Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

🌱🍂A warm spring causes leaves to grow faster but also to fall earlier in autumn, found an SNSF-funded study by Yann Vitasse (WSL). Future models used to predict vegetation responses and carbon sequestration under climate change should take this effect into account. More info➡️ sohub.io/a3yf

🔎📊 Our Data Portal provides information on the more than 90,000 research projects that the SNSF has funded since 1975. It has now enhanced the search function and visual navigation, making the data even easier to use. Data Portal ➡️ sohub.io/qafv More info: sohub.io/hcy8

🔍Greater transparency in evaluation – since the beginning of October 2026, the SNSF has been making the anonymised recommendations of referees available to applicants. This enables researchers to better understand how their proposal was assessed. For more info ➡️ sohub.io/e7yi

The SNSF and its Indian partner organisations are expanding their joint funding programme. New funding opportunities will support the testing of ideas, mobility and scientific partnerships. The first to be launched will be EXPLORE in November 2026. For more information ➡️ sohub.io/vaix

ℹ️The SNSF’s new Postdoc Grant will replace Ambizione and Postdoc.Mobility starting in 2028. Its key characteristics (eligibility, duration, funding amounts) are now available. The detailed regulations will be published by early 2027. For more info: sohub.io/i400

🏛️ Comment faire compter votre expertise scientifique en politique ? Le « cours de politique » donne aux chercheuses et chercheurs les bases pour dialoguer avec les autorités. Inscriptions ouvertes pour le cours en #français ➡️ sohub.io/uotz

📣 #NewCall: SNSF Starting Grants 2027 For researchers wanting to lead their own independent project and research team in Switzerland. SNSF Starting Grants are open to all disciplines and topics. 🗓️ Call opening: 1 February 2027 Submission deadline: 4 May 2027 Read more: sohub.io/hj2m

The SNSF will continue its successful funding from 2029 to 2032. With three key priorities, it is strengthening research that is collaborative, bold and forward-looking. It has requested 5.4 billion Swiss francs from the federal government. ➡️ sohub.io/tn9c

👔🏢⌚ In Switzerland, only 10 percent of men who would like to switch from full-time to part-time work actually do so. A study funded by the SNSF sheds new light on the socio-professional norms that influence this phenomenon. ➡️ sohub.io/jp1t

ℹ️ In January 2027, the SNSF will amend its #OpenAccess funding policy. A new upper limit of 3,500 Swiss francs will apply to scientific articles, and we will support the publication of books that result directly from SNSF-funded projects. ➡️ sohub.io/fhzz

📣 #OpenCall: NRP 87 "Deglobalisation and Resilience" This National Research Programme examines how deglobalisation and supply chain disruptions affect Switzerland. 🗓️ Deadline: 24 November 2026 (expressions of interest) ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/tr9u

📣 #OpenCall: NRP 86 “Digital Resilience” NRP 86 seeks interdisciplinary research projects with transdisciplinary elements to strengthen critical infrastructures against cyberattacks and digital disruptions. 🗓️ Deadline: 24 November 2026 (expressions of interest) ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/paun

📣 #OpenCall: NRP 85 "Mental Health of Adolescents" NRP 85 aims to improve mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention approaches for adolescents in Switzerland. 🗓️ Submission deadline : 24 November 2026 (expressions of interest) ➡️Read more: sohub.io/uvkv

🏆 Susanna Zimmermann is the winner of the #Latsis Prize 2026 for her research in birational geometry. Is a sphere more similar to a cube or a doughnut? 🍩🔵 What makes two shapes geometrically equiva-lent? Learn more about her research ➡️ sohub.io/4z2x

🏆 Biochemist Martin Jinek is the winner of the Swiss Science Prize #MarcelBenoist 2026, considered the Swiss #Nobel Prize. He contributed to the development of molecular scissors, namely CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Read more ➡️ sohub.io/3hs4

✨ #BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 35 new projects from 150+ applications approved this year – from vaulted concrete floors to medications kept cool at all times. The next Proof of Concept call deadline is 1 December 2026. ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fy9g

📣 Call for proposals: FOREST Partnership The SNSF is joining this transnational initiative to accelerate the transition to a sustainable forest bioeconomy. 🗓️ Submission deadline: 2 December 2026 (pre-proposals) ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qdaq

🦟💡Through an immersive installation, the ALANart project brings to life research findings on light pollution and insect decline. The SNSF is awarding it the 2026 Optimus Agora Prize. ➡️ For more info: sohub.io/29fc

🇪🇸 Planning a research project with partners in Spain? Apply now to the SNSF-AEI call. Submit one joint proposal, benefit from a single Lead Agency evaluation, in all disciplines. Deadline: 24 November 2026 ➡️ More information: sohub.io/yhtq

📣 Biodiversa+ is launching a new call for projects on biodiversity and novel ecosystems. Researchers based in Switzerland can apply. 🗓️ Submission deadline for pre-proposals: 10 November 2026 ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/csqy

#Horizons is celebrating its 150th issue with a look back at highlights from 1988 onwards. In addition: Despite being the cornerstone of all knowledge, #BasicResearch often finds itself on shaky ground, both politically and financially. Horizons explores its very foundations: sohub.io/nqn4

Reducing journeys while maintaining impact: The SNSF is updating its regulations to encourage more sustainable travel choices in the projects that it funds. The goal is to support research that is internationally connected and more conscious of the use of resources. ➡️Read more: sohub.io/61bj

