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Prix Schläfli 2026 award for the four best dissertations in natural sciences
Valeriia Hutskalova (Chemistry), Julian Rogger (Geosciences), Astrid Stubbusch (Biology) and Andrea Weibel (Astronomy) were honoured with the Prix Schläfli 2026 for findings made in the context of their dissertations. Through this prize, the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) singles out the four most significant insights of young researchers at Swiss universities. The Prix Schläfli has been awarded since 1866.
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Andrea Weibel discovered that galaxies grow up surprisingly quickly
Prix Schläfli 2026 for Astronomy: He has always been interested in the “big questions of the universe” and immersed himself in the origins of the universe for his thesis at the University of Geneva. Andrea Weibel will now receive the Prix Schläfli for his work on the emergence of very young galaxies.
Jugendliche gewinnen Medaillen an Astronomie-Olympiade
Am vergangenen Wochenende fand an der Universität Bern ein Wettbewerb für junge Weltallnerds statt. Die 16 Finalistinnen und Finalisten der Schweizer Astronomie-Olympiade berechneten die Geschwindigkeit von Raumschiffen, schätzten die Energie von Gaswolken und beobachteten den Jupiter durch ein Teleskop. Die Top 5 wurden mit Goldmedaillen ausgezeichnet und werden die Schweiz Ende September an der Internationalen Astronomie-Olympiade in Vietnam vertreten:
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Schweizer Mathegenies auf dem Siegerpodest – und auf der Düne
In der Woche vom 9.-15. April traten vier Schweizerinnen an der European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad in Frankreich an und gewannen dort Gold und Bronze. Am Samstag, 18. April, fand in Zürich die Medaillenzeremonie der Schweizer Mathematik-Olympiade statt, bei der die besten Mathetalente des Landes gewürdigt wurden.
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Young Physicists Forum 2026
The 2026 edition of the Young physicists Forum will focus on Biophysics.
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Four Projects Selected in the Call for TRL-enhancing initiatives
Within the Swiss Quantum Initiative (SQI) the SCNAT Executive Board has selected four projects for funding under its call for proposals for TRL-enhancing initiatives. Out of a total of 16 submitted proposals, four were successful in the two-stage process. The total funding volume amounts to CHF 15 million.
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Observation of the doubly charmed heavy proton Ξcc+ at LHCb experiment.
Switzerland has been on top of the adaptation of the data of the brand-new LHCb Run 3 experiment in physics analyses. This new achievement required a quick calibration of the detector developed in direct collaboration with the analysts, where L. Dufour (at EPFL) contributed. Composed of two charm quarks and one down quark, the doubly charmed particle is four times heavier than a proton.
Image: LHCb experiment
