Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
@snsf.ch
The Swiss National Science Foundation funds excellent research at universities and other institutions – from chemistry to medicine to sociology.
We invest in researchers and their ideas 🔬🌱📚 — www.snf.ch/en
Deutsch & Français: @snf-fns.ch
We invest in researchers and their ideas 🔬🌱📚 — www.snf.ch/en
Deutsch & Français: @snf-fns.ch
Who should win the next #MarcelBenoist Swiss Science Prize? 🏆
Submit your nominations for researchers in the #LifeSciences (biology and medicine) now. 🧫 🌱 🫀
➡️ sohub.io/xhf3
📷 Franca Pedrazzetti
Submit your nominations for researchers in the #LifeSciences (biology and medicine) now. 🧫 🌱 🫀
➡️ sohub.io/xhf3
📷 Franca Pedrazzetti
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Who should win the next #MarcelBenoist Swiss Science Prize? 🏆
Submit your nominations for researchers in the #LifeSciences (biology and medicine) now. 🧫 🌱 🫀
➡️ sohub.io/xhf3
📷 Franca Pedrazzetti
Submit your nominations for researchers in the #LifeSciences (biology and medicine) now. 🧫 🌱 🫀
➡️ sohub.io/xhf3
📷 Franca Pedrazzetti
No deal with #SpringerNature
Switzerland has been without an agreement since 1.1.2026. Consequently, the SNSF is pausing funding for #OpenAccess articles in these journals.
This joint measure with the 🇨🇭 higher education institutions strengthens our negotiating position.
ℹ️ Info : sohub.io/a8rh
Switzerland has been without an agreement since 1.1.2026. Consequently, the SNSF is pausing funding for #OpenAccess articles in these journals.
This joint measure with the 🇨🇭 higher education institutions strengthens our negotiating position.
ℹ️ Info : sohub.io/a8rh
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
No deal with #SpringerNature
Switzerland has been without an agreement since 1.1.2026. Consequently, the SNSF is pausing funding for #OpenAccess articles in these journals.
This joint measure with the 🇨🇭 higher education institutions strengthens our negotiating position.
ℹ️ Info : sohub.io/a8rh
Switzerland has been without an agreement since 1.1.2026. Consequently, the SNSF is pausing funding for #OpenAccess articles in these journals.
This joint measure with the 🇨🇭 higher education institutions strengthens our negotiating position.
ℹ️ Info : sohub.io/a8rh
#Call for proposals: Brain health
The European Partnership for Brain Health is launching a call for multinational projects aimed at improving #BrainHealth, with a focus on neurological, mental and sensory disorders.
Submission deadline: 10 March 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ sohub.io/x6bi
The European Partnership for Brain Health is launching a call for multinational projects aimed at improving #BrainHealth, with a focus on neurological, mental and sensory disorders.
Submission deadline: 10 March 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ sohub.io/x6bi
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#Call for proposals: Brain health
The European Partnership for Brain Health is launching a call for multinational projects aimed at improving #BrainHealth, with a focus on neurological, mental and sensory disorders.
Submission deadline: 10 March 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ sohub.io/x6bi
The European Partnership for Brain Health is launching a call for multinational projects aimed at improving #BrainHealth, with a focus on neurological, mental and sensory disorders.
Submission deadline: 10 March 2026 (pre-proposals)
➡️ sohub.io/x6bi
Call for proposals: As part of the bilateral programmes with #India, the SNSF and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) are jointly launching a call for research projects in the #SocialSciences.
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/gybk
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/gybk
January 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Call for proposals: As part of the bilateral programmes with #India, the SNSF and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) are jointly launching a call for research projects in the #SocialSciences.
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/gybk
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/gybk
Call for proposals: As part of the bilateral programmes with #India, the SNSF and the Indian Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) are jointly launching a call for #geoscientific research projects on hazards in mountain regions.
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/mwyw
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/mwyw
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Call for proposals: As part of the bilateral programmes with #India, the SNSF and the Indian Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) are jointly launching a call for #geoscientific research projects on hazards in mountain regions.
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/mwyw
Submission deadline: 8 April 2026
➡️ sohub.io/mwyw
✨ Looking back at 2025. A productive year in which the SNSF supported more than 6,300 research projects involving over 23,500 researchers. 👩🔬 📚
We wish you a happy new year, full of joy and discoveries. 🎉
📷© Bastien Ruols
We wish you a happy new year, full of joy and discoveries. 🎉
📷© Bastien Ruols
December 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
✨ Looking back at 2025. A productive year in which the SNSF supported more than 6,300 research projects involving over 23,500 researchers. 👩🔬 📚
We wish you a happy new year, full of joy and discoveries. 🎉
📷© Bastien Ruols
We wish you a happy new year, full of joy and discoveries. 🎉
📷© Bastien Ruols
🐒 Why do we share knowledge? Even without any direct benefit to ourselves? 🤔
Research on monkeys shows that cooperation is deeply ingrained – including in us humans. This behavioural research laid the foundation for an exciting, modern innovation.
