Abbreviations and glossary

Actionuni

Organisation representing young researchers as well as associations of non-professorial teaching staff of the universities and the ETHs both nationally and internationally

BRIDGE

Joint funding programme of SNSF and CTI to promote the innovation potential of research in Switzerland

CTI

Commission for Technology and Innovation of the federal government of Switzerland (as of 1.1.2018: Innosuisse)

DORA declaration

Declaration on Research Assessment – consideration of entire research output during the evaluation of a proposal

economiesuisse

Association of Swiss companies: largest umbrella organisation representing Swiss businesses

EDK

Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education

ERC

European Research Council

ETHZ / EPFL

Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (Zurich and Lausanne)

Euresearch

Swiss network that provides, on behalf of the SERI, targeted information, hands-on advice and transnational partnering related to European research and innovation programmes

FHNW

University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland

FHS-SG

University of Applied Sciences, St. Gallen

FMI

Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel

HEP-VD

University of Teacher Education Canton of Vaud, Lausanne

HES-SO

University of Applied Sciences and Art Western Switzerland

HSLU

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art

Horizon 2020

EU framework programme for research and innovation 2014–2020

MHV

Marie Heim-Vögtlin grants (SNSF funding for women until 2016)

NCCR

National Centre of Competence in Research, Switzerland

NRP

National Research Programme, Switzerland

Overhead

Contribution to indirect costs of SNSF-funded projects

PHSG

University of teacher education St. Gallen

r4d programme

Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development

SAHS

Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences

SAMS

Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences

SATW

Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences

Science Europe

Umbrella organisation of national research organisations in European countries

SCNAT

Swiss Academy of Sciences

SCOPES

Scientific cooperation between Eastern Europe and Switzerland

SDC

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

SERI

State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation

SUPSI

University of Applied Sciences and Art of Southern Switzerland

SwissCore

Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education: SNSF office in Brussels, co-financed by SERI and CTI

swissuniversities

Works to strengthen and enhance collaboration among Swiss higher education institutions and promotes a common voice on educational issues in Switzerland

Tenure track

Assistant professorship, with the option of turning it into a permanent post based on merit

VPOD

Association of Swiss Civil Servants

ZHAW

Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur

ZHdK

Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich