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Biology24
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Members wanted for the Board of the Platform Biology
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Taxonomists are an endangered species
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Prix Schläfli 2023 award for the four best dissertations in natural sciences
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Paving the way towards more women in leading academic positions.
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SCNAT Initiatives in the field of biology
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Interdisziplinäre SAPP Tagung
Wenn Schwangere und deren Kinder Medikamente benötigen – Hotspots
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Members wanted for the Board of the Platform Biology
From January 2024, there will be several vacancies on the Board of the Platform Biology of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT). We are looking for new colleagues who would like to work with us for three years on issues and initiatives to promote the biological sciences and young talents in Switzerland.
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Biology24
The largest conference of organismal biology in Switzerland will take place in Zurich on 18 and 19 January 2024.
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Rigi Workshop 2024: Exploring Epigenetics
PhD Students and Post-Docs: Join us from 28 to 30 January 2024 at the beautiful Hotel Rigi Kulm (Schwyz) for a 3-days interdisciplinary workshop to explore Epigenetics. Application to participate is open until 30 September 2023.
Tandem in Thun mit Schulen des MINT-Netzwerks
Im Jahr 2023 haben sich vier Schulen aus dem MINT-Label-Netzwerk dazu entschlossen, an einem Austausch untereinander teilzunehmen. Am 28. März fand das erste Tandem am Gymnasium Thun statt, mit einem Besucher der Kantonsschule Im Lee aus Winterthur, zwei Vertretern des Gymnasiums Kirschgarten aus Basel und 2 Vertretern des Gymnasiums Neufeld aus Bern.
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Paving the way towards more women in leading academic positions.
Why do we lose female talents in top positions in the academia? What can we do to avoid this loss? What are the possible solutions and what are the advice of female group leaders? Achieving gender Equality and diversity in the Natural Sciences: The leaky pipeline phenomenon summarized in a new short video!
Prix Moulines goes to Christian Roesti
This year's winner is Christian Roesti, whose highly attractive book " Die Steinfliegen der Schweiz " (2021, Haupt Verlag, Bern) convinced the jury.
Recently described mushroom becomes "New Species of the Year"
New species of fungi are still being discovered in Europe. A recently described fungus from Spain has now been chosen as the "New Species of the Year 2023" by the Swiss Systematics Society. This is also to draw attention to the threat to its habitat.
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Projekteingabe beim BAFU im Rahmen der Strategie Bildung Artenkenntnisse - 2023
Um mittel-und langfristig genug Arten-Spezialisten und -Expertinnen für das Monitoring der Biodiversität in der Schweiz sicherzustellen, können bis 28. April 2023 neue Projektideen beim Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) eingegeben werden.
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New Presidents for the Biology and Geosciences Platforms
Two platforms of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) will have new presidents in 2023: Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser and Carmen Faso are the new co-presidents of the Platform Biology, and Olivier Bachmann of the Platform Geosciences. The platforms of the SCNAT provide a network for researchers, promote dialogue, and advocate for good framework conditions for science.