👉 www.snsf.ch/basic-research
Research on monkeys shows that cooperation is deeply ingrained – including in us humans. This behavioural research laid the foundation for an exciting, modern innovation.
👉 www.snsf.ch/basic-research
December 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🐒 Why do we share knowledge? Even without any direct benefit to ourselves? 🤔
Research on monkeys shows that cooperation is deeply ingrained – including in us humans. This behavioural research laid the foundation for an exciting, modern innovation.
👉 www.snsf.ch/basic-research
Research on monkeys shows that cooperation is deeply ingrained – including in us humans. This behavioural research laid the foundation for an exciting, modern innovation.
👉 www.snsf.ch/basic-research
Without #BasicResearch, there would be no #innovation – including at Planted.
Planted's meat alternatives are in high demand. But without prior research, there would be no vegan ‘meat’ today, nor companies producing it, such as that of co-founder Lukas Böni.
👉 sohub.io/pm74
Planted's meat alternatives are in high demand. But without prior research, there would be no vegan ‘meat’ today, nor companies producing it, such as that of co-founder Lukas Böni.
👉 sohub.io/pm74
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Without #BasicResearch, there would be no #innovation – including at Planted.
Planted's meat alternatives are in high demand. But without prior research, there would be no vegan ‘meat’ today, nor companies producing it, such as that of co-founder Lukas Böni.
👉 sohub.io/pm74
Planted's meat alternatives are in high demand. But without prior research, there would be no vegan ‘meat’ today, nor companies producing it, such as that of co-founder Lukas Böni.
👉 sohub.io/pm74
🍴💧 🚱 Massive amounts of greenhouse gases and excessive water consumption: Intensive animal farming has consequences for our planet. 🌍 This calls for innovative solutions. Thanks to #BasicResearch, creative minds are able to develop tasty alternatives. 🥗 🌱 💡
➡️ sohub.io/pm74
➡️ sohub.io/pm74
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🍴💧 🚱 Massive amounts of greenhouse gases and excessive water consumption: Intensive animal farming has consequences for our planet. 🌍 This calls for innovative solutions. Thanks to #BasicResearch, creative minds are able to develop tasty alternatives. 🥗 🌱 💡
➡️ sohub.io/pm74
➡️ sohub.io/pm74
How many publications from SNSF-funded research are freely accessible? 🔍
Our new #DataStory presents the figures from the SNSF’s 2023 open access monitoring. More than 75% of publications are open access. The use of machine-readable CC licences is increasingly widespread.
👉 sohub.io/84p0
Our new #DataStory presents the figures from the SNSF’s 2023 open access monitoring. More than 75% of publications are open access. The use of machine-readable CC licences is increasingly widespread.
👉 sohub.io/84p0
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
How many publications from SNSF-funded research are freely accessible? 🔍
Our new #DataStory presents the figures from the SNSF’s 2023 open access monitoring. More than 75% of publications are open access. The use of machine-readable CC licences is increasingly widespread.
👉 sohub.io/84p0
Our new #DataStory presents the figures from the SNSF’s 2023 open access monitoring. More than 75% of publications are open access. The use of machine-readable CC licences is increasingly widespread.
👉 sohub.io/84p0
🫛 🧪 A network of researchers is helping Planted develop meat substitutes from proteins and microorganisms.
Co-founder Lukas Böni tells the success story of how the company became the pioneer in the field of plant-based meat alternatives. 🌍🏆
➡️ sohub.io/men1
Co-founder Lukas Böni tells the success story of how the company became the pioneer in the field of plant-based meat alternatives. 🌍🏆
➡️ sohub.io/men1
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🫛 🧪 A network of researchers is helping Planted develop meat substitutes from proteins and microorganisms.
Co-founder Lukas Böni tells the success story of how the company became the pioneer in the field of plant-based meat alternatives. 🌍🏆
➡️ sohub.io/men1
Co-founder Lukas Böni tells the success story of how the company became the pioneer in the field of plant-based meat alternatives. 🌍🏆
➡️ sohub.io/men1
🦳👨🦳 Do you want to live forever? Perhaps not exactly that, but at least to stay as #healthy as possible for as long as possible?
#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
📰 ➡️ www.horizons-mag.ch
#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
📰 ➡️ www.horizons-mag.ch
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🦳👨🦳 Do you want to live forever? Perhaps not exactly that, but at least to stay as #healthy as possible for as long as possible?
#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
📰 ➡️ www.horizons-mag.ch
#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
📰 ➡️ www.horizons-mag.ch
🤖🏭 In Switzerland, there are around 10,000 companies in the machinery, electrical engineering and metals sectors with over 300,000 employees.
