Alplakes receives Swiss prize for open research data.
The Swiss Academies of Sciences presented the National Prize for Open Research Data yesterday evening, 27 November 2025. Two projects were honoured. One of them is www.alplakes.eawag.ch, an interactive online platform for monitoring and forecasting alpine lakes. Alplakes was developed by James Runnalls, software engineer at the aquatic research institute Eawag.
The award recognises researchers who excel in exemplary and innovative practices in the field of open research data (ORD). It is part of the National ORD Strategy and aims to drive change in science towards open research data.
