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  • 11.02.2021 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    How bacteria sleep through antibiotic attacks

    Bern (ots) - Bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment even without antibiotic resistance by slowing down their metabolism and going into a type of deep sleep. A research team funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation reveals the changes bacteria undergo to reach this "persister" state. Resistant bacteria evade the effects of antibiotics by becoming less susceptible, for example by breaking the drugs down. But some ...

  • 05.02.2021 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Quotas to promote gender equality in research

    Bern (ots) - Gender equality is a prime concern of the Swiss National Science Foundation. To offer additional visibilty to women in academia, it is introducing gender quotas in its evaluation bodies with immediate effect. Political equality between men and women was achieved 50 years ago when women won the right to vote. But the underrepresentation of women in academic leadership roles continues: only 23 per cent of ...

  • 20.01.2021 – 17:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    How recruiters discriminate on employment websites

    Bern (ots) - Researchers funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation conducted a large-scale study of discrimination on an online recruitment platform. The findings showed that, depending on the occupation, both men and women suffer from discrimination, and that discrimination against foreigners depends, among other things, on the time of day. Discrimination in hiring is a major societal problem. A new analysis of ...

  • 08.01.2021 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Goats enjoy mental gymnastics

    Bern (ots) - A study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation shows that goats like to earn a reward by 'working' for it, even if they can get the same reward without making any effort. This finding could benefit humane husbandry. Goats respond positively to challenges rather than just turning away. In a project funded jointly by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the German Research Foundation (DFG), two breeding lines - dairy goats and dwarf goats - ...

  • 10.11.2020 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    The 2021 SNSF Scientific Image Competition is underway

    Bern (ots) - Share the beauty of your research! The Swiss National Science Foundation invites researchers to submit their photographs, images and videos to the SNSF Scientific Image Competition. This year, in addition to the official jury, the public will be able to choose their favourite works from among those submitted since 2017. The fifth edition of the SNSF Scientific Image Competition is now open. Once again this ...

  • 05.11.2020 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Listening or lip-reading? It's down to brainwaves

    Bern (ots) - Researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation have discovered that neural oscillations determine whether the brain chooses eyes or ears to interpret speech. To decipher what a person is telling us, we rely on what we hear as well as on what we see by observing lip movements and facial expressions. Until now, we did not know how the brain chooses between auditory and visual stimuli. But a ...

  • 30.06.2020 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Meeting challenges through basic research

    Bern (ots) - Many scientists are currently undertaking work on the Sars-CoV-2 virus. But hundreds of projects supported by the SNSF are already contributing to finding answers to the current health crisis. In Switzerland and around the world, the novel coronavirus has become a priority for scientific research. Projects supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are no exception. A special call and a ...

  • 25.06.2020 – 15:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Towards a Swiss Food Strategy for 2050

    Bern (ots) - NRP 69 recommends that the government develop a Swiss Food Strategy for 2050. This strategy should enable the entire population to eat healthy food sourced from a sustainable production and distribution system. Is it possible to follow a healthy diet that includes more vegetables, fruit and nuts while still reducing the environmental impact that consumption has both in Switzerland and abroad? Funded by the ...

  • 16.06.2020 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Is Switzerland ready for change?

    Bern (ots) - Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and the current pandemic crisis make it obvious. The need for a more sustainable world has never been as urgent as it is today. But how do we transition to a sustainable economy? The National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-friendly, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is creating knowledge that can support Switzerland in addressing this question. It has now published its first report, on the ...

  • 18.05.2020 – 15:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    The SNSF funds 36 new coronavirus research projects

    Bern (ots) - Under the special call on coronaviruses, the societal and biomedical aspects of epidemics will be investigated with a total budget of 10 million francs. The projects will start as of 1 June 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold, the SNSF took swift action by launching a special call on coronaviruses on 6 March 2020. The call was enthusiastically received in the research community. - ...

  • 15.05.2020 – 11:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Monitoring glaciers with optical fibres

    Bern (ots) - Seismic monitoring of glaciers is essential to improving our understanding of their development and to predicting risks. SNSF Professor Fabian Walter has come up with a new monitoring tool in the form of optical fibres. The fibres are capable of monitoring entire glaciers. Glaciers are constantly moving and they therefore need monitoring. Satellite images give clues to their development. By listening to ...