The following statistics are from the last 5 full calendar years: 2020-2024
Publications
Projects
Engagement
42
Number of times participants from Switzerland joined IIASA events
11
Number of times visitors from Switzerland came to IIASA
137
IIASA staff visits to Switzerland
People
3
- Women
- Men
Staff members from Switzerland
1
- Women
- Men
Postdoctoral researchers from Switzerland
15
- Women
- Men
- Unknown
Total number of alumni from Switzerland
News
14 February 2025
Strengthening citizen science and sustainability monitoring in Europe
Researchers from the IIASA Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Research Group are part of the newly launched RIECS-Concept (Towards A Pan-European Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science), a project designed to develop a conceptual framework for a pan-European citizen science research infrastructure. The initiative aims to enhance the role of citizen science in data collection, validation, and policy engagement, ensuring long-term sustainability and broader participation in scientific research across Europe.
01 February 2024
Putting theory into practice: Regulating digital ecosystems based on insights from ecology
Competition policy is recognizing the challenges of regulating conglomerate ecosystems in the era of digitalization. However, the need to bridge the gap between recognition and policy action remains. To discuss how, Elena Rovenskaya led a thematic session at the UNCTAD eWeek 2023.
24 January 2023
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected immigration?
New research finds a high variation between how pandemic mitigation measures affected immigration to different destination countries, from a slight increase to huge reductions.
Events
Focus
02 October 2023
Feasible futures
Policy Brief #41, October 2023. Embracing the notion of feasibility, this research shows that the world will probably overshoot
1.5°C, largely owing to low institutional capacity. Energy demand reduction and electrification are two options to turn down the heat, and addressing weak institutions is crucial.
28 November 2022
Standardizing migration data in Europe
Options Magazine, Winter 2022: Researchers illustrated the discrepancies in migration flow statistics across Europe to help standardize data and better understand migration patterns.
Projects
Land Management for Sustainability (LAMASUS)
Developing circular pathways for a EU low-carbon transition (CircEUlar)
