advanced Physician Scientists Grants» to support outstanding mid-career clinicians trained in Switzerland. The program allows them to devote 50 percent of their working time to their research project for two years, alongside their clinical activity.
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW
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“Can we still dream of space?” – Galactic Chloé on the importance of space and who has a say in it
In 2019, Chloé Carrière co-founded Asclepios, Europe’s first student-led analog space mission. The first crew went into isolation in July 2021. In July 2025, the fifth edition spent 16 days underground at the Sasso San Gottardo fortress in Ticino – a mission that the aerospace engineer now accompanies as a mentor. As “Galactic Chloé”, she reaches a broad audience today with space topics on social media, in her own radio column and through documentary films. In an interview with SATW, she explains what students learn from a simulated moon mission, why she believes Swiss citizens should have a say in space policy, why she had to reshape her own dream of walking on the moon and how to keep Switzerland’s young space industry in the country.