Response to the austerity measures consultation

Position papers and press releases

Actionuni has responded to the consultation on the federal government’s austerity measures. We strongly reject these unfair and counterproductive cuts, which threaten the Swiss higher education and research system. There is no justification for such drastic spending cuts: Switzerland’s finances are healthy, and now is time to invest in the future. The rationale given by the report’s authors  as to why certain areas have been targeted appear arbitrary, and their arguments are flawed. If we do not push back, these unfair cuts will fall entirely on the precarious mid-level staff and students. Please find actionuni’s response in the links below:

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Anti-austerity meeting

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The Federal Council confirmed today it will proceed with the plans for the major federal budget cuts (approximately 500 million per year). These reductions will significantly impact (among others):
– The ETH
– The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), affecting future doctoral candidates, postdocs, and Ambizione fellows
– The students, by affecting the teaching quality and student mobility funding

Today, actionuni and Swiss universities’ mid-level staff associations held their first meeting to address these austerity measures. More information will follow.

Swiss-wide Mental Health Survey Among Mid-level Staff

Survey

Mental health is crucial, especially in the high-pressure environments of higher education. As we do not know exactly how mid-level academic staff in Switzerland is doing and what could be done to improve the situation, we established this survey to uncover challenges and opportunities for improvement both locally and nationally.

Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/SWiMS24

We invite you to share your thoughts and experiences regarding your work environment. Your input is essential for us to work towards enhancing the well-being of members of the Swiss research community.

For any questions or further information about the survey, please contact us at survey@actionuni.ch.

Your survey team, Neele Heiser, Rachel Demolis, Timon Elmer, Zoran Kovacevic and Patricia Eiche

We are recruiting the new actionuni Board!

Eurodoc, Internal, SHK

Are you interested in higher education politics in Switzerland? Do you want to interact with
key higher education stakeholders? Do you want to connect with your peers to collaborate
on improving academia? Then you should join actionuni as a Delegate or as a Board member!

We are looking for candidates for the following positions:

  • Co-President(s) / Vice-President(s)
  • Treasurer
  • Board member
  • Delegate to the SHK (Schweizerischen Hochschulkonferenz) / CSHE (Conférence suisse des hautes écoles)
  • Eurodoc delegate

You can find more information in the following document: Open positions actionuni 2023

To apply to an open position, please send a short letter of interest and your CV to the email address “president AT actionuni.ch” by October 15

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Actionuni’s response to the ERI Dispatch 2025-28 consultation

Position paper, Position papers and press releases, SBFI

The education/research/innovation dispatch 2025-2028 (ERI dispatch / “BFI Botschaft” in German / “Message FRI” in French / “Messagio ERI 25-28” in Italian) is the central document of the federal ERI policy, which the Federal Council submits to Parliament for approval every four years. The 2025-28 ERI dispatch (French version/German version/Italian version) contains an assessment of the current funding period (2021-24), defines the priorities, objectives and measures for the new period , and requests the necessary funding (“guarantee credits”) for their implementation. For the first time, the Federal Council has decided to publish an early draft and to put it out for consultation for relevant stakeholders to give feedback on it. The consultation procedure was open from June 2nd to September 24th, 2023.

Because the midlevel staff of Swiss higher education institutions is highly impacted by the ERI dispatch, actionuni wrote a response to the consultation, taking position on the issues most relevant to doctoral students, post-docs and non-professorial scientific employees:

  • the budgetary cuts of the ERI dispatch, which we oppose; 
  • the objectives for higher education institutions, which we salute, but would like to see completed with more attention to representation, to scientific integrity, and to improve research culture; 
  • international cooperation, which is essential for to quality research – in particular, a quick association to Horizon Europe ;
  • academic career and next generation scientists, who need support and career prospects ; 
  • the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF);
  • Equity: diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity, which is rightly identified as a priority, but should be accompanied by concrete measures from all HEIs ;
  • open science, which strategy should go hand in hand with guidance and resources for its practical implementation ;
  • ESKAS grants for international students, which urgently need to be increased.

You can find our full response below, in French and in English:

Response actionuni ERI Dispatch 25-28

Prise de position d’actionuni sur le message FRI 25-28

“Precariousness and insecurity do not promote innovation”. Interview with actionuni co-president Hannah Schoch

Position papers and press releases, Press release

Actionuni’s newly-elected co-president Hannah Schoch in conversation with Kadermarkt as to how fighting precariousness and insecurity for mid-level academic staff is a win-win for all.

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The War in the Ukraine: Eurodoc’s and actionuni’s positions

Eurodoc, Events, networking activities, Position paper, Position papers and press releases

Both Eurodoc and our national organisations (NAs) express their full solidarity with the people in Ukraine and fully condemn Russia’s war. Please find all our respective statements

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, calls for action, and policy papers below.

http://eurodoc.net/ukraine/statements-and-responses