The Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) is a leading institution for climate research, it carries out interdisciplinary research that is at the forefront of climate science. The OCCR brings together researchers from 17 institutes and 5 faculties. It was founded in 2007 and is named after Hans Oeschger (1927-1998), a pioneer of modern climate research.
The OCCR has built up a unique interdisciplinary research environment focusing on climate change, one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. At the interface between physics, geography, biology, chemistry, history, economy, political sciences and philosophy, approximately 330 researchers are investigating the effects of these unprecedented changes on humans and ecosystems.
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The Graduate School of Climate Sciences at the OCCR is promoting its Master's programme with a new video. The protagonists are former and current students of the programme
Funding
Palaeoecologist and OCCR member Christoph Schwörer is supported by the SNSF for an innovative project.
"Nature" study
OCCR Postdoc Qing Sun has been involved in an international study on the influence of nitrogen on the climate.
Resignation
Thomas Stocker, the President of the Oeschger Centre, is retiring. In an interview, he looks back on his extraordinary career.
Social tipping points
Economist and philosopher, Philippe Colo, analyses social tipping points. He says that a project like this is only possible in an interdisciplinary environment such as the Oeschger Centre, which uniquely supports and thrives on interdisciplinary collaboration.
Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Thomas Stocker and Jakob Schwander have been honoured with one of the most important science prizes in Europe.
European Geosciences Union prize
This prestigious prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of ice research.
uniAKTUELL web journal
Researchers get to the heart of current developments in their field in video statements.
Paper of the month
A study led by OCCR members Christian Pfister (Emeritus) and Stefan Brönnimann (Climatology group) shows that wine must quality based on expert judgement is suitable for reconstructing past summer temperatures, provided that the documentary evidence is critically evaluated. Where grape harvest data are lacking, must quality can be the most reliable high-resolution proxy for summer temperature. This is invaluable for determining dry summers and cold, wet seasons.
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