Thanks to #basicresearch, they’re always up to date with state-of-the-art technology.
➡️ https://sohub.io/g60k
Thanks to #basicresearch, they’re always up to date with state-of-the-art technology.
➡️ https://sohub.io/g60k
December 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🤖🏭 In Switzerland, there are around 10,000 companies in the machinery, electrical engineering and metals sectors with over 300,000 employees.
Thanks to #basicresearch, they’re always up to date with state-of-the-art technology.
➡️ https://sohub.io/g60k
Thanks to #basicresearch, they’re always up to date with state-of-the-art technology.
➡️ https://sohub.io/g60k
What role has the SNSF played in shaping Switzerland's scientific landscape over the past 50 years? 🔍
Our latest #DataStory traces the evolution of research funding since 1975 and the ongoing adaptation of the SNSF’s funding schemes.
👉 buff.ly/MGrQDuq
Our latest #DataStory traces the evolution of research funding since 1975 and the ongoing adaptation of the SNSF’s funding schemes.
👉 buff.ly/MGrQDuq
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
What role has the SNSF played in shaping Switzerland's scientific landscape over the past 50 years? 🔍
Our latest #DataStory traces the evolution of research funding since 1975 and the ongoing adaptation of the SNSF’s funding schemes.
👉 buff.ly/MGrQDuq
Our latest #DataStory traces the evolution of research funding since 1975 and the ongoing adaptation of the SNSF’s funding schemes.
👉 buff.ly/MGrQDuq
🌊✨ A previously overlooked type of wave undulates under water along the shores of #LakeGeneva. The current is so strong that it plays a key role in how substances are dispersed in the #water. The #wave was discovered by researchers supported by the SNSF.
Read more 👉 sohub.io/ucl4
Read more 👉 sohub.io/ucl4
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🌊✨ A previously overlooked type of wave undulates under water along the shores of #LakeGeneva. The current is so strong that it plays a key role in how substances are dispersed in the #water. The #wave was discovered by researchers supported by the SNSF.
Read more 👉 sohub.io/ucl4
Read more 👉 sohub.io/ucl4
Call for proposals: Southeast Asia – Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation
The topics of the call are (1) New Materials and Green Transition and (2) Climate-Resilient, Smart Agriculture using AI and IoT.
Submission deadline: 31 March 2026
➡️ sohub.io/m0pu
The topics of the call are (1) New Materials and Green Transition and (2) Climate-Resilient, Smart Agriculture using AI and IoT.
Submission deadline: 31 March 2026
➡️ sohub.io/m0pu
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Call for proposals: Southeast Asia – Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation
The topics of the call are (1) New Materials and Green Transition and (2) Climate-Resilient, Smart Agriculture using AI and IoT.
Submission deadline: 31 March 2026
➡️ sohub.io/m0pu
The topics of the call are (1) New Materials and Green Transition and (2) Climate-Resilient, Smart Agriculture using AI and IoT.
Submission deadline: 31 March 2026
➡️ sohub.io/m0pu
🤖💡#Innovation begins long before the factory floor: in research. Péter Fankhauser, CEO of the robot manufacturer ANYbotics and our guest on this video, knows this well.
Here you can find out how #research and innovation enable the future: https://sohub.io/g60k
Here you can find out how #research and innovation enable the future: https://sohub.io/g60k
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🤖💡#Innovation begins long before the factory floor: in research. Péter Fankhauser, CEO of the robot manufacturer ANYbotics and our guest on this video, knows this well.
Here you can find out how #research and innovation enable the future: https://sohub.io/g60k
Here you can find out how #research and innovation enable the future: https://sohub.io/g60k
🤖🐕🏭 Thanks to academic collaborations, the Swiss start-up ANYbotics has been able to bring its autonomous four-legged robots to the forefront of the industry.
Co-founder and CEO Péter Fankhauser recounts how research was successfully transferred to industry.
➡️ buff.ly/O6CQMYV
Co-founder and CEO Péter Fankhauser recounts how research was successfully transferred to industry.
➡️ buff.ly/O6CQMYV
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🤖🐕🏭 Thanks to academic collaborations, the Swiss start-up ANYbotics has been able to bring its autonomous four-legged robots to the forefront of the industry.
Co-founder and CEO Péter Fankhauser recounts how research was successfully transferred to industry.
➡️ buff.ly/O6CQMYV
Co-founder and CEO Péter Fankhauser recounts how research was successfully transferred to industry.
➡️ buff.ly/O6CQMYV
How did the SNSF's transitional measures differ from European calls?
Our most recent #DataStory shows that researchers in Switzerland submitted more applications to the SNSF than they had previously to European calls for proposals.
