Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (former KFPE)
We are an alliance of leading Swiss institutions involved in research and teaching collaborations with partners around the world. Together we strengthen global collaboration to advance sciences for sustainable and equitable development.
🌍 @scnat.ch
- Get to know the 6 principles for more effective and equitable #research! Principle 6️⃣: Build long-term partnerships to grow an active community of knowledge and practice. Learn more: globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/id/G7aAx
- Get to know the 6 principles for more effective and equitable #research! Principle 5️⃣: Share and apply results to create impact. Learn more: globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/id/CDWi8
- Get to know the 6 principles for more effective and equitable #research! Principle 4️⃣: Promote mutual learning to strengthen competences and advance knowledge. Learn more: globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/id/G3Tm2
- Get to know the 6 principles for more effective and equitable #research! Principle 3️⃣: Specify roles and responsibilities to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability. Learn more: globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/id/as9gW
- Get to know the 6 principles for more effective and equitable #research! Principle 2️⃣: Manage power dynamics to promote equity and diversity. Learn more: globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/id/FWhrC
- Get to know the 6 principles for more effective and equitable #research! Principle 1️⃣: Set the agenda together to ensure relevance and shared ownership. Learn more: globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/id/rRRgh
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- Africa finally has its own drug-regulation agency — and it could transform the continent’s health. @swisstph.ch @medicusmundi.bsky.social @medicusmundich.bsky.social @zasb.unibas.ch @cdeunibe.bsky.social @scnat.ch www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- ✨The revised Guide for Global Research Partnerships is now available✨ The 6 principles for Global Research Partnerships point at the main pillars of global collaboration. Background information you in strengthening Global Research in practice. 👉 www.grp-guide.ch
- 🎉 Soon, we'll launch our revised Guide for Global #Research Partnerships 🤝🌍 The #guide will be short and concise, yet comprehensive, in-depth, and easy to apply. Stay tuned 👉 globalresearch.scnat.ch/en/id/FKWxY
- 🌍 How can internships and applied research strengthen #GlobalEducation and build sustainable partnerships? Our new publication with @BFE-HAFL shows that #engagement, #inclusivedesign and #coleadership are key 👉 globalresearch.scnat.ch/de/id/Spx3H?...
- Swiss-African Science Diplomacy is a powerful driver of innovation and global collaboration. In our new Policy Brief you learn: 1️⃣How science diplomacy advances foreign policy and scientific cooperation. 2️⃣How Swiss-African science diplomacy can be strengthened.
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- We have now officially launched our new name: Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships. 🌐 Visit our new website to learn more: www.globalresearch.ch
- 🔔 Introducing our new name: Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships! Learn more about it during our Annual #Conference on 20 June ➡️ kfpe.scnat.ch/en #GlobalResearch #GRP-Alliance
- 📰 Our latest #newsletter is online! Check out our latest updates with information on funding, events, publications and courses 👉 kfpe.scnat.ch/en/news
- Different TWAS fellowships available—lasting from three months to three years—scientists from developing countries can gain invaluable experience working with prominent colleagues in other developing countries. @eadi.bsky.social @swisstph.ch @cdeunibe.bsky.social @scnat.ch twas.org/opportunitie...
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- The @snsf-ch.bsky.social is taking part in the Belmont Forum's Tropical Forests call for proposals, which supports research projects developing innovative solutions to address challenges faced in tropical forest regions. @cdeunibe.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @scnat.ch www.snf.ch/en/119z6teKC...
- Plant pathologist Henry Sila Nzioki works to find a sustainable way to control a parasitic weed called Striga, which can devastate farmers’ harvests in Kenya. @cdeunibe.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @zasb.unibas.ch @swisstph.ch @scnat.ch @cgdev.org www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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- Every year, TWAS’s Regional Partners select up to 25 scientists younger than 40 as Young Affiliates. The honour is given to researchers from developing nations who show potential for a high-impact career. twas.org/article/call... @eadi.bsky.social @scnat.ch @snsf-ch.bsky.social @swisstph.ch
- This blog post explores and builds upon the findings of a workshop co-hosted between UniPID and EADI in the framework of the KFPE annual conference (2024) workshop series. @eadi.bsky.social @zasb.unibas.ch @swisstph.ch @scnat.ch @swisstph.ch @snsf-ch.bsky.social www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2184
- “In general, I think science is a great bridge between people, and between nations” says quantum physicist Roee Ozeri. www.nature.com/articles/d41... @cdeunibe.bsky.social @dinapomeranz.bsky.social @scnat.ch @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @swisstph.ch @snsf-ch.bsky.social
- 📢 Last chance to submit your workshop proposal! Our KFPE Annual Conference (June 20, 2025) will explore AI in global research partnerships. Submit your online workshop proposal (60–120 min) by March 23, 2025. 🔗 More info: kfpe.scnat.ch/de/id/guYYN #AI #GlobalResearchPartnership
- 📢 Call for Workshop Proposals – AI in Global Research Partnerships Submit your proposal for the KFPE Annual Conference (June 20, 2025) by March 23, 2025. Topics: AI & multilingualism, qualitative data analysis, global teaching. Workshops (60–120 min). 🔗 More info: kfpe.scnat.ch/en/id/8iZKe?...
