Work characteristics and well-being of Swiss apprentices entering the labor market 1This article is based on the research project “Work Experience and Quality of Life in Switzerland: Work, Stress, and Personality Development” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation within the Swiss Priority Program “Switzerland: Towards the Future” (Grant No. 5004-047898 to N.K. Semmer [principal investigator] and J.-P. Dauwalder [co-principle investigator]).

Within a research project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation the implementation of COVID-19 prevention strategies in prisons allover Switzerland were focused. This paper presents an example of the prevention strategy of a closed prison, which faced particular challenges in the implementation of social distancing measures due to its special architecture and limited space.<br>

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The value of research funding for knowledge creation and dissemination: A study of SNSF Research Grants

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ◽

10.1057/s41599-021-00891-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rachel Heyard ◽

Hanna Hottenrott

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Creation ◽

National Science Foundation ◽

Swiss National Science Foundation ◽

Funding Program ◽

National Science ◽

New Research ◽

Citation Metrics ◽

Number Of Citations ◽

The Impact ◽

Output Indicators

AbstractThis study investigates the effect of competitive project funding on researchers’ publication outputs. Using detailed information on applicants at the Swiss National Science Foundation and their proposal evaluations, we employ a case-control design that accounts for individual heterogeneity of researchers and selection into treatment (e.g. funding). We estimate the impact of the grant award on a set of output indicators measuring the creation of new research results (the number of peer-reviewed articles), its relevance (number of citations and relative citation ratios), as well as its accessibility and dissemination as measured by the publication of preprints and by altmetrics. The results show that the funding program facilitates the publication and dissemination of additional research amounting to about one additional article in each of the three years following the funding. The higher citation metrics and altmetrics by funded researchers suggest that impact goes beyond quantity and that funding fosters dissemination and quality.

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Keep calm and fill in your DMP: Lessons Learnt from a Swiss DMP-template initiative

International Journal of Digital Curation ◽

10.2218/ijdc.v13i1.617 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 215-222 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lorenza Salvatori ◽

Ana Sesartic ◽

Nathalie Lambeng ◽

Eliane Blumer

Keyword(s):

National Science Foundation ◽

Life Cycle Management ◽

Management Plan ◽

National Data ◽

Swiss National Science Foundation ◽

Horizon 2020 ◽

Data Life Cycle ◽

Institutes Of Technology ◽

National Science ◽

École Polytechnique

Aligning with other funders such as Horizon 2020, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) requires researcherswho apply for project funding to provide a Data Management Plan (DMP) as an integral part of their research proposal.In an attempt to assist and guide researchers filling out this document, and to provide a service as efficient as possible, the libraries of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and ETH Zurich took the lead to elaborate on a DMP template with content suggestions and recommendations. In this practice paper, we will describe the collaborative effort between the two Swiss federal institutes of technology, namely EPFL and ETH Zurich, as well as some partners of the national Data Life Cycle Management (DLCM) project, which resulted in a very helpful document as reported by our researchers.

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