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AI blamed for falling Swiss job vacancies

Number of vacancies is falling, AI has an impact in offices

This content was published on Oct 23, 2025 The expansion of artificial intelligence may explain Swiss labour market slowdown.

Climate solutions

Swissinfo climate scientist survey 2025

This content was published on Oct 23, 2025 Swissinfo asked scientists in Switzerland 22 questions focused around the state of climate research, policy and global warming 10 years after the Paris Agreement. Here are all the results.

Will the sun still shine on renewable energy tomorrow?

This content was published on Oct 21, 2025 The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change boosted renewable energy in Switzerland and around the world. But solar and wind power are losing momentum in some countries.

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Averting conflict can become Switzerland’s role in Arctic science diplomacy

This content was published on Oct 20, 2025 Switzerland is making meaningful contributions to Arctic governance and multilateral dialogue, as the Arctic becomes a geopolitical and environmental epicentre.

The peaks of Pik Kurumdy (6614m) at the border triangle of Kyrgyzstan, China and Tadjikistan. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Central Asian glaciers resisted climate change. That may be ending.

This content was published on Oct 20, 2025 The glaciers of the Pamirs in Central Asia were among the few in the world that remained stable – or even grew – as others melted. According to a study, this anomaly may have come to an end.

Sushi rice instead of potatoes? Swiss agriculture adapts to climate change

This content was published on Oct 17, 2025 In Switzerland farmers are experimenting with new crops that can withstand heat and drought. But the transition has its challenges.

Neuchâtel and Zurich are as hot today as Italy 50 years ago

This content was published on Oct 14, 2025 Current temperatures in Switzerland are similar to those found much further south a few decades ago, RTS reports.

Scientist Florian Krauss with ice core sample

Frozen clues: how Antarctic ice reveals our climate past

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Researchers in Bern study 1.2-million-year-old Antarctic ice. Discover how ancient air bubbles reveal the secrets of Earth’s climate history.

Why melting glaciers affect us all

Alpine glaciers could disappear by the end of the century. The consequences will be felt not only in the Swiss Alps but all over the planet.

The ice sample extracted at a depth of 2,492 metres in Antarctica is ready for analysis.

Swiss science seeks answers to climate change in Antarctic ice

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Researchers in Bern are studying some of the oldest ice samples on the planet. They want to shed light on one of the main mysteries of the Earth’s climate.

The Clariden Glacier in the Swiss Central Alps in September 2025.

Alpine glaciers are melting even on the highest peaks

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Swiss glaciers have lost a quarter of their volume in ten years. Climate change is accelerating their melting even at higher altitudes.

Holcim also manufactures in Switzerland – here is the factory in Siggental, Canton of Aargau.

Green promises: the two faces of the Swiss cement giant Holcim

This content was published on Sep 22, 2025 On the very day Holcim is fighting against a climate lawsuit in a court in Zug, the Swiss cement company is promoting its Net Zero plans at a congress just a few kilometres down the road.

Research frontiers

Since its launch in early September, much has been said and written about the Swiss AI model Apertus. What is true and what is false?

Fact and fiction about the Swiss AI model Apertus

This content was published on Oct 6, 2025 A look at what’s behind the most frequent claims about the new Swiss technology.

Opinion

Bias isn’t just in algorithms but in the words we choose

This content was published on Oct 6, 2025 The launch of Switzerland’s Apertus model highlights how even a Latin ending can carry centuries of cultural weight, argues inclusive communication specialist Claudia Vaccarone.

Is AI for sign language promising or futile?

This content was published on Oct 2, 2025 Labs and start-ups in Switzerland are working on using AI to advance sign language interpretation, but they face many challenges.

Frozen clues: how Antarctic ice reveals our climate past

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Researchers in Bern study 1.2-million-year-old Antarctic ice. Discover how ancient air bubbles reveal the secrets of Earth’s climate history.

Scepticism and fear of AI are particularly strong among older people.

How AI influenced Switzerland’s vote on e-ID

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Distrust in AI and fear of data abuse by private companies are among the main concerns of Swiss voters.

‘Our AI applications will transform the role of engineers’

This content was published on Sep 27, 2025 Pierre Baqué, CEO of Swiss start-up Neural Concept, is a leader in AI solutions for Formula 1.

Cosmic collisions, an interactive display created by the Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+), EPFL.

Art condenses the universe into tangible reality in Beijing

This content was published on Sep 12, 2025 As Switzerland and China mark 75 years of diplomatic relations with a year of joint cultural and tourism events, Beijing is hosting an exhibition celebrating the meeting of science and art.

Apertus LLM is intended as a trustworthy and inclusive AI Large Language Model

Switzerland launches transparent ChatGPT alternative

This content was published on Sep 2, 2025 Swiss Apertus LLM aims to compete in a crowded field with openness and accessibility.

What’s the smartest way for countries to compete for world-class research talent?

As the US slashes science funding and pressures universities, many researchers are considering a move. Should Switzerland try to entice them?

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How semiconductors are made

This content was published on Aug 4, 2025 Making semiconductor chips for computers, machinery, transport and other devices is a costly and a lengthy process. How exactly is it done?

Switzerland offers no lifeboat to US scientists

This content was published on Aug 4, 2025 Switzerland has declined to launch initiatives to entice US scientists, while Europe has opened its doors. What’s next for Swiss research?

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AI blamed for falling Swiss job vacancies

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Swissinfo climate scientist survey 2025

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Will the sun still shine on renewable energy tomorrow?

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Averting conflict can become Switzerland’s role in Arctic science diplomacy

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Central Asian glaciers resisted climate change. That may be ending.

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Sushi rice instead of potatoes? Swiss agriculture adapts to climate change

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Swiss science seeks answers to climate change in Antarctic ice

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Alpine glaciers are melting even on the highest peaks

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Green promises: the two faces of the Swiss cement giant Holcim

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Fact and fiction about the Swiss AI model Apertus

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Bias isn’t just in algorithms but in the words we choose

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Is AI for sign language promising or futile?

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Frozen clues: how Antarctic ice reveals our climate past

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How AI influenced Switzerland’s vote on e-ID

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‘Our AI applications will transform the role of engineers’

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Art condenses the universe into tangible reality in Beijing

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