Martina Caroni elected to the Marcel Benoist Foundation Board of Trustees

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At its meeting on 25 January, the Federal Council elected Martina Caroni, Vice-Rector for Teaching and International Relations at the University of Lucerne, to the Marcel Benoist Foundation Board of Trustees. The Foundation has been presided over by Nobel Laureate Didier Queloz since the beginning of the year. The Marcel Benoist Foundation, established by the Federal Council in 1920, awards the Swiss Science Prize every year. Under the terms of the will of its founder, Marcel Benoist, the prize of 250,000 Swiss francs is awarded to researchers who have made a scientific invention or discovery that is beneficial to human life. The Board of Trustees includes one representative from each university in Switzerland. Martina Caroni succeeds Martin Baumann, who until now has represented the University of Lucerne on the Board of Trustees since 2020. Ms Caroni is Tenured Professor of International, Constitutional and Comparative law and Vice-Rector for Teaching and International Relations at the University of Lucerne.
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