• Publications (E)

Here you will find reports produced in the course of the work of the SSC. The Council makes a distinction between explorative studies, which report on initial studies on specific themes, and policy analyses, in which the Council formulates conclusions or recommendations for the federal government. Up until 2015, there was a further category of reports: ‘SSIC Secretariat working papers’. These can be found in the corresponding sub-menu.


Science policy advice in times of crisis
Considerations and recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC
On the basis of an expert report by Caspar Hirschi, Johanna Hornung, Dylan Jaton,
Céline Mavrot, Fritz Sager und Caroline Schlaufer on behalf of the SSC
SSC Report 3/2022


Report (PDF, 3.9 MB): in German and French, with recommendations in English 

Flyer (PDF, 1.7 MB): in German and French

Excerpt: Considerations and recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC in English
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Evaluation of the Swiss National Science Foundation
Report of the Swiss Science Council SSC


Report (PDF, 9.8 MB): Introduction, main findings and evaluation by the SSC in German and French. Report by the international panel of experts in English

Annexe I - IV (PDF, 7.3 MB)

Annexe V - VIII (PDF, 7 MB)

Annexe IX - XIII (PDF, 3.8 MB)


Postdoctoral researchers at Swiss higher education institutions
Findings and recommendations of the Swiss Science Council SSC
SSC Report 2/2022


Report (PDF, 3 MB): Executive summary and recommendations in French, German and English. Report in French and German

Flyer (PDF, 719 KB): in French and German


Public acceptance of crisis measures
Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic
Results of two workshops and analysis by the Swiss Science Council SSC
SSC Report 1/2022


Report (PDF, 5.7 MB): Considerations and recommendations in German and French. Report in German.

Flyer (PDF, 2 MB): German and French version.


Baccalaureate education in the digital society
Considerations and recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC
Expert report by Michael Geiss, director at the Centre for Education and Digital Change at the Zurich University of Teacher Education, on behalf of the SSC
SSC Report 1/2021


Report (PDF, 1.4 MB): Considerations and recommendations in German and French. Report in German.

Leporello (PDF, 688 GB): German and French version.


Assessment of the multi-year plans 2021–2024 for federal support under Art. 15 RIPA

SSC’s full report and recommendations, on behalf of the SERI


The future of Open Access from the perspective of researchers in Switzerland
An interview study by Sandra Lang commissioned by the Swiss Science Council
October 2020


Report (PDF, 812 KB): Report in German.

 

Wissenschaftliche Politikberatung in Krisenzeiten 
Überlegungen und Empfehlungen des Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrates SWR
Auf der Grundlage eines Expertenberichts von Caspar Hirschi, Johanna Hornung, Dylan Jaton, Céline Mavrot, Fritz Sager und Caroline Schlaufer zuhanden des SWR
SWR Schrift 3/2022


Bericht (PDF, 3.9 MB): in Deutsch und Französisch 

Flyer (PDF, 1.7 MB): in Deutsch und Französisch


Evaluation des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds 
Bericht des Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrates SWR


Bericht (PDF, 9.8 MB): Einleitung, wichtigste Ergebnisse und Beurteilung durch den SWR in Deutsch und Französisch. Bericht des internationalen Expertenpanels in Englisch

Anhang I - IV (PDF, 7.3 MB)

Anhang V - VIII (PDF, 7 MB)

Anhang IX - XIII (PDF, 3.8 MB)


Postdoktorierende an Schweizer Hochschulen 
Erkenntnisse und Empfehlungen des Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrates SWR
SWR Schrift 2/2022


Bericht (PDF, 3 MB): Zusammenfassung und Empfehlungen in Deutsch, Französisch und Englisch. Bericht in Deutsch und Französisch

Flyer (PDF, 719 KB): in Deutsch und Französisch


Akzeptanz von Krisenmassnahmen durch die Bevölkerung
Die Lehren aus Covid-19
Ergebnisse von zwei Workshops und Analyse des Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrates SWR
SWR Schrift 1/2022


Bericht (PDF, 5.1 MB): Bericht und Empfehlungen in Deutsch

Flyer (PDF, 2 MB): in Deutsch und Französisch


Gymnasiale Bildung in der digitalen Gesellschaft
Überlegungen und Empfehlungen des Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrates SWR
Expertenbericht von Michael Geiss, Leiter des Zentrums Bildung und Digitaler Wandel der Pädagogischen Hochschule Zürich, im Auftrag des SWR
SWR Schrift 1/2021


Bericht (PDF, 1.4 MB): Überlegungen und Empfehlungen in Deutsch und Französisch. Bericht in Deutsch.

