Organisation
Steering Committee
The steering committee is responsible for the overall coordination of SwissRN activity and strategy.
| Name | Institution | Unit | |
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University of Zürich | Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine, Center for Reproducible Science |
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ETH Zürich | Domain of the Vice President Research, NEXUS Personalized Health Technologies |
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University of Geneva | Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Swiss Open Psychological Science Initiative |
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University of Bern | Vetsuisse Faculty Bern, Swiss 3R Competence Centre |
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Santini ![]() |
University Hospital Basel |
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Basel Muscle MRI (BAMM) |
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Herzog ![]() |
EPFL | Psychophysics Laboratory |
Institutions
Member institutions of the SwissRN are formally committed to support the aims of SwissRN and have begun implementing them. Current institutional members are:
| Institution | Representative | Local Node | |
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| FernUni Schweiz / UniDistance Suisse | ![]() |
Nicolas Rothen Vice-Rector for Research |
Michael Kurschilgen/ Matthias Voigt Economics / Applied Mathematics |
| University of Basel | ![]() |
Frank Neumann Head Research Office |
Paul Ritsche /Francesco Santini Dep. of Sport, Exercise and Health / Dep. of Biomedical Engineering, Dep. of Radiology |
| University of Bern | ![]() |
Hugues Abriel Vice Rector for Research |
Bernhard Voelkl Veterinary Public Health Institute, Animal Welfare Division |
| University of Geneva | ![]() |
Brigitte Galliot Vice-Rector of Research |
Evie Vergauwe / Valentina Borghesani Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences / Faculty of Psychology ad Educational Sciences, NCCR Evolving Language |
| University of Zurich | ![]() |
Elisabeth Stark Vice President Research |
Fabio Molo / Gorka Fraga González Center for Reproducible Science and Research Synthesis |
| Università della Svizzera italiana | ![]() |
Patrick Gagliardini Pro-Rector for Research |
Antonietta Mira Data Science Lab with Faculty of Economics, Euler Institute |
| Zurich University of Applied Sciences | ![]() |
Andreas Gerber-Grote Head of Research and Development |
Christoph Hofer Institute of Data Analysis and Processing Design (IDP) |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich | ![]() |
Annette Oxenius Vice President Research |
Lars Schöbitz Global Health Engineering |
| École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) | ![]() |
Michael Herzog Professor |
Michael Herzog Neuroscience - Brain Mind Institute |
| St.Gallen University of Teacher Education (PHSG) | Michael Beck Professor |
Michael Beck Research Methods Working Group |
Become a SwissRN Institution
We expect that institutions seeking membership of SwissRN will want to develop capacity to deliver a research improvement strategy, and to work with SwissRN to develop a strategy for ensuring the sustainability of SwissRN in the medium- and long-term, and to build a community of institutions focused on research improvement.
Interested institutions please send an email to SwissRN Coordinator info@swissrn.org..
Stakeholders
Stakeholders who support the SwissRN form the Stakeholder Engagement Group with the goal of
- aligning SwissRN activity with the strategy and activity of the stakeholders
- allowing the exchange of ideas
- facilitating feedback on new stakeholder initiatives
| Institution | Contact person | |
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| Swiss National Science Foundation | ![]() |
Katrin Milzow Co-director |
| Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences | ![]() |
Marianne Bonvin Cuddapah Managing Director |
| FORS - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences | ![]() |
Marieke Heers Head of Group |
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Board President |
Become a stakeholder in SwissRN
Potential stakeholders include funders (both governmental and charity) and non-profit organisations that are part of the academic environment. To become a member of the Stakeholder Engagement Group an organization has to provide direct financial support or support in kind to SwissRN and is required to agree to our mission and values.
If you would like to become a member of the Stakeholder Engagement Group of the Swiss Reproducibility Network, please send an email to info@swissrn.org.
Advisory Board
An external Advisory Board comprising academics from the international research community with expertise related to the goals of the network supports the steering committee regarding strategy and direction.
| Institution/Organization | Role | Name | Photo |
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| National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, UK | Head of Experimental Design and Reporting | Nathalie Percie Du Sert | ![]() |
| Former head of Competence Centre for Methodology and Statistics at the Luxembourg Institute of Health | Statistical Consultancy for the Pharmaceutical Industry | Stephen Senn | ![]() |
| University of Utrecht, the Netherlands | Assistant Professor, Department of Methodology and Statistics |
Anne Scheel | ![]() |
| KU Leuven, Belgium | Full Professor and Head of Methodology of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences |
Patrick Onghena | ![]() |
| Tilburg University, the Netherlands | Assistant Professor, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Tamarinde Haven | ![]() |
| CLARIN-CH and DARIAH-CH | Language Scientist | Cristina Grisot | ![]() |
Communication manager
| Institution | Name & Contact | |
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| Schirin Ghazivakili, SwissRN Communication Manager. | ![]() |
Coordinator
| Institution | Name & Contact | |
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| Piera Filippi, SwissRN Coordinator. Please send inquiries to info@swissrn.org |
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