CERN in Geneva is the leading particle physics laboratory worldwide. Large particle accelerators based on the most innovative technologies are used there for fundamental research. One year ago, the innovation park “PARK INNOVAARE” in Villigen (AG) launched, together with CERN, the BIC of CERN program: it supports start-ups and high-tech micro-companies using CERN technologies for commercial applications. These days the second call for proposals has started.

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A new report reveals that global research is increasingly being redirected towards addressing poverty, reducing inequality and tackling the effects of climate change.

The new Kiel Cluster of Excellence 'ROOTS, Societal, environmental, and Cultural connectivity in Past Societies' at Kiel University announces 30 new positions (9 Research Associate, 19 PhD and 2 Academic Infrastructure positions) to be filled asap.

The Fellowship is offered to women scientists to undertake PhD research in the Natural, Engineering and Information Technology sciences at a host institute in the Global South.

The Belmont Forum in collaboration with Future Earth, announces a new collaborative research action for transdisciplinary research which will improve understanding of the pathways between climate, environment and health to protect and promote human health and well-being in the face of climate challenges.

In September 2018, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the KFPE held a joint workshop in Tanzania. The purpose of which was to bring together researchers and stakeholders from the Global South to identify: (1) What constitutes best practice in research partnerships (2) How to engage researchers and governments from the Global South in research programme agenda setting (3) How to translate research outputs into development impact.

The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences have been requested by the Confederation to prepare roadmaps for research infrastructures for the various scientific fields. These roadmaps will provide a basis for decision-making on the allocation of federal funding for costly research facilities over the period 2025–2028. SCNAT is responsible for implementing this new procedure within the Swiss Academies, and Secretary General Jürg Pfister believes that it offers the scientific community an opportunity for wider involvement.

Gemeinschaftliche Planung von Forschung zu Themen der ökologischen Landwirtschaft und der alternativen Ernährungssysteme: ENGAGE with Society.

Horizon Europe will fund a mix of academia–industry collaborations and discovery science — but its proposed budget of €100 billion has yet to be agreed.

Am K3 Kongress zu Klimawandel, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft 2019 wird es ein wissenschaftliches Panel mit aktuellen Ergebnissen empirischer Forschung zum Thema Klimakommunikation geben. Dafür können bis zum 01.05.2019 Abstracts, die aktuelle Ergebnisse aus grösseren Forschungsprojekten zur Diskussion stellen, einreicht werden.