📣 Call for proposals: Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) The aim of this European partnership is to support transnational research to advance the transition towards more sustainable cities across Europe and beyond. 🗓️Submission deadline: 17.11.2026 (pre-proposals) ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/0y4y

🧠 Some people suffer from #pain for decades. The causes are complex, and so is the treatment. Researchers are now investigating the signs of chronic symptoms in the #cerebral cortex. This might help us understand it ➡️ sohub.io/uu6d

ℹ️ Reviewers may use artificial intelligence to support their work – but they must continue to assess researchers’ proposals themselves. The SNSF has issued new guidelines detailing how this process works and the key factors that must be considered. 👉 Find out more here: sohub.io/elch

📣 Launch of the FLARE (Funding LArge international REsearch projects) call for proposals in particle physics, astrophysics and astroparticle physics. 📆 Submission deadline: 16 November 2026 ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/qcvy

✨ #Ambizione: The SNSF has approved 93 projects as part of the Ambizione 2025 call. The grantees will receive an average of 705,000 francs to lead their first independent research project at a higher education institution in Switzerland. 🚀 ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/o8c0

📣The calls for three new National Research Programmes (NRPs) will open in September 2026. They will address adolescent mental health, digital resilience and deglobalisation. More details on their thematic focuses are now available. ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/5tec

📣 #OpenCall: Ambizione Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 13 August 2026. 📆 Submission deadline: 3 November 2026 ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/806i

Mysterious cold periods in the past few millennia were probably triggered by #VolcanicEruptions. This is what Alice Paine from @unibas.ch discovered together with an international research team. To reach this conclusion, they analysed #IceCores #VolcanicRock and #moraines. ➡️ sohub.io/x9xz

🇺🇦 🤝 The SNSF has joined the International Coalition for Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine. The aim is to support the rebuilding of its research ecosystem. The Coalition’s first meeting took place in Gdańsk on 26 June 2026. ➡️ sohub.io/8wg1

How are sleep, diet and mental health linked? Can nostalgia help us cope with crises? These are the kinds of questions being explored by 219 researchers, who are receiving career-boosting support from the SNSF through Postdoc.Mobility fellowships. @seherkosar.bsky.social ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/fimi

📣 #OpenCall: Project Funding Researchers can determine the nature and topic of their research projects independently. Open to all disciplines. 📆 Submission deadline: 1 October 2026 ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/b6cm

🧠 🔬 Optimised treatments following a stroke or minimally invasive procedures for heart defects: As part of the #IICT programme, the #SNSF is funding five clinical trials. They focus on topics that have been neglected by the pharmaceutical industry. ➡️ sohub.io/wsl0

🔬🧬🤝 Yesterday in Geneva, the #HFSPO Member States reaffirmed their commitment to excellence in the life sciences and international cooperation. To this end, the SNSF organised a Science Summit on "Frontier Life Science". ➡️ sohub.io/dzae

⁉️ In order to respond to growing demand and to clarify certain rules, the SNSF is adapting its Regulations on Scientific Exchanges. 🗓️ The new regulations will come into force on 1 January 2027. A summary of the changes can be found here ➡️ sohub.io/apui

📣 New National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs): additional call for proposals published. It is aimed at researchers from the social sciences and humanities. 📆 Submission deadline: 1 September 2026 (declaration of interest) ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/zflq

📣 Call for proposals: Raw Materials for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP) The call supports transnational research that contributes to a sustainable supply and efficient use of raw materials. Submission deadline: 22 September 2026 (pre-proposals) ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/j73p

📣👂 How can I get my message across to society? In the SNSF’s media courses, you will learn how to communicate your #research in a way that is tailored to your target audience and truly compelling. 👉 Register now for our courses in autumn 2026: sohub.io/hxm2

🌿 🏭 Making industrial heat pumps more efficient: ETH Zurich and OST have tested refrigerant mixtures for heat pumps in a BRIDGE Discovery project. This benefits both research and industry: A pilot plant at Lindt & Sprüngli is planned. Read more ➡️ sohub.io/0l87

🔓 #OpenAccess — The SNSF is joining the Open Research Europe (ORE) platform. Starting in autumn 2026, all researchers in Switzerland will be able to publish their articles there for free. This represents a milestone for the publishing landscape. Learn more: sohub.io/en5p

🔬💄 Chemists at Empa took an interest in cellulose-derived waste thanks to a collaboration with the Weidmann Group. This led to the development of a new type of gel for cosmetic applications by the Weidmann Fiber Technology division, which was created specifically for this purpose. ➡️ sohub.io/u3fn

A new report examines the impact of Switzerland’s participation in the 8th EU framework programme for research and innovation « Horizon 2020 ». Learn more: www.sbfi.admin.ch/en/swiss-par...

🔬🏭💄 Chemist Florentine Hilty explains the benefits and origins of the cellulose-based gels being developed by Weidmann Fiber Technology under her leadership. In other words, what happens when chemistry challenges the cosmetics industry. ➡️ sohub.io/u3fn

#Horizons — Our watchword right now is #Democracy. Even if it’s challenging. Its ideal form has yet to be found, according to political philosopher Francis Cheneval. 🤔💬 And so we are drawn to its blind spots and imaginative attempts at greater popular participation. ➡️ www.horizons-mag.ch

🚨 Reminder: The SNSF is seeking 21 new members for its Research Council Researchers with a broad understanding of research trends and experience in evaluation and decision-making processes are invited to apply by 14 June. More info ➡️ sohub.io/l88v