The Federal Council wants to cut costs in the ERI sector despite widespread objections. Cuts of over 10 percent per year are planned for the SNSF over the next few years. Above all, this plan jeopardises the innovation potential and competitiveness of the Swiss economy. ⤵️ www.snf.ch/en/9a7Fhnojt...

📢 The Federal Council plans to reduce the SNSF's budget by 270 million Swiss francs. The SNSF rejects these cuts. However, in order to be prepared, it has decided to cut costs in consultation with all partners. ➡️https://sohub.io/n2b1 #research #science #CHParl

“Scientific cooperation with Europe and continued access to the #HorizonEurope programme are essential to keeping Switzerland at the forefront of research and innovation,” emphasised Torsten Schwede, President of the SNSF Research Council, during a round table organised by Foraus. ➡️ buff.ly/BJEcZ7P

📣 QuantERA Call 2025 New opportunities for European projects. This call’s topics are #Quantum Phenomena and Resources and Applied Quantum Science. Submission deadline: 5 December 2025 @quantera.bsky.social @agencerecherche.bsky.social ➡️https://buff.ly/3VZ2QJm

Tobias Kippenberg has been awarded the #MarcelBenoist Swiss Science Prize 2025. In particular, he developed optical frequency combs that fit on a single chip. This has paved the way for technologies such as #optical #telecommunications. ⚛️ 🔬 📸 Daniel Rihs ➡️ sohub.io/svcb

Saskia Stucki receives the #Latsis Swiss Science Prize 2025 for her work on recognising #animalrights. 👏 ⚖️ ➡️ sohub.io/dv4r 📸 Daniel Rihs

📢#OpenCall CIFAR The future of food is of global importance. The new CIFAR call aims to find new approaches to how we produce, distribute and preserve food in a rapidly changing world. 🍎🌎🥬 Submission deadline: 14.10.2025 Call announcement ➡️ https://sohub.io/z96l

📣#Water4All: call for proposals The European partnership is launching a joint transnational #call for research and #innovation projects on water and health. 🗓️Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 13 November 2025 ➡️https://buff.ly/Skq7ZUt

📣 #Biodiversa+ is launching a new #call for projects on #biodiversity and restoration of ecosystem functioning, integrity and connectivity. Researchers based in Switzerland can apply. 📆 Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 7 November 2025 ➡️https://buff.ly/hgTtFVQ

📢 🗓️ Interested in applying to the SNSF or Innosuisse for research funding? The two agencies will be presenting their funding schemes at three online events (23 October, 13 November and 28 November 2025). Register now! 📍 Online, Microsoft Teams 🌐 Language: English 👉 Register here: sohub.io/rvzg

🎉 50 years of National Research Programmes: science that serves society Since 1975, over 84 NRPs have been providing the scientific basis for solutions to the major challenges of our time.

🐜 🔎 🧠 An ant’s head in razor-sharp detail. An engine with temperatures ranging from warm to cold. A brain in action. All mind-blowing #photos from #research! The current issue of #Horizons shows why #science doesn't work without images ➡️ sohub.io/npu5

✨ #Ambizione: The SNSF is awarding 76.4 million Swiss francs to 92 early-career researchers. They will receive an average of 830,000 francs to lead their first independent research project at a higher education institution in Switzerland. 🚀 ℹ️https://buff.ly/WGvNr7E

Call for proposals: Driving Urban Transitions (#DUT) The aim of this European partnership is to support transnational research to advance the transition towards more sustainable cities across Europe and beyond. Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 17 November 2025 ℹ️ buff.ly/kEUQjO4

🔎 💡 SCIEX: The SNSF is awarding fellowships to 13 Bulgarian early-career researchers to pursue topics as varied as preventing the collapse of #democracies, fermentation for #health benefits, #CO2 conversion with the power of lightning – and many more fascinating subjects! ➡️ sohub.io/1m7f

⁉️𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 #𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵? 📚 Join us for the book launch of “Women in Science” on 29 September 2025. ▪️2:30 to 5:30 pm at the SNSF offices in Bern ➡️ Register here: sohub.io/bvq3

💊🤒🤧 #Patients trusted by doctors –are prescribed #antibiotics less frequently. This is the outcome of a study supported by the SNSF and accordingly offers another clue for combating bacterial #resistance to antibiotics. ➡️ buff.ly/jctplVW

#BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 22 new projects from 100+ applications approved this year – from kokumi flavour to healing gardens. 🍽️ 🌳 The next Proof of Concept call deadline is 15 September 2025, and the Discovery call on #quantum technologies is open until 16 September 2025. ➡️ sohub.io/axgu

🔍 BRIDGE #Quantum Call 2025 – Info Webinar on Aug 20! 💡 Learn who can apply, what projects are eligible & how the selection procedure works. Includes Q&A with the BRIDGE Team! 📅 Aug 20 | 🕘 10–11 CEST | 📍Webex 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gXNpMSnM ➡️ Further information: lnkd.in/g2p7pdjb

Call for Ambizione Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 14 August 2025. Submission deadline: 4 November 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/dDQl9QA

#Cashew nuts are delicious 😋 and healthy too. They can also be used for many purposes, for instance in pesto or vegan alternatives. However, more and more #children are developing an #allergy to them, as #research supported by the SNSF demonstrates. Full article 👉 buff.ly/Vb8ujrq #food #science

Lead Agency between SNSF and National Science Foundation (NSF) ⚠️ For the 1.10.2025 deadline, it will not be possible to submit proposals involving some or all programs of the directorates Engineering; Mathematical & Physical Sciences; and Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences.

How much of SNSF-funded research is related to artificial intelligence? 🧠💻 Our latest #DataStory explores this question by quantifying its usage and illustrating the different #AI methods applied in grants awarded by the SNSF over the last 14 years. Read the full story here 👉 sohub.io/64ju

The National Research Programme “Promoting #Biodiversity and Sustainable Ecosystem Services for Switzerland” (NRP 82) is supporting 15 projects with a total of 11.2 million francs. And it is doing so with an approach that is completely new in #Switzerland. ➡️ buff.ly/1nx56ln

Tackling resistant #bacteria requires effective antibiotics and fast and reliable #diagnoses. With the support of the SNSF, microbiologists are fishing for Escherichia coli to allow the bacterium to be detected and captured more quickly.🦠🎣 ➡️ buff.ly/VOlhMMT

🧠 Enabling a #tetraplegic person to move their hand again and helping #stroke victims recover their speech: 72 researchers have been awarded SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 to carry out a #research stay in #Switzerland. ➡️ buff.ly/83oHZzP

🔬✈️ With funding from the SNSF, researchers can gain experience formative for their careers. The Postdoc.Mobility 🧳🌍 scheme is allocating a total of 24.8 million Swiss francs to support 200 postdocs either to carry out a research project abroad or to return to Switzerland. ➡️https://buff.ly/sLWClEO

🎉 The third Summer Meet of the Global SNSF Fellows Network was a great success! Around 170 early-career researchers met on 30 June to discuss their postdoc years and next career moves. ➡️ buff.ly/P2bIwtL

In the age of #AI, it's sometimes hard to spot #fakenews and #deepfakes. What if students learned to identify and analyse this content at school? This is the aim of the "All fake - or what?" project based at the @foeg.bsky.social, which has won the 2025 Optimus Agora Prize. ℹ️https://buff.ly/ZPzFgha

🌟 New in SNSF project funding from 1 October 2025: 📈 Maximum amount for equipment and material of enduring value is increased. 📅 The half-yearly deadline for the receipt of applications may vary slightly. ℹ️ buff.ly/GkzbLAj #research #science

📣 #Call for Project funding Researchers can determine the nature and topic of their research projects independently. Open to all disciplines. 🗓 Submission deadline: 1 October 2025, 17:00 CEST. ➡️ buff.ly/Q1yW0oX

💊 🔎 Combating heart failure in children and ensuring optimal pain management for cancer patients: The SNSF is providing 14.4 million francs in #funding for six clinical studies as part of the IICT programme. IICT focuses on topics that have not been sufficiently researched. ➡️ sohub.io/tl3i

🧒📖 🚗 For greater learning success among children, against toxic tire particles: With its biggest funding scheme, the SNSF is supporting 338 projects with a total of 286.5 million Swiss francs. Two calls for project funding are issued each year. ➡️ sohub.io/ep84

