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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds - Fonds National Suisse @snf-fns.ch · 16h

🇨🇦🤝🇨🇭 Le partenariat entre le FNS et le CIFAR offre aux chercheuses·eurs en Suisse de nombreuses possibilités de collaboration au niveau international et interdisciplinaire. Le 20 octobre 2025, un webinaire vous présentera ces opportunités. Inscription ici ➡️ https://sohub.io/erfl

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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds - Fonds National Suisse @snf-fns.ch · 16h

🇨🇦🤝🇨🇭 Die Partnerschaft des SNF mit CIFAR bietet Forschenden in der Schweiz vielseitige Möglichkeiten für die internationale und interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit. Am 20. Oktober 2025 stellen wir die Möglichkeiten in einem Webinar vor. Zur Anmeldung ➡️ https://sohub.io/d6z9

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Der Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · 1d

+++ Eilmeldung +++ Physik-Nobelpreis geht an Donald Trump www.der-postillon.com/2025/10/phys...

+++ Eilmeldung +++ Physik-Nobelpreis geht an Donald Trump

Stockholm, Washington (dpo) - Der Nobelpreis für Physik geht in diesem Jahr in die USA: Für den Nachweis, dass es keinen CO2-Fußabdruck gibt und die K

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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 2d

📣 #OpenCall: SNSF Starting Grants 2026
For researchers wanting to lead their own independent project and research team in Switzerland.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 5 May 2026
➡️ https://sohub.io/rptw

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Biozentrum, University of Basel @biozentrum.unibas.ch · 9d

Assistant/Associate Professor in Structural Biology, Biophysics or Biological Imaging

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#biozentrum #University #Basel #Professor #Structural #Biology #Biophysics #Biological #Imaging

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 18d

Microsoft’s Entra ID vulnerabilities could have been catastrophic

They could’ve allowed attacker to gain access to virtually all Azure customer accounts.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20d

Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna tells Jeffrey Goldberg that vaccinations have been so successful that "there's been a collective forgetting that measles, and mumps, and rubella—these used to be diseases that would kill people in fairly large numbers." #TAF25 bit.ly/46a5DUE

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 22d

"How did assaults on science become the norm — and what can we do? An insightful book explores attacks on science from a historical and a personal perspective." | Great review of #ScienceUnderSiege by @gretchentg.bsky.social for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How did assaults on science become the norm — and what can we do?

An insightful book explores attacks on science from a historical and a personal perspective.

www.nature.com

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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 21d

📢 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

Federal budget cuts: impact on the SNSF

The SNSF rejects the cuts but is preparing for them. Together with its partners, it has decided to cut costs across several funding schemes.

www.snf.ch

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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 21d

“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

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Torsten Schwede @torstenschwede.bsky.social · 22d

2025 Latsis Swiss Science Prize 🏆 🧪

Dr Saskia Stucki has been awarded the Latsis Swiss Science Prize for her in-depth contributions at the interface between animal, human and environmental law.

Congratulations!

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@snsf.ch

Saskia Stucki is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the ZHAW School of Management and Law and at the University of Zurich Law School.

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Torsten Schwede @torstenschwede.bsky.social · 22d

2025 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize 🏆 🧪

Physicist Tobias J. Kippenberg has been awarded the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize for his excellent work in quantum optomechanics and the generation of optical frequency combs.

Congratulations!

marcel-benoist.ch/en/prize-2025/ @snsf.ch

Physicist Tobias J. Kippenberg, Photo by Daniel Rihs.

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Biozentrum, University of Basel @biozentrum.unibas.ch · 23d

Studentische Hilfskraft (HiWi) for the ModelArchive
@torstenschwede.bsky.social
Start date: asap

@biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch

www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

Apply here:
biped.biozentrum.unibas.ch/apply/hiwi_m...

