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| Project funding: Ensuring evaluation quality and the diversity of funded research |
The SNSF is considering restrictions to its Project funding in response to the sharp rise in demand from researchers. The aim is to maintain the quality of the evaluation process and stabilise the success rates.
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| Innovation with a bite: the technology behind Planted |
Five university graduates had the vision to create a plant-based meat substitute without additives. Today, Planted processes over 20 tonnes of plant-based proteins into vegan burgers, steaks, sausages and schnitzels every day.
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| Cooling off the ageing process |
Nobody wants to die or to suffer in old age. The current issue of Horizons shows how research is trying to find a remedy – no matter how long and difficult a process – and join the dance around the fountain of youth.
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| Shaping the future of research funding – new members sought for the Foundation Council |
The SNSF is advertising one or two mandates on its Foundation Council. Individuals with management experience and strategic consulting expertise are invited to apply.
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| Spark 2025: 112 out-of-the-box projects approved |
As part of its third regular Spark call for proposals, the SNSF evaluated 836 innovative and unconventional projects. It is now funding 112 of them with a total of 11 million Swiss francs.
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| Five projects advancing innovation in primary and community care |
The SNSF is supporting six researchers based at Swiss institutions as part of the THCS Joint Transnational Call. They are involved in five projects focusing on innovations in primary care.
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| The SNSF and the SDC are launching a second phase of the SOR4D programme |
The SOR4D programme is entering a second round. The SNSF and the SDC support projects that combine research and practice to reduce poverty and strengthen sustainable development worldwide.
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| SNSF to adapts its open access funding and participate in a Diamond OA platform |
Open access to scientific publications has become the norm. Starting in 2027, the SNSF will limit its funding for open access (OA). It will be offering researchers new options for publishing articles free of charge.
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| OA monitoring 2023: high level maintained and CC licences becoming more widespread |
More than three quarters of publications resulting from SNSF-funded research are open access (OA). Machine-readable Creative Commons licences set out the terms of use in detail.
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| Would you like to be regularly updated about NRPs? |
| The National Research Programmes (NRPs) investigate issues related to the major challenges of our time, such as Covid-19 and digital transformation. To stay up to date, subscribe to one of the NRP Newsletters in addition to the SNSF Newsletter. |
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