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The SNSF makes data on its research funding publicly available. Here’s how you can use these data to calculate useful figures easily and quickly.

Researchers working in Switzerland are very successful with applications to the European Research Council (ERC). Our analysis shows: By 2019, 84% of these grantees had previously received funding from the SNSF.

Studies and surveys confirm that during the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s workload at home has increased. Does that mean women researchers are also submitting fewer proposals to the SNSF? Analyses show that, with one exception, their share has remained stable.

In some disciplines nearly all publications based on SNSF-funded research are in open access mode, in others still only a few. Overall, the share of open access publications is growing slowly but steadily.