News

08.06.2011

SNF News: Plant invasions
Many exotic plants spread throughout Switzerland. How do they succeed in prevailing here? complete article in«Horizonte», June 2011 (in German) complete article in«Horizonte», June 2011 (in... [more]

10.05.2011

Re-launch of the Journal "Botanica Helevetica" as "Alpine Botany"
From 1891 on, the Swiss Botanical Society (SBG/SBS) was editing the Bulletin of the Swiss Botanical Society, named Botanica Helvetica since 1981. Now, starting with this issue, the Swiss Botanical Society is re-launching the... [more]

02.05.2011

SNSF – Call for applications: Marie Heim-Vögtlin subsidies
To increase the number of women in research, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) annually awards a limited number of Marie Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) subsidies. MHV subsidies are aimed for women scientists, whose scientific... [more]

18.04.2011

Museum of the month April: The Zurich Succulent Plant Collection
Zurich Succulent Plant Collection "Succulent Centre - Place of Green Knowledge" New information material in the public collection, from April 1, 2011 [more]

13.04.2011

Flowering titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) at the Botanical Garden of the University of Basel
The plant will be flowering around Easter. more information (in German) Webcam  [more]