According to a study supported by the SNSF, the motto “Compassion makes you more attractive” only applies to around half of couples❤️. The value of #compassion in #couples counselling is being called into question.
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🎥 Christopher Hahne from the Universität Bern won the 'Videos' category in the 2024 SNSF Scientific Image Competition.

He explains how novel #microscopy technology makes it possible to visualise blood vessels in the #brain .

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Any parents feeling tired this morning? Petra Zimmermann and Salome Kurth of Uni Fribourg were recently awarded a 2.4 mio CHF Swiss National Science Foundation project grant alongside two colleagues to study how the gut microbiome of infants relates to their sleep and development. baby-sleep.ch

Innovative ideas in motion: the SNSF is supporting five projects as part of the European Partnership #THCS ! The projects’ common, overarching objective is to improve our health systems and reduce their costs. sohub.io/kjme
#innovation #health

🌱 Frontier research worldwide: The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) supports researchers in the #LifeSciences . The SNSF is a member of the Board of Trustees and contributes financially. Submit letters of intent by 14 May 2024. sohub.io/mkrx

📸 Jonas Müller from ETH Zurich has devised a complex experiment aimed at cloning the acoustics of an object.

In the 2024 SNSF Scientific Image Competition, his photo won first prize in the 'Locations and instruments' category.

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Did you know that when maize is attacked by pests it attracts worms and wasps to defend itself against pests? Ted Turlings, winner of the 2023 Marcel Benoist Prize, will talk about the language of plants and their role in sustainable agriculture at Université Neuchâtel on 14 May.

😮‍💨📈🩸 Sampling exhaled air instead of blood: a new non-invasive real-time monitoring method has been successfully tested in #diabetic children in intensive care. Patients simply breathe into special bags from their beds.

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Want to know more about research funding?

You can read about all the various activities, facts and figures in the 2023 Annual Report: sohub.io/1e48

📷 : © Frederik Hammes, Moritz Muschick, Ariane Goerens, Patrick Möhl, Alexandre Wenger & Radu Suciu

We say goodbye to the (SO)r4d programme, a joint Swiss National Science Foundation and Swiss Development and Cooperation programme that powered global #development solutions: 57 research partnerships, 644 workshops with local stakeholders, 474 scientific articles, 77 policy briefs and much more: k4d.ch/ahead-of-its-t… #SDGs

Call for Postdoc.Mobility. Expand your research experience with a stay abroad. Submission deadline: 2 August 2024. If you would like to find out more about this call, take part in our online information event on 14 May 2024. sohub.io/dvcj

📸 Geologist and speleologist Tanguy Racine from Université Neuchâtel maps caves using LiDAR.
His underground photo won first prize in the 'Women and men of science' category in the 2024 SNSF Scientific Image Competition.

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The Swiss Biotech Report 2024 is now online.
This year's theme is 'Reliable partners beyond borders'.
Thank you to all our partners for this collective effort.
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Want to launch a collaborative project with a U.S.-based colleague? Consider the SNSF / US NSF Lead Agency program! 👉 Contact the ReO to learn more about the next deadline for your discipline.
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The European Union has signed program funding of €245 million for various educational projects in #Africa , including academic mobility across the continent.
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#FacesOfScience : Who are the researchers we fund? An interview with
👩‍🔬 Ora Hazak, plant biology specialist
👉 Subject: Plant monologues
🏫 University of Fribourg
Full portrait here: sohub.io/h6xv

📸 Martin Stollenwerk of the Swiss Institute for Art Research uses #infrared #photography to reveal hidden ancient ornamentation in walls.

🏆 In the 2024 SNSF Scientific Image Competition, his photo won first prize in the 'Object of study' category. #SwissScienceImage

📢 #PhD position for the Swiss National Science Foundation project “Digital Agriculture: Sino-European Contrasts, Correspondences & Collaborations”

⏰ Application deadline: 30 April

Details here : buff.ly/3UnxJWp
#China #Europe #anthrotwitter #AnthroJobs

#SH2024 : What changes are you hoping for when it comes to sexual harassment? Watch the video to see how others answer this question. The SNSF supports the Sexual Harassment Awareness Day organized by Swiss universities.