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30 January 2026

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NCCR CLIM+ programme ‘Climate Extremes & Society’ approved

The NCCR CLIM+ Programme on 'Climate Extremes & Society' (www.nccr-climplus.ch) has been approved for funding by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF for the coming 4 years. With 47 PIs, 10 project partners, 20 partner institutions and 22 stakeholder organisations from health to finance and agriculture, NCCR-CLIM+ will unite expertise from both the natural and social sciences to support Switzerland’s effective transformation towards a more resilient and safer future (Co-lead by the University of Bern / Karin Ingold, Olivia Romppainen-Martius and ETH Zurich). 
 

14 January 2026

Prof. Dr. Heike Mayer

Heike Mayer joins the board of the Sustainability Science Initiative

Heike Mayer has been elected to the SRI board for a three-year term. With the Sustainability Research Initiative, SCNAT, together with its sister institutions, promotes research on sustainable development and 2030 Agenda. It focuses on the joint handling of social issues of higher priority in overarching consortia.