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WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF

Staff
195
PhD students
28
Postdocs
12

The SLF is an interdisciplinary research and service centre that is world-renowned in its field. The scientists study snow and its interaction with the atmosphere, the formation and dynamics of avalanches and other natural hazards in the Alps, permafrost and mountain ecosystems and their response to climate change and the optimisation of avalanche protection measures. They conduct solution-orientated research for people and the environment in a changing world.

The SLF develops concepts, strategies and concrete measures for the protection of the population against natural hazards and the management of risks and sustainable solutions for socially relevant problems - together with its partners from science and society.

The SLF is part of the Federal Research Institute WSL and thus part of the ETH Domain and is committed to excellence in research and implementation. It offers a research position to around 35 Master's and PhD students.

Established in 2021, the CERC is part of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos.

The research centre CERC focuses on climate change, extreme events and natural hazards in mountain areas. It is supported by the Canton of Grisons and the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL and will be supported by ETH Zurich.

WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf
Switzerland

Phone +41 81 417 01 11
www.slf.ch, contact@slf.ch

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Events

Public events

The soil-physical complex and soil functions

Soils play a central role in the functioning of our ecosystems and the well-being of humankind. Soils are not only the basis for the production of food and other raw materials, but also fulfil functions such as water storage and filtration, nutrient cycling, carbon storage and are the habitat for an overwhelming biological diversity.

Public events

Climate-induced changes in the Alpine cryosphere and their geomorphic impacts

As in all mountain ranges around the world, snow, glaciers and permafrost in the European Alps are undergoing major changes in connection with current global change.

Transferable Skills

Summer School Forests and Extremes Start

The Summer School „Forests and Extremes: Crisis or Transition?” (August 18-25, 2024, Davos) wants to face up to the complexity of compound and cascading events. Alongside national and international experts from multiple disciplines, participants will expose themselves to the unknown: the future of terrestrial ecosystems with a focus on forests!

Transferable Skills

Summer School: Blue-green biodiversity

The WSL Biodiversity Center and the Blue-Green Biodiversity Research Initiative are pleased to announce their upcoming second “Summer school: Blue-green biodiversity. Research and practice and the interface of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems” to provide an in-depth understanding of the linkages between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the interdependencies between social and ecological systems.

Public events, Scientific events

Forum für Wissen 2024: Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze im Umgang mit Risiken

Die zahlreichen und schnellen Veränderungen, die wir in Umwelt und Gesellschaft wahrnehmen, führen zu Veränderungen in Risiken. Im WSL-Forum 2024 wollen wir quer durch die Themenlandschaft der WSL gegenwärtige Herausforderungen und mögliche Lösungsansätze beleuchten und diskutieren.

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