Dans le cadre du programme CROSS, qui encourage et subventionne chaque année une sélection de projets interdisciplinaires, la FGSE et l’EPFL vont plancher sur trois projets communs, ciblant la thématique de la crise. Au programme : l’optimisation des alertes aux vagues de chaleur, des robots qui inspectent les glaciers, ou encore la gestion des risques d’avalanches.
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Le programme CROSS (Collaborative Research on Science and Society) a choisi pour son édition 2023 la thématique de la crise. Elle a accordé un financement à six projets interdisciplinaires entre l’UNIL et l’EPFL, qui visent à répondre à certains des défis les plus urgents de la société. Chaque projet recevra jusqu'à CHF 60'000, à répartir entre les deux institutions. La FGSE participe à trois d’entre eux.
1) Extended-range warnings for heatwaves in Switzerland (HEATaware)
2) Improving understanding of the biodiversity crisis resulting from glacial retreat through robotic data capture
3) Understanding loCal Risk cUlture(s) in the context of climate Crisis: AvaLanche hazard from the perspective of anthropology and natural sciences & technologies / CRUCIAL
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THREE JOINT PROJECTS FGSE - EPFL SELECTED BY THE CROSS PROGRAM
Within the framework of the CROSS program, which encourages and subsidizes a selection of interdisciplinary projects each year, the FGSE and EPFL will work on three joint projects, targeting the theme of crisis. On the agenda: the optimization of heat wave alerts, robots that inspect glaciers, and avalanche risk management.
The CROSS (Collaborative Research on Science and Society) program has chosen the theme of crisis for its 2023 edition. It has granted funding to six interdisciplinary projects between UNIL and EPFL, which aim to address some of society's most pressing challenges. Each project will receive up to CHF 60'000, to be shared between the two institutions. The FGSE is participating in three of them.
1) Extended-range warnings for heatwaves in Switzerland (HEATaware)
2) Improving understanding of the biodiversity crisis resulting from glacial retreat through robotic data capture
3) Understanding loCal Risk cUlture(s) in the context of climate Crisis: AvaLanche hazard from the perspective of anthropology and natural sciences & technologies / CRUCIAL