ASAIN Visit: Jungfraujoch High-Altitude Research Station
Register: https://luma.com/d0e0auli
Join ASAIN for a rare behind-the-scenes tour of Switzerland’s High Altitude Research Station at the Jungfraujoch! We are excited to offer a unique opportunity to learn about high altitude research in Switzerland first-hand, guided by Australia's very own Prof. Eliza Harris - Director of the International Foundation for High Altitude Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat.
Note: Tickets are extremely limited, for a maximum capacity of 20 people. Please register early to avoid disappointment, and join the waiting list if you miss out.
Key information:
- Date: Wednesday 10th of December, 2025
- Start time: meet at 7:45
- Meeting place: Bern Hbf (where we will take the train to the Jungfraujoch)
- End time: 19:00 (Bern Hbf)
- Cost: 100 CHF per person (including train tickets and lunch)
The program will include a tour of the research station, lunch, visit to the Sphinx laboratory, and an hour of free time to see the tourist centre and look at the views.
Of course we will coordinate with MeteoSwiss and do our best to arrange for good weather ;), but please remember that the Jungfraujoch is a high-altitude alpine environment! You will have the opportunity to go outside, please dress appropriately.
Situated at nearly 3,500 m above sea level, the Jungfraujoch offers a unique natural laboratory with extremely clean air, minimal local pollution, and high levels of solar and atmospheric radiation — ideal for high-precision measurements that would be impossible elsewhere. The research station is host to around 50 projects at any given time, and is part of the global monitoring network Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW), which is under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Additionally, the Research Station Jungfraujoch acts as a key station in many more global, European or national networks such as Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC), Integrated Carbon Observation Systems (ICOS) etc.
Learn more: https://www.hfsjg.ch/en/jungfraujoch/research-topics/
We hope you’ll join us for an exciting day out, and discover where researchers from around the world are taking science to new heights.