After two years of work, today, we can finally publish the results of the Swiss-Wide Mental Health Survey (SWiMS). The results of our survey are alarming. Find more about the survey here.
Please find actionuni’s annual report.
Recherche-Team REFLEKT’s investigation has given our colleagues a voice and thoroughly investigated the causes of this widespread abuse of power, for which we are extremely grateful.
We would like to thank everyone that took part in the action day on October 1st, be it in Bern or in their place of residence. Together, we expressed a clear no to the budget cuts!
From 2026, the Swiss Federal Council plans to slash federal contributions by 460 million francs per year in universities, the ETH domain, universities of applied sciences, and funding bodies such as the SNSF If Parliament accepts these cuts, the consequences will be devastating: More job insecurity – disappearance of 1,500 SNSF positions and 500 projects … Continued
Actionuni has responded to the consultation on the federal government’s austerity measures. We strongly reject these unfair and counterproductive cuts, which threaten the Swiss higher education and research system. There is no justification for such drastic spending cuts: Switzerland’s finances are healthy, and now is time to invest in the future. The rationale given by … Continued
Swiss mid-level academic staff associations call for maintaining funding for Switzerland’s high-quality research and teaching Language versions DE | FR | IT | EN
The Federal Council confirmed today it will proceed with the plans for the major federal budget cuts (approximately 500 million per year). These reductions will significantly impact (among others): – The ETH – The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), affecting future doctoral candidates, postdocs, and Ambizione fellows – The students, by affecting the teaching quality … Continued
Please find actionuni’s annual report.
Mental health is crucial, especially in the high-pressure environments of higher education. As we do not know exactly how mid-level academic staff in Switzerland is doing and what could be done to improve the situation, we established this survey to uncover challenges and opportunities for improvement both locally and nationally. Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/SWiMS24 … Continued