Thanks to the pioneering climate research at the University of Bern, it is taking over the direction of a new National Centre of Competence in Research together with ETH Zurich. This was decided by the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER). The NCCR CLIM+ research focus investigates climate and weather extremes and develops strategies on how Switzerland can effectively adapt to them. Researchers from the University of Bern are also involved in the NCCR Genesis, which will investigate the origin of life and the possibility of life in the universe.