Science - A Review of Switzerland's Significance

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1 The language of Science Swiss Science at the Crossroads Martin Vetterli, President of the National Research Council SUPRIO Generalversammlung, Bern, SNF 2 Who is Martin Vetterli? Education in Switzerland and the US (ETH Zürich, Stanford, EPF Lausanne) 10 years faculty member in the US (Columbia and UC Berkeley) Since 1995 at EPF Lausanne (Professor, Dean, Head of NCCR, VP International Affairs) Science Policy (SWTR/SSIC) SNF 3 SNF 4

2 From basic research to applications Overview Research flowing into start ups, i.e.: 1. Science and research in Switzerland 2. Main challenge: Career of young academics 3. Further challenges for Swiss science Collaborations with the industry: 4. Science Communication 5. SNSF World Network SNF 5 SNF 6 Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge Imagine By the time a circle you finish that contains elementary all of school, human you knowledge a little SNF 7 adapted from: SNF 8 adapted from:

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6 ERC Grants for CH in FP7 Switzerland secret success ingredient SNF 21 Forschung schafft SERI, Wissen. 11/2013 SNF 22 N Engl J Med Forschung 2012; 367, schafft October Wissen. 18, 2012 However, we are not alone Internationality: a two-edged sword SNF 23 SNF 24 The fourth age Forschung of research, schafft nature, Wissen. 2013

7 Internationality: a two-edged sword Overview Immigration (%) Emigration? 1. Science and research in Switzerland 2. Main challenge: Career of young academics 3. Further challenges for Swiss science 4. Science Communication 5. SNSF World Network! strong increase in local competition SNF 25 GlobSci survey, Forschung Franzoni C. schafft et al., May Wissen SNF 26 The issue of young academics 2. Young academics What happened? 2. Young academics 1990 Professors PostDocs PhDs Students SNF 27 SNF 28 Forschung schafft Quelle: Wissen. BfS

8 2. Young academics 2. Young academics What happened? Peter Higgs Nobel Prize laureate 2013 Professors Today I wouldn't get an academic job. It's as simple as that. I don't think I would be regarded as productive enough. PostDocs The Guardian, PhDs Students " Prediction of Higgs-Boson in 1964 " Confirmation in 2012 SNF 29 Forschung schafft Quelle: Wissen. BfS SNF 30 Career SNSF 2. Young academics How the SNSF is structured 2. Young academics Division I (Humanities and Social sciences): The meaning of life Division II (Mathematics, Natural and Engineering): The Higgs boson Division III (Biology and Medicine): A cure for cancer Division IV (Programmes): Climate change SNF 31 SNF 32

9 2. Young academics 2. Young academics SNSF Professorships Newly introduced measures Erfolgsquoten bisher: Nicht berufen: 20% Plus: increased salaries, protected times for research, etc. SNF 33 SNF 34 work in progress 2. Young academics work in progress 2. Young academics Mas PhD PDoc Prof Exo Mas PhD Pdoc Prof Exo! Simples Modell mit bloss 8 Parametern SNF 35 SNF 36

10 2. Young academics Von einem stabilen Punkt zum anderen Overview 2. Änderungen 1. Endstatus definieren 1. Science and research in Switzerland 2. Main challenge: Career of young academics 3. Further challenges for Swiss science University of Rummidge 100 full time Professors State of Euphoria 90 full time Professors plus 20 PATT 4. Science Communication 5. SNSF World Network SNF 37 Changing Forschung Places, schafft D. Lodge, Wissen SNF 38 Basic and applied science 3. Further challenges Basic science is useful 3. Further challenges Grundlegende Entdeckung? ja nein Bohrs Quadrant Grundlagenforschung Pasteurs Quadrant Edisons Quadrant Anwendungsorientierte Grundlagenforschung Angewandte Forschung nein ja Konkreter Nutzen? SNF 39 Pasteur s Quadrant, Forschung Donald E. schafft Stokes, Wissen SNF 40

11 3. Further challenges 3. Further challenges Lack of entrepreneurship SNF 42 SNF 43 Result: Missed technologies 3. Further challenges Valley of death 3. Further challenges WE READ YOU! Basic research (SNSF) Application (KTI) SNF 44 SNF 45

12 3. Further challenges 3. Further challenges Big and small science Gender Share of women at the Swiss Universities CERN 3,900 employees Peter Higgs SNF 46 SNF 47 Reproducibility 3. Further challenges Quantification of research output 3. Further challenges - Need to improve the ways in which the outputs of scientific research are evaluated - Initiated by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) together with a group of editors and publishers " over 200 original signers (individuals and organizations) " over new signers (growing) SNF 48 SNF 49

13 3. Further challenges Open Data and Open Access Overview 1. Science and research in Switzerland 2. Main challenge: Career of young academics 3. Further challenges for Swiss science 4. Science Communication 5. SNSF World Network SNF 50 SNF 51 Science communication 4. Science communication Technology is making us antisocial 4. Science communication What?! New technologies need for a new way of communicating with the audience! SNF 52 SNF 53

14 Infographics 4. Science communication 4. Science communication Wie breit müsste die Plantage an Biotreibstoffen sein? Prof. D. MacKay, Department of Energy and Climate Change England 8 Kilometer?! Used in the parliament Autofreie Sonntage (seit 1973) SNF 54 Energieflussdiagramm Forschung Schweiz, schafft BFE, Wissen SNF 55 Data journalism and visualization 4. Science communication How to do science communication 4. Science communication! NZZ, The Guardian Data, NYT Lab, etc. SNF 56 SNF 59

15 5. SNSF World Network Overview The world (of science) is getting smaller 1. Science and research in Switzerland 2. Main challenge: Career of young academics 3. Further challenges for Swiss science 4. Science Communication 5. SNSF World Network SNF 61 SNF 62 The «SNSF World Network» 5. SNSF World Network First insights: numbers 5. SNSF World Network Please your university to make Swiss Science more international! Launch in October 2012: Join and advertise! SNF 63! mirko.bischofberger@snf.ch for more infos SNF 64

16 5. SNSF World Network 5. SNSF World Network First insights: countries Example of a typical discussion SNF 65 SNF 66 Thank you!