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Swiss historian Sacha Zala has been elected president of the International Council of Historical Sciences, the global organisation’s first Swiss leader in the current cycle. The article should explain Zala’s role, the significance of his work at the Dodis research centre and what his election says about Switzerland’s contribution to international historical scholarship.
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Academia
An investigation by the NGO OxySuisse has uncovered 29 instances of collaboration between Swiss universities and the tobacco industry since 2019, sparking a debate on academic independence and the ethics of research funding.
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Academia
Over 250 academics in Switzerland have signed an open letter to the government calling for the immediate termination of a research agreement with Israel, denouncing the pact as 'complicity with crimes committed in Gaza' and demanding an assessment of university projects for links to the Israeli military.
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National Security
Following an espionage scandal involving Iran, Swiss research institutes are developing a national strategy to tighten the screening of foreign academics and prevent the theft of critical military and commercial technology.
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