The sixth event in the MRI Anniversary Lecture Series took place today, celebrating 20 years since the MRI Coordination Office was founded in 2001. This series aims to showcase MRI synthesis workshop research and build capacity in the mountain research community. Invited speaker Ana Ochoa-Sánchez graduated in Civil Engineering and holds a master’s and a doctoral […]

The second Conéctate A+ academic exchange webinar took place today, helping students and researchers in Switzerland discover study and research opportunities in Latin America. Conéctate A+ is a network of researchers and institutions interested in deepening the interdisciplinary, rigorous, and comparative analysis of top-priority problems linked to ecosystems, climate change, health, and sustainable development in the […]

Conéctate A+ Co-Head Christian Huggel and Randy Muñoz, both from the University of Zurich, conducted a webinar about micro rainfall radar in the framework of the AguaFuturo project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The equipment will remain in Huaraz-Peru permanently for studies about the dynamics of the precipitation in the Cordillera Blanca, and is the only equipment of its type […]

The first Conéctate A+ academic exchange webinar took place this week, helping students in the Andes+ region discover study and scholarship opportunities in Switzerland. Conéctate A+ is a network of researchers and institutions interested in deepening the interdisciplinary, rigorous, and comparative analysis of top-priority problems linked to ecosystems, climate change, health, and sustainable development in the […]