Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
Scientific Integrity: Added Constraint or Best Practice?
Scientific integrity in the chemical sciences
The journal Chimia, published by the Swiss Chemical Society, has published an issue focusing on scientific integrity. Edwin Constable, chair of the Swiss Expert Group on Scientific Integrity of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, provides an overview of scientific and research integrity, with a particular focus on the implications for the active chemical community in Switzerland. He also focuses on good scientific practice and highlights its benefits for researchers, institutions and the chemical sciences themselves. Another article by Christian Leumann, rector of the University of Bern until mid-2024, highlights the importance of scientific integrity for universities seeking to convey the credibility and acceptance of science to the public. Christian Leumann explains the necessity of continuously adapting existing regulations and presents Switzerland's recent progress in raising awareness towards scientific integrity.
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STEM 2026: Where Switzerland stands today
Twelve years on from the first STEM Youth Barometer, the new 2026 edition reveals that interest in STEM has remained largely stable, stereotypes persist, and women underestimate their own abilities. At the same time, the findings are more nuanced than expected and point to clear areas for improvement.
Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT
Beyond the transaction: commodity trade and sustainable development
This factsheet maps the sustainability links of commodity trade, identifies knowledge gaps, and outlines options for commodity hubs, including Switzerland, to reduce economic, environmental and social sustainability risks.
Swiss Young Academy SYA
Impact of AI on Early Career Researchers: Challenges, Opportunities and Responsibilities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming science and is therefore profoundly reshaping the work of Early Career Researchers. Against this backdrop, the publication Impact of AI on Early Career Researchers: Challenges, Opportunities, and Responsibilities, developed by members of the Swiss Young Academy, namely Emmanuel Senft, Sabrina H. Kessler, Pamela Delgado, Devi Bühler, and Alexandre Bovet, offers a timely interdisciplinary reflection on these changes. The booklet examines both the opportunities and risks of AI across five key areas – research, teaching, science communication, policymaking, and sustainability – while also addressing critical issues such as research integrity, data privacy, misinformation, governance, and environmental impact. It further highlights the responsibilities of Early Career Researchers and higher education institutions in promoting AI literacy, transparency, ethical standards, and responsible use of AI in science.