Letter of intent from the European Parliament for the association of Switzerland in EU R&I programmes
Five EU Parliamentarians in charge of the EU-Swiss relations urge the EC and Switzerland to find a swift solution for their future cooperation.
Joint open letter to European Commission and the Swiss government on the bilateral relations
BusinessEurope, and the two Swiss business umbrella organisations call on the EC and the Federal Council to quickly determine the next steps in the process of settling institutional issues in European policy.
Two German ministers advocate for the association of Switzerland
Berlin intervened in Brussels to open negotiations with Switzerland on the Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes.
British science minister in Brussels to end the deadlock over association to Horizon Europe
George Feeman addressed the European R&I community at the UK Residence in Brussels, where he gave a passionate speech about the importance of science collaboration.
Frontiers is the first publisher to join the Stick to Science campaign
Major publisher backs active response to uncertainties over UK ans Swiss association in EU programme.
UK Universities warn of EU-UK research scheme ‘close to precipice’
The BBC article reports about the letter sent by UUK to the European Commission, which calls for an urgent resolution for the association to Horizon Europe.
Insights on the Swiss contribution to INSAIT
The INSAIT – Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology was launched in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 11 April 2022 in partnership with ETH Zurich and EPFL.
Look at the video about the contribution provided by Switzerland for the set-up of the new center in Sofia.
Television Slovenia highlights a success story of European collaboration: Climeworks
The Swiss company founded by ETH Zurich researchers has been funded by Horizon 2020. Learn more about it with this video.
Why a call for the association of the UK and Switzerland to Horizon Europe?
Check the factsheet to know what would be the added-value of the UK and Swiss association to Horizon Europe.
Science raises its concerns at the WEF
Many academics joined the discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos to recall how important international collaboration is for science.
Our first supporter Sylvie Retailleau is nominated French Minister for research
Prof. Sylvie Retailleau has been appointed Minister for Research, Higher Education and Innovation for the second mandate of French President Emmanuel Macron.
LERU elects a Swiss Chair to signal its importance to the association of Switzerland and the UK
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) elected Prof. Yves Flückiger, Rector of University of Geneva and President of swissuniversities, as its new Chair.