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- Call for workshop ideas. On 20 June 2025, the KFPE will hold its annual conference. We will focus on AI in Global Research Partnerships. @cdeunibe.bsky.social @swisstph.ch @snsf-ch.bsky.social @zasb.unibas.ch @eadi.bsky.social @scnat.ch @dinapomeranz.bsky.social kfpe.scnat.ch/en/news/uuid...
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- ⚠️New Name: «Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships»⚠️ In June 2025, we will change the name of the KFPE to «Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships». Learn more about the reasons for revising our name at the Annual Conference on 20 June. kfpe.scnat.ch/en/about_kfpe
- Recommendations how research funding can contribute to high quality and transformative global research and how funding instruments contribute to co-created research, targeted capacity development and reduced institutional disparities. 👉 kfpe.scnat.ch/en/key_activ... @cdeunibe.bsky.social @scnat.ch
- Research projects are better if they build on high quality research partnerships. Our latest report provides recommendations for funding institutions how to evaluate the quality of global research partnerships and what to evaluate. 👉 kfpe.scnat.ch/en/key_activ... @cdeunibe.bsky.social @scnat.ch
- The MGG Academy is a training and dialogue format for highly qualified early- to mid-career professionals from global powers and the European Union (EU). mgg.network/page/mgg-aca... @cdeunibe.bsky.social @swisstph.ch @wyssacademy.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @scnat.ch @snsf-ch.bsky.social
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- Breaking language barriers: ‘Not being fluent in English is often viewed as being an inferior scientist’ Biologist Tatsuya Amano works to make science a fairer place for non-fluent speakers. @cdeunibe.bsky.social @scnat.ch @swisstph.ch @dinapomeranz.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- The Centre's one-year Postgraduate Diploma Programme helps students from disadvantaged countries gain the knowledge and study skills they need to pursue PhD degrees anywhere in the world. @scnat.ch www.ictp.it/news/2024/12...
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- Seed Grant for New #African Principal Investigators. With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), UNESCO-TWAS launched a new programme to strengthen the capacity of African countries lagging in science and technology. twas.org/opportunity/...
- Call for projects: Movetia - Int. cooperation: Swiss and foreign educational institutions work together on a current topic and jointly develop new educational concepts, programmes or tools.... @cdeunibe.bsky.social @swisstph.ch @swisspeace.bsky.social @scnat-ch.bsky.social movetia.ch/en/funding-o...
- Epidemiologist Placide Mbala, who led research into the #Mpox outbreak that has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is one of the remarkable individuals chosen for this year’s Nature’s 10. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Join us in the discussion on how to revise the @kfpe.bsky.social Guide for Transboundary Research Partnerships. - What makes your research collaborations successful? - Which challenges did you face? 👉 share your experiences and ideas on our interactive survey: kfpe.scnat.ch/en/about_kfp...
- Science diplomacy combines diplomacy and science to tackle global challenges 👉 A policy brief by the @kfpe.bsky.social and @swisstph.bsky.social shows the benfits of this interplay between science and diplomacy and how it can be further strengthened. kfpe.scnat.ch/en/key_activ...
- Will a growth in postdoctoral positions across #Africa cause bottlenecks, replicating the career-progression challenges faced by scientists elsewhere? by Linda Nordling in Nature. www.nature.com/articles/d41... @cdeunibe.bsky.social @snsf-ch.bsky.social @dinapomeranz.bsky.social
- Academia is still failing #Black #women. Nicola Rollock outlines concrete actions that individual academics and institutions can take to demonstrate solidarity with Black women. @cdeunibe.bsky.social @swisstph.bsky.social @snsf-ch.bsky.social @juliegwen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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- How to ensure #Vaccine #equity now? A collective of 290 scientists from 36 countries come together to support the adoption of a ‘science-for-science’ approachin the treaty. www.nature.com/articles/d41... @swisstph.bsky.social @snsf-ch.bsky.social @melissafleming.bsky.social @scnat-ch.bsky.social
- Engage with us in discussions on how to strengthen sustainable, equitable partnerships in North-South collaboration. Submit your workshop idea before 8 March 2024 👉 kfpe.scnat.ch/en/annual_co... @snsf-ch.bsky.social @cdeunibe.bsky.social @swisstph.bsky.social
- Our latest newsletter is out! Learn more about new funding opportunities for global research collaborations, events, courses and publications. 👉 scnat-4.campaigns.dmanalytics1.com/usr/83bf7d4b... @snsf-ch.bsky.social @cdeunibe.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social @swisstph.bsky.social
- SOR4D Programme of @snsf-ch.bsky.social and SDC has selected eight projects for funding. Congratulations to the winners! The KFPE wishes you every success and joy in realising your projects and creating long-term impact! www.snf.ch/en/wuBfxQOTy...