#job #research #Hiwi #biology #science #basel #recruiting #career

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SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics @sib.swiss · 28d

It’s the last day of this year’s [BC]² conference and attendees are gathering for the final parallel sessions:

- Integrative Bioinformatics for Evolutionary and Environmental Processes
- Computational methods for single-cell and spatial omics: from data to biological insights

#bc2basel

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Swiss Reproducibility Network @swissrn.bsky.social · Sep 8

Program update!
Don’t miss the chance to hear from these inspiring speakers:
➡️ Katrin Milzow, Co-Director of the Swiss National Science Foundation
➡️ Anne Scheel, Assistant Professor, Hogeschool Utrecht, Netherlands
➡️ Silke Bellanger, Head of Digital Services / Open Science, University Library Basel

Swiss Reproducibility Network @swissrn.bsky.social · Jun 5

Save the date! Our annual meeting will take place on the 5th of December 2025 in Basel. Details coming soon!
#openscience #opendata #reproducibility

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SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics @sib.swiss · Sep 8

[BC]² has formally kicked off with our first plenary session, chaired by @dgfeller.bsky.social (UNIL), Catherine Jutzeler (ETHZ) #bc2basel

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out!

Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!

➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh

#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope

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Torsten Schwede @torstenschwede.bsky.social · Sep 4

Authors concluded that this study “demonstrates that following current climate policies will not only overshoot the 1.5-°C limit of the Paris Agreement by a wide margin but also may prohibit returning to it thereafter.” Wishful thinking is not a realistic strategy for future generations.

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 4

Nature research paper: A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage

go.nature.com/4p6MvOQ

A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage - Nature

A risk-based, spatially explicit analysis of carbon storage in sedimentary basins establishes a prudent planetary limit of around 1,460 Gt of geological carbon storage, which requires making explicit decisions on priorities for storage use.

go.nature.com

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Torsten Schwede @torstenschwede.bsky.social · Sep 2

A milestone in generative #AI for transparency and diversity: Switzerland’s first fully open multilingual Large Language Model #LLM. Entire development process (architecture, model weights, training data, recipes) is openly accessible.

@ethz.ch #EPFL @cscsch.bsky.social 🧪

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Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model

EPFL, ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for trans...

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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · Aug 12

#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.

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2.8 million for promising new ideas

We received around a third more applications than on average in the first half of the year. Out of over 100 proposals, 22 are being funded.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 29

Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland

Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Martin Pacesa @martinpacesa.bsky.social · Aug 27

Exciting to see our protein binder design pipeline BindCraft published in its final form in @Nature ! This has been an amazing collaborative effort with Lennart, Christian, @sokrypton.org, Bruno and many other amazing lab members and collaborators.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Torsten Schwede @torstenschwede.bsky.social · Aug 27

Critical benchmarking of structure prediction methods has been crucial for measuring progress and detecting breakthroughs. But how will the future look like? Join the discussion at our workshop in Basel on September 8 - just before the [BC]2 conference.

@sib.swiss @biozentrum.unibas.ch

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CAMEO-3D @cameo3d.org · Aug 27

🔬 Workshop: Future of Structure Prediction Benchmarking
📅 Sept 8, 2025 | Basel
💡 Talks + breakout sessions on #CASP #CAPRI #CAMEO & benchmarking for drug discovery
🎟️ Free registration (limited spots): lu.ma/ws9nu1xf
Join us to explore how benchmarking can drive breakthroughs in structure prediction.

The future of structure prediction benchmarking: measuring progress and breakthroughs · Luma

Benchmarking has been a key driver of progress in protein structure prediction methods. As the field continues to evolve, several key questions prevail: How…

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Torsten Schwede @torstenschwede.bsky.social · Aug 22

Save the Date #eccb2026: 31 August-4 September 2026

The 25th ECCB European Conference on Computational Biology will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by @sib.swiss

For more information: eccb2026.org 🧪

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NCCR AntiResist @nccr-antiresist.bsky.social · Aug 11

📢 🚀 We are hiring! 🔎 🙏

Scientific Officer (80-100%)

👉A rare opportunity to play a central part in coordinating the research activities of NCCR AntiResist.

Come and join us! 👉 www.nccr-antiresist.ch/join-us/

#TransformingAntimicrobialResearch

#hiring #job #science #research

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