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International Space Science Institute (ISSI)Hallerstrasse 6
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Phone +41 31 684 48 96
Email issi@issibern.ch

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International Space Science Institute

Science is
our Focus

ISSI is a scientifically independent and neutral Space- and Earth Science institute that advances science by facilitating open multi-disciplinary discourse in a stimulating environment, reaching out towards new scientific horizons.

Euclid’s view of the Perseus cluster of galaxies. Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi
ISSI

Newly selected International Teams in Space and Earth Sciences 2024

Selected Teams in 2024

byMark Sargent, Science Program Manager

Published: 13 June 2024

Artist's impression of ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft (Credit: ESA/ATG medialab)

Eruptive Events on the Sun – from Small to Large Scale

Webinar with Louise Harra
(PMOD/WRC, Davos & ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

recorded on June 20, 2024


Published: 21 June 2024

ISSI

Job Posting: Secretary 80%–100% (percentage negotiable)

Published: 06 June 2024

Current ISSI Events

The programme of ISSI covers a wide spectrum of disciplines including the physics of the solar system and planetary sciences to astrophysics and cosmology, and from Earth sciences to astrobiology.

When checking the ISSI Calendar for potential meeting dates, please note that ISSI is usually at full capacity with either 3 teams or working groups, or 1 workshop, plus 1 team or working group.

Mon – Fri Jun 24 – Jun 28
International Team of P. Heil and R. Tilling

Multi-Sensor Observations of Antarctic Sea Ice and its Snow Cover

Tue – Fri Jun 25 – Jun 28
FORUM

Using Earth Observation Systems to Improve Climate Adaptation Policy and Action

Thu – Fri Jun 27 – Jun 28
WORKING GROUP

Global Terrestrial Water Storage Product : Error Assessment and Improvements

Mon – Fri Jul 1 – Jul 5
WORKING GROUP

The Variability of the Airglow for the Detection of Atmospheric Dynamics

Reaching out towards new scientific horizons

Our Fields of Research

Heliophysics

Astrophysics
Cosmology

Planets
Small Bodies

Earth
Science

ISSI is located in Bern, Switzerland.

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Bern can be reached easily from the airports: Zurich (ZHR), Geneva (GVA), and Basel Euroairport (BSL). Bern is also connected to many European cities by fast intercity trains. Timetable information of trains within and around Switzerland can be found at www.rail.ch.

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Artist's impression of ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft (Credit: ESA/ATG medialab)

Eruptive Events on the Sun – from Small to Large Scale

Webinar with Louise Harra
(PMOD/WRC, Davos & ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

recorded on June 20, 2024


Published: 21 June 2024

ISSI in
Numbers 🧮

Numbers don’t say it all, but some are quite telling…

Scientists visit ISSI each year to do research together

~1100

Countries worldwide are represented in the ISSI visitor data base

63+

Journal papers published by ISSI Visitors

~300/yr

Coffees produced by the ISSI coffee machine

>255k

A Mechanism for Knowledge Generation

ISSI Base

950 Square Meters
5 Meeting Rooms
3 Floors
1 Coffee Machine
3 Data Servers
20 Staff Members

Spaces

4 Science Areas
4 Publication Avenues
7 Funding Instruments

People

7298 Visitors
63 Countries
629 Teams
103 Workshops
31 Working Groups
30 Forums

Results

1120+ Staff Publications
4680+ Visitor Papers
88 SSSI Volumes
17 Sci. Rep. Volumes
53 Spatium Issues

A Spiral Amongst Thousands
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel