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Swiss science explores closer EU cooperation

This content was published on Jun 25, 2007 Swiss biologist Marianne Geiser, who helps assess EU research applications, talks to swissinfo about the extremely fruitful research cooperation with the EU. Since 2004 Swiss research cooperation with Brussels has been strengthened by a bilateral accord between Switzerland and the EU. Under the EU’s seventh research framework programme, which runs from 2007 to 2013, Switzerland…

Happiness is more than just more income

This content was published on Jun 24, 2007 Binswanger told swissinfo that economics was not just about making money but also about translating income into happiness, which was not always an easy process. In his book The Treadmills of Happiness, Binswanger outlines a number of hurdles that people come across in their daily lives. They are treadmills that lead to stress without making…

Stormy weather

This content was published on Jun 22, 2007

Stressed women “prefer actions to words”

This content was published on Jun 19, 2007 The findings fly in the face of the stereotype that women favour talking and men prefer actions, and have been treated warily by relationship counsellors. A study of 67 women aged between 20 and 37 years of age at Zurich University’s Institute of Psychology examined how they reacted to different methods of support before a…

Reliving history

This content was published on Jun 14, 2007

Swiss find missing pages in “book of life”

This content was published on Jun 14, 2007 An in-depth three-year examination of the human DNA “book of life” has turned basic biology concepts upside-down and could rewrite conventional wisdom regarding some causes of disease, according to the scientists. Three hundred researchers from 80 organisations in 11 countries teamed up to share notes on one per cent of the human genome, our complete…

Does masculinity fit in with women’s rights?

This content was published on Jun 13, 2007 But as participants heard, understanding male behaviour and thinking – until recently a neglected area in the development and gender debate – is crucial, especially in decision-making and domestic violence issues. Gender equality has been termed a transversal issue for the SDC, which means both women and men should be involved in all aspects of…

Phone providers have public’s number

This content was published on Jun 11, 2007 The poll, commissioned by Switzerland’s leading telephone providers, said 86 per cent of the adult population now owned a mobile phone. Around 80 per cent of those surveyed said practical benefits were the main reason they owned a phone, and that the electronic device had become less of a status symbol over the years. The…

Mental problems burden disability insurance

This content was published on Jun 11, 2007 Politicians disagree over the reasons for the phenomenon, while experts blame it on harmful stress-inducing changes in society and more pressure at the workplace. Voters will decide next Sunday on a planned reform of the disability scheme aimed at cutting costs and rescuing it from the brink of financial collapse. Officials say the number of…

Space is for everyone, astronaut says

This content was published on Jun 7, 2007 In a wide-ranging interview, Nicollier also expresses confidence that Europe’s satellite navigation system, Galileo, will go ahead despite funding and scheduling problems. Switzerland has contributed around €30 million (SFr49.5 million) and a Swiss company is providing atomic clocks for the project that will rival the US-run Global Positioning System (GPS). The launch date for the…

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