date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:46:52 +0000
from: Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Swiss centre
to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk

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Keith,

Know anything about this?

Mike


Switzerland has established ten National Centres of Competence in Research 
(NCCRs), one of which is on Climate variability, predictability and climate 
risks (NCCR Climate), lead by Heinz Wanner, University of Bern, with Sfr 
8.2 m over 3 years (M1.1/year)

Interior minister, Ruth Dreifuss, announced in mid December that SFr 126
million had been allocated from 2001-2003 to fund long-term research into
life sciences, sustainable development and environment, information and
communication technologies and other areas. Ten projects were chosen to be 
the new NCCRs out of 229 put forward. As well as government funding, each 
project will be allocated a research centre and be linked to a network of 
researchers in similar fields.

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