Springer Nature and SAGE: No Deal
02.03.2026
Switzerland has entered a no-deal situation with Springer Nature and SAGE as of 2026. Discover what it means for you here.
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Research Assessment Practices at the UniFr and CoARA
20.06.2024
Research Assessment: A Complex Topic
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What are Open Research Data practices in your field, and how should they be assessed (if at all) ?
28.02.2024
Researchers of all disciplines are increasingly encouraged to practice Open Science and make their efforts visible, particularly when applying for third-party funding.
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DMP no longer required at application stage for SNSF Grants
20.04.2023
In what will likely be welcome news for a lot of researchers, the SNSF announced on the 19 April that Data Management Plans (DMP) will no longer be required when applying for SNSF project and career grants.
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New CV format for SNSF applications
10.10.2022
The SNSF has now implemented a new CV format, which it is now incrementally rolling out for its different funding instruments. Researchers applying for Project Funding, Ambizione, Flare, or Sinergia are…
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Support for Researchers affected by the war in Ukraine: UniFR, SNSF, CARA, and more
05.04.2022
The University of Fribourg strongly condemns Russia's military intervention in Ukraine and fully supports Swissuniversities' statements denouncing the war. The UniFR research community commits itself to…
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News for researchers
News from SERI and SNSF
07.03.2022
SNSF Consolidator Grants open call, participation as associated partner in Horizon Europe, and more
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UNIFR signs the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
08.10.2018
On 24 September 2018, UNIFR joined a fast-growing number of institutions in signing the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). Our University thereby commits to evaluating researchers,…
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How important are power and autonomy to us?
18.08.2018
Why did Britain vote for Brexit? What are the underlying reasons for Switzerland’s dislike of the EU? One of the most important motives is autonomy. But to what extent are we prepared to trade financial…
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