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1815 |
Foundation of the Schweizerische Naturforschende Gesellschaft SNG (Swiss Association of the Natural Sciences)
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1874 |
Introduction of the «principle of location» (Executive Board changes every six years) following adoption of new statutes
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1910 |
Introduction of the Senate
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1972 |
Central Secretariat replaced by General Secretariat
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1984 |
Appointment as an institution for the promotion of research by the Swiss Confederation (research legislation)
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1988 |
Change of name to Schweizerische Akademie der Naturwissenschaften/Academie des sciences naturelles/Swiss Academy of Sciences
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2004 |
New image, change of name to Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
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| 2007 | Comprehensive structural reform of SCNAT accompanied by the adoption of new statutes and the abandonment of the «principle of location». | |
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