Flyer (PDF, 688 KB)


Begutachtung der Mehrjahrespläne nach Art. 15 FIFG für die BFI-Periode 2021–2024

Gesamtbericht und Empfehlungen des SWR im Auftrag des SBFI


Die Zukunft von Open Access aus der Sicht von Forschenden in der Schweiz
Eine Interviewstudie von Sandra Lang im Auftrag des Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrats
Oktober 2020


Bericht (PDF, 812 KB)


White Paper: Quantentechnologie in der Schweiz 
Considerations and recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC
Report by Cathal J. Mahon and the SSC secretariat
Policy analysis 1/2020
October 2020


Report (PDF, 668 KB): Considerations and recommendations in German, French and English. Report in English.

Leporello (PDF, 719 KB)


Reflections on the differentiation of higher education institutions: the link to the professional world
Exploratory analysis by the Swiss Science Council SSC
Exploratory study 1/2019
February 2020


Download (PDF, 2.6 MB): Report in French


Dealing with disruption The role of education, research and innnovation shaping financial innovation

Considerations and recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC
Multimethod case study on the subject of FinTech conducted by the SSC
Policy analysis 2/2019
May 2019


Download (PDF, 1.7 MB): Considerations and recommendations in four languages, case study in English


Empfehlungen des Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrates SWR für die BFI-Botschaft 2021–2024
Analyse Zielkörper und Handlungsempfehlungen zuhanden des Bundes

Recommandations du Conseil suisse de la science CSS pour le message FRI 2021–2024
Analyse des objectifs et recommandations d’action à l’attention de la Confédération
May 2019


Download (PDF, 1.6 MB): Report in French and German



Notions of health and disease in the digital age
Policy analysis and recommendations of the Swiss Science Council SSC
Concept analysis by Prof. Dominic Murphy, University of Sydney, on behalf of the SSC
Policy analysis 1/2019
February 2019

Download (PDF, 2 MB): Recommendations in four languages, policy analysis in English and French


Patient, doctor, big data. Who has the power of definition?
Report on the common workshop by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences and the Swiss Science Council on 18 April 2018
February 2019

Download (PDF, 4 MB): Report in English, German and French



Social selectivity
Recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC
Expert report by Rolf Becker and Jürg Schoch commissioned by the SSC
Policy analysis 3/2018
December 2018

Download (PDF, 1.91 MB): Report in German


The growth of science:
Implications for the evaluation and funding of research in Switzerland
Policy analysis and recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC
Empirical analysis by B. Hendriks, M. Reinhart and C. Schendzielorz,
German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Berlin
Policy analysis 2/2018
October 2018
Download (PDF, 1.52 MB)

Excerpt: Recommendations by the Swiss Science Council SSC in German and in French
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Citizen Science: Expert report, Democracy and Public Participation
Recommendations of the Swiss Science Council SSC
Prof. Bruno Strasser, University of Geneva, and Prof. Muki Haklay, University College London, on behalf of the SSC
Policy analysis 1/2018
September 2018
Download (PDF, 2.88 MB): Recommendations in four languages, policy analysis in English

Citizen Science: Expertise, Democracy and Public Participation (excerpt of the second part from the policy analysis 1/2018)
Download (PDF, 1.45 MB)


 

New International Science and Technology Policies: Key Issues and Questions in Switzerland
An exploratory study conducted on behalf of the Swiss Science Council SSC
Dr. Alexandra Hofmänner, Science & Technology Studies at University of Basel
With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Peter Weingart
Exploratory study 1/2018
June 2018

Download (PDF, 1.35 MB)


Notions of disruption
A collection of exploratory studies written and commissioned by the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC
Exploratory study 3/2017
November 2017

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Digital competences (excerpt of the 3rd chapter from the exploratory study 3/2017)
November 2017
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(PDF, 436 KB)


