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Infrastructures and networks

SCNAT identifies and evaluates scientific trends. It is committed to maintaining existing research infrastructures and creating new ones. It coordinates the operation of federal observation systems and publishes the data collected. It supports the preservation and cataloguing of archives and inventories.

Engagements of SCNAT

Roadmaps for research infrastructures
On behalf of the Federal Government, SCNAT draws up the bases for deciding on the funding of financially intensive research facilities.
Swiss natural history collections network (SwissCollNet)
Collections in museums, botanical gardens and universities are to be processed, digitised and made available to researchers.
Image: Philippe Wagneur, MHNG
Monitoring networks of the cryosphere
In Switzerland, various monitoring programmes record the changes in snow cover, glaciers and permafrost.
Image: Cécile Pellet (PERMOS)

Contact

Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)
House of Academies
PO Box
3001 Bern
Switzerland

Engagements of SCNAT

Roadmaps for research infrastructures

Swiss natural history collections network (SwissCollNet)

Monitoring networks of the cryosphere

Contact