Swiss medical and healthcare law is based on the concept of the human being as a self-determined and rationally acting patient. However, the understanding of human nature that underpins medical and healthcare law often diverges from reality. The new research project led by professors Regina E. Aebi-Müller, Bernhard Rütsche (both University of Lucerne) and Bijan Fateh-Moghadam (University of Basel) focuses on patients and their relatives whose values and needs related to medical care depart from the presumed rationality ingrained in our legal framework. More information

The use of "Big Data", i.e. large amounts of data, is now also playing an increasingly important role in development cooperation. In global development policy, "Big Data" should continue to help measure and compare "development" at the global level; simultaneously, however, data should now also enable targeted interventions at the local level. Unlike past top-down approaches and one-size-fits-all solutions, data-based development policy promises to be tailored to local needs. The research project, led by Dr Sandra Bärnreuther, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, examines the shift towards data-driven development approaches in relation to data infrastructures, data practices, and new forms of governance in India and Kenya. More information

A total of CHF 1.53 million (rounded) was raised by the researchers. SNSF project grants cover staff salaries, research costs, and funding for scientific collaboration, networking and communication. The salaries of the project leaders are paid by the university.

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