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Pascal Gygax, the psycholinguist aiming to demasculinise society through language

For the past twenty years, the psycholinguist Pascal Gygax has studied the links between language and gender representations. He has shown how the predominance of the grammatical masculine form in languages influences, consciously or not, our way of seeing the world. In November 2024, he was awarded the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize for his research.

19/11/2024 Aurélia Robert-Tissot, …

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(Inter-)national cooperation in programmes and organisations: working together brings added value

Some things are more easily achieved as a team – whether it is building a house, playing football or delving into the quantum structure of space-time. This principle also applies at international level in the area of education, research and innovation (ERI).

08/10/2024 Michael Gerber

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Federalist cooperation enables further consolidation of general baccalaureate

The requirement to maintain a high-quality and permeable education system is anchored in the Swiss Federal Constitution. In order for us to continue to fulfil this mandate in the future, there needs to be consistent nurturing of existing dialogue and cooperation among all education system stakeholders.

08/08/2024 Martina Hirayama

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