🤖🦾 Imagine if we could use an #artificial third #arm! What all could we do with it? An SNSF-funded research team has been investigating this very question. Their conclusion: The brain can quickly learn to use the third arm for simple tasks 👉 sohub.io/lf7x

#OpenCall — The BRIDGE #Quantum Call 2025 is aimed at experienced researchers in Switzerland who, together with partners, have the primary goal of transforming scientific achievements into implementable practical applications. 💻💡🚀 📆 Submission deadline: 16 September 2025 ➡️ sohub.io/q5d0

📣 The SNSF is taking part in the @belmontforum.bsky.social‬ 's #call on Resilience. Researchers who are based in Switzerland and eligible for SNSF funding can apply for a grant. 🗓 Submission deadline: 17 October 2025. ➡️ buff.ly/6XCD66u

📣 The SNSF is taking part in the #Ocean 2 #call of the @belmontforum.bsky.social‬ . Researchers who are based in Switzerland and eligible for SNSF funding can apply for a grant. 📆 Submission deadline: 5 March 2026. ℹ️ buff.ly/wueZBkC

🌍🧬 For food security, against cystic fibrosis: As part of its SPIRIT programme, the #SNSF is funding 13 projects by international #research teams with six million francs. SPIRIT fosters scientific collaboration with developing countries. 👉https://buff.ly/PWMDmNn

📢 #BiodivConnect coming soon! New joint research call on "restoring ecosystem functioning, integrity, & connectivity". 🔍 Focus: targets & assessment; transferability & scaling; resilience & sustainability 📅 Launch: 9 Sept 2025 🔗 Get ready: www.biodiversa.eu/BiodivConnect/

📣 Agora: #Call for proposals The #Agora scheme encourages researchers to share their latest findings with a lay audience. 🗓️ Submission deadline: 16 September 2025. For more info 👉 sohub.io/2f86

🚨 The SNSF welcomes the Federal Council's decision to submit the treaties with the EU for consultation. The #research agreement enables #Switzerland to continue participating fully in #HorizonEurope in the coming years. This is also key for the Swiss economy. 🇪🇺 🇨🇭 buff.ly/X2FoMRU

📢 Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) – #European #call open! 🌍 The SNSF and international partners are funding transnational projects to boost and deploy clean #energy solutions. 📆 Submit pre-proposals by 9 October 2025. ➡️ sohub.io/e2dh

📢 Out now: the new issue of #Horizons We’re all biased, aren’t we? 🤔🤔🤔 Reconciling personal experience and objectivity in #research 👉 buff.ly/V6yFzal

🧠 💻 From cancer diagnosis to the history of the Enlightenment: As part of the second #Swiss contribution to selected #EU member states, the SNSF is collaborating with partner organisations to provide CHF 29.1 million to 29 international research projects. Learn more ⤵️

🩸🚑Type 1 #diabetes – lifelong treatment but no cure, for now... #FacesOfScience – Ekaterine Berishvili, researcher at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Medicine, is developing bioartificial #pancreases to finally cure this disease. Read her portrait ➡️ sohub.io/maj3

🚀 Are you about to begin your postdoctoral research with the support of the SNSF, or are you considering your next #career move? 📆 Join us on 30 June for the Summer Meet to exchange ideas with SNSF representatives and fellow grantees. 👉 sohub.io/85ur

🌊 ❄️ In the phenomenon of #marine snow, dead microorganisms gradually drift toward the seabed. However, natural #bacteria gels impede their descent. This is detrimental for the #climate because it releases more #CO2 into the atmosphere. Read more 👉 sohub.io/l3i1

🔎 Katrin Milzow and Thomas Werder Schläpfer have been the new co-directors of the #SNSF since 1 April. Their priority is to ensure effective, innovative and agile Administrative Offices that work in partnership with the Research Council to promote #research excellence (1/2) ➡️ buff.ly/yTeIDYT

🖥️ #Quantum #Computers could become faster by measuring entangled particles. Researchers from the University of Geneva, supported by the SNSF, have developed a new method that could achieve this in the future. 🚀 ➡️ buff.ly/bppaoZG

📣 #Call for proposals: As part of the bilateral programmes, the SNSF and the #Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development are launching a call for Joint #Research Projects on the topic of “Inflammaging”. 📆 Submission deadline: 1 July 2025. More info ➡️ buff.ly/gUB27O4