 

Biomedical knowledge production in the age of big data
Analysis conducted on behalf of the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC
Dr. Sabina Leonelli, Professor in the Philosophy and History of Science, University of Exeter, UK
Exploratory study 2/2017
November 2017

Download (PDF, 1.48 MB)


 

Citizen Science: An Introduction
Exploratory study commissioned by the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC
By Dr. John Bendix
Exploratory study 1/2017
September 2017

Download (PDF, 1.67 MB)



Requirements for a sustainable education and research system

November 2016



Open Access from the point of view of authors/researchers

SSIC Theses and recommendation
SSIC Report 10/2015
March 2016

Download (PDF, 524 KB): Report in French



Open Access: Publishing, Commerce, and the Scientific Ethos

Report to the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC
SSIC Report 9/2015
December 2015

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Innovation and Public Promotion of Innovation

Report and recommendations produced by the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC
SSIC Report 8/2015
December 2015

Download (PDF, 2.41 MB): Report in German



Systematic impact evaluation of National Centres of Competence in Research NCCRs (first set, 2001-2013)

Report and recommendations by the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC on behalf of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
Final report
SSIC Report 7/2015
December 2015

Download (PDF, 1.45 MB): French version



«Dr Unemployed»?

The professional success of PhD graduates in Switzerland
SSIC Report 6/2015
November 2015

Download (PDF, 4.46 MB): French and German Version



Evaluating the Swiss National Science Foundation with Respect to the Strategic Funding of Research Infrastructures and Disciplinary Areas
Final Report
SSIC Report 5/2015
October 2015

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From Science Council to Innovation Council
The historical development of the Swiss Science Council — an outsider’s view
SSIC Report 4/2015
October 2015

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The Constellation of Actors in the Swiss Higher Education, Research and Innovation Sector
SSIC Theses and Recommendations
SSIC Report 3/2015
October 2015

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PhD cultures and tenure track models at Swiss universities

SSIC Report 2/2015
July 2015

Download (PDF, 949 KB): Report in German and French



Trends in Biomedical Research

Report and recommendations produced by the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC
SSIC Report 1/2015
June 2015

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The Tertiary Level of the Swiss Education System
Report and recommendations produced by the Swiss Science and Innovation Council SSIC
SSIC Report 3/2014
April 2015

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Biomedical research in Switzerland: social space, discourse and practice
SSIC Report 2/2014
April 2014

Download (PDF, 495 KB): Report in French



Biomedicine: Meanings, assumptions, and possible futures
SSIC Report 1/2014
April 2014

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The Position of Universities of Applied Sciences in the Swiss Higher Education System
Recommendations by the SSTC
SSTC Report 5/2013
December 2013

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“Economization” of Science
Recommendations and Proceedings of the Seminar Held in Bern by the Swiss Science and Technology Council on April 23, 2013
SSTC Report 4/2013
November 2013

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Performance Measurement and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Research
A More Purposeful and Sensible Use of Performance Measurement and Evaluation in Science – Ten Theses
SSTC Report 3/2013
September 2015

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Encouraging young graduates to drive innovation in Switzerland
Principles for a comprehensive promotion of young graduates for the benefit of science, economy and society
SSTC Report 2/2013
September 2013

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Allocation models for overhead funds at the Swiss National Science Foundation and at the Commission for Technology and Innovation
SSTC Report 1/2013
September 2013

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Encouraging young scholars for the knowledge society
Principles for a global agenda
SSTC Report 5/2011
March 2012

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Art Research Funding
Status Report 2010/2011
SSTC Report 4/2011
March 2012

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University teaching in the age of Bologna
SSTC Report 3/2011
December 2011

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SSTC recommendations on the Federal Council Dispatch on the Promotion of Education, Research and Innovation for 2013-2016
SSTC Report 2/2011
October 2011

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Where are our young academics coming from? Structures of education, educational disparities and the «gap» in the Swiss education system
Survey conducted by Dr. Stephan Egger on behalf of SSTC
SSTC Report 1/2011
August 2011

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Research at the Swiss universities of applied sciences – Insights into its stage of development
Recommendations of the Swiss Science and Technology Council
SSTC Report 2/2010
November 2010

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