Swiss Identity

Foreign names impact chance of getting an apartment viewing

This content was published on Jun 9, 2019 A study has found that some foreign-sounding names – especially Kosovar or Turkish – are less likely to be accepted for apartment viewings.

Demographics

More parcels, fewer plastic shopping bags

This content was published on Jun 8, 2019 A round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

Culture

Project parses 30,000 chords to find Beethoven’s ‘statistical signature’

This content was published on Jun 8, 2019 EPFL researchers have analysed each chord of Beethoven’s 16 string quartets to provide a statistical answer as to what makes Ludwig Van unique.

Culture

Photographing a floral symphony

This content was published on Jun 8, 2019 The photo book "Blossom" shows flowers in all their forms. A veteran Swiss photographer and team of designers bring the blooms to life on its pages.

Education

Government to double school sports camp subsidies

This content was published on Jun 7, 2019 Government to boost its support for pupils attending school sports camps, amid fears that these camps are under threat due to a lack of funding.

Direktorin Fanni Fetzer fordert gleich viele Frauen wie Männer in der Kunst.

Culture

‘Swiss art museums must become more female’

This content was published on Jun 7, 2019 Women are not visible enough in the Swiss art world, says Fanni Fetzer, the director of the Lucerne Art Museum.

A man looking at art by Miriam Cahn at the Art Basel in Hongkong in 2014

Culture

Women artists struggle for visibility in Swiss museums

This content was published on Jun 7, 2019 Male artists far outnumber their female counterparts in Swiss art museums, our research shows.

History

Demand for information about Swiss sects on the rise

This content was published on Jun 6, 2019 A helpline that provides information about sects in Switzerland has seen an 11% increase in requests for information.

Demographics

Authorities pledge millions to rebuild Swiss village hit by landslide

This content was published on Jun 6, 2019 Swiss authorities have earmarked over CHF12 million for Bondo, which was devastated by a landslide and a river of mud two years ago.

British actor Charlie Chaplin walking with Indian politician Jawaharlal Cri Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi

History

When Chaplin and Nehru cheated death in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 6, 2019 A close shave on a Swiss road with actor Charlie Chaplin and India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru could have changed history.

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