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Radioactivity measured automatically in Swiss rivers

This content was published on Nov 17, 2015 The probes are located just downstream from nuclear power stations in the Aare, which passes through the capital Bern, and the Rhine as well as in the city of Basel, the Federal Office of Public Health said on Tuesday. Following a test phase, the measuring system has been active since the beginning of the month. …

‘Switzerland is the gold standard for direct democracy’

This content was published on Nov 17, 2015 Comparative politics is David Altman’s job. The professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile is co-leader of the research project V-Dem, in which a group of 3,000 researchers has established 400 indicators to monitor democracy in 200 countries (for details, see box below). In 2014 he published the book “Direct Democracy Worldwide.” AltmanExternal link was…

Coping with the franc: work more or earn less?

This content was published on Nov 17, 2015 Since the dramatic strengthening of the Swiss franc, thousands of industrial jobs have been outsourced to other countries. As a consequence, unions are calling for a weaker exchange rate for the Swiss franc.

A fiscal paradise under pressure

This content was published on Nov 17, 2015

ETH computer expert wins science award

This content was published on Nov 16, 2015 From a fascination with numbers as a child, Torsten Hoefler fashions a career that has now won him one of Switzerland's top science awards.

Sharing a ride to solve transport problems

Organised hitch-hiking relieves transport blues

This content was published on Nov 16, 2015

Making the voices of Switzerland’s young expats heard

This content was published on Nov 15, 2015 The first task of the Youth Parliament of the Swiss Abroad (as they call themselves) was to elect a steering committee to coordinate their activities, represent their interests, and promote their issues. The committee now has 13 members. They live in various parts of the globe and were chosen from a list of 17 candidates.…

Chestnut crisis over in Ticino

This content was published on Nov 15, 2015

Swiss to spend ‘less’ this Christmas

This content was published on Nov 13, 2015 The run-up to Christmas has already started in Swiss shops, with Christmas items and decorations on sale, in some places at least, since the end of October. With this in mind, the “Christmas presents 2015 – Switzerland”External link survey, carried out for international professional services firm EY (Ernst & Young), asked 500 people about their Christmas…

Giving lab rats a break

This content was published on Nov 13, 2015 In Switzerland there are alternatives to animal experimentation, yet they have been slow to win the acceptance of researchers.

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