VSETH organised its own survey called ‘wiegETHs’ for the first time in the spring semester of 2019 to get a better overview of the mental health and concerns of students at ETH. The responses provided important insights into the well-being of students and helped the VSETH to advocate more specifically for students’ concerns. From 18 … Continued
Swiss mid-level academic staff associations call for maintaining funding for Switzerland’s high-quality research and teaching Language versions DE | FR | IT | EN
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 … Continued
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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 … Continued
Federal council report in response to the postulat 22.3390 obtained thanks to the petition academia (to learn more about the petition, click here). The report can be found here (german/french)
Please find actionuni’s annual report.
In response to the postulat 22.3390, the The Federal Council commissioned an external agency (Barbara Haering) to conduct a review of the situation of mid-level staff and propose solutions. The report can be found here (french/german)
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 … Continued
Through its new study, the Swiss Science Council (SSC) is contributing to the recent and ongoing debate on the working conditions and career prospects of young scientists. The CSS’s work aims first and foremost to fill a gap in quantitative data on the postdoctoral population at Swiss universities and their career paths. It also aims … Continued