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Swiss Glaciers
The Swiss Alps are characterised by glaciers. Their retreat influences the landscape and tourism, harbours natural hazards, lowers the volume of water available in summer and even has an impact on the ocean. The extent to which the Alpine glaciers are retreating and whether they will eventually disappear depends on climate change and, consequently, global climate protection. The factsheet outlines the level of knowledge concerning glacial melting and its impact on society and, additionally, illustrates available options and courses of action.
Aufruf zum Einreichen von Kandidaturen für den Hydrobiologie-Limnologie-Preis 2025
Die Hydrobiologie-Limnologie-Stiftung für Gewässerforschung verleiht anlässlich des Swiss Geoscience Meetings 2025 den Hydrobiologie-Limnologie-Preis für die beste Masterarbeit und Dissertation im Bereich der Hydrobiologie-Limnologie.
Image: Edith OosenbrugGeomorphological visit of Lavaux for the Princess of Thailand
The Swiss Geomorphological Society, via its president Christophe Lambiel, had the honour of welcoming Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand for a geomorphological visit on 18 February 2025. The Princess, who is the sister of the King of Thailand, has been a close friend of Switzerland since childhood. A keen geomorphologist, she wanted to take a geomorphological tour of a site in Switzerland. Given the time of year and in order to optimize logistical arrangements, the proposal was made to visit the Lavaux vineyards on the shores of Lake Geneva, a cultural geomorphosite listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
Image: Christophe LambielCall for EFFS PhD Award 2023/2024
The European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) is launching a new call of the EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences, which will recognize outstanding scientific and intellectual work in the field of Freshwater Sciences performed by Early Career Researchers in Europe.
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Call for nominations: Prix de Quervain for High Altitude Research
With the Prix de Quervain, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, through their Commissions for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH) and of the High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch (SKHFJ), are committed to support early career researchers in the fields of polar and high altitude research. The prize is awarded annually, alternating between these fields. In years focused on high altitude research, the award is additionally supported by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research.
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