👉 sohub.io/z9hz
Our most recent #DataStory shows that researchers in Switzerland submitted more applications to the SNSF than they had previously to European calls for proposals.
👉 sohub.io/z9hz
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
How did the SNSF's transitional measures differ from European calls?
Our most recent #DataStory shows that researchers in Switzerland submitted more applications to the SNSF than they had previously to European calls for proposals.
👉 sohub.io/z9hz
Our most recent #DataStory shows that researchers in Switzerland submitted more applications to the SNSF than they had previously to European calls for proposals.
👉 sohub.io/z9hz
Swiss-based researchers, do you have a project idea to improve equitable access to and use of health and care services, in collaboration with European partners? The SNSF is participating in the 4th #THCS Joint Transnational Call “Access to Care”. Apply now!
➡️ sohub.io/uco0
#EUPartnership
➡️ sohub.io/uco0
#EUPartnership
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Swiss-based researchers, do you have a project idea to improve equitable access to and use of health and care services, in collaboration with European partners? The SNSF is participating in the 4th #THCS Joint Transnational Call “Access to Care”. Apply now!
➡️ sohub.io/uco0
#EUPartnership
➡️ sohub.io/uco0
#EUPartnership
🔮📈 Iwan Stalder, Head of Group Accumulation Management at Zurich Insurance Group, explains why #basicresearch is crucial for the company's 75 million customers and more than 60,000 employees worldwide.
Read more ➡️ sohub.io/ppcc
Read more ➡️ sohub.io/ppcc
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔮📈 Iwan Stalder, Head of Group Accumulation Management at Zurich Insurance Group, explains why #basicresearch is crucial for the company's 75 million customers and more than 60,000 employees worldwide.
Read more ➡️ sohub.io/ppcc
Read more ➡️ sohub.io/ppcc
One Health Anmicrobial Resistance – call for proposals
SNSF is part of this call to fund projects addressing innovative and cost-effective treatment options. Swiss-based researchers can participate.
➡️ buff.ly/dLVLWIx
🗓️ Submission deadline: 02.02.2026 (pre-proposals)
SNSF is part of this call to fund projects addressing innovative and cost-effective treatment options. Swiss-based researchers can participate.
➡️ buff.ly/dLVLWIx
🗓️ Submission deadline: 02.02.2026 (pre-proposals)
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
One Health Anmicrobial Resistance – call for proposals
SNSF is part of this call to fund projects addressing innovative and cost-effective treatment options. Swiss-based researchers can participate.
➡️ buff.ly/dLVLWIx
🗓️ Submission deadline: 02.02.2026 (pre-proposals)
SNSF is part of this call to fund projects addressing innovative and cost-effective treatment options. Swiss-based researchers can participate.
➡️ buff.ly/dLVLWIx
🗓️ Submission deadline: 02.02.2026 (pre-proposals)
The SNSF’s new CV allows researchers to specify how much time they’ve actually been able to work in #research. Our latest #DataStory shows that women face more interruptions due to childbirth, care duties and part-time work than their male colleagues.
Read the full story here 👉 sohub.io/m07a
Read the full story here 👉 sohub.io/m07a
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The SNSF’s new CV allows researchers to specify how much time they’ve actually been able to work in #research. Our latest #DataStory shows that women face more interruptions due to childbirth, care duties and part-time work than their male colleagues.
Read the full story here 👉 sohub.io/m07a
Read the full story here 👉 sohub.io/m07a
❓What does #BasicResearch have to offer the insurance industry? More than you might think! From climate knowledge to AI: In a conversation with Zurich Insurance Group, we show how #research makes innovation possible. 📊🌍🤖
Read more here👉 https://sohub.io/vqwc
Read more here👉 https://sohub.io/vqwc
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
❓What does #BasicResearch have to offer the insurance industry? More than you might think! From climate knowledge to AI: In a conversation with Zurich Insurance Group, we show how #research makes innovation possible. 📊🌍🤖
Read more here👉 https://sohub.io/vqwc
Read more here👉 https://sohub.io/vqwc
#BasicResearch creates the basis for ➡️ #innovation and social well-being. Every year, the SNSF invests around 800 million Swiss francs in outstanding basic research. 🧠💡
🔗 Find out more about the benefits in our series of news and reels: sohub.io/k1u5
📷 : ©Julien Busset
🔗 Find out more about the benefits in our series of news and reels: sohub.io/k1u5
📷 : ©Julien Busset
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#BasicResearch creates the basis for ➡️ #innovation and social well-being. Every year, the SNSF invests around 800 million Swiss francs in outstanding basic research. 🧠💡
🔗 Find out more about the benefits in our series of news and reels: sohub.io/k1u5
📷 : ©Julien Busset
🔗 Find out more about the benefits in our series of news and reels: sohub.io/k1u5
📷 : ©Julien Busset