For the last few years, the grand finale of the nanosciences program at the University of Basel has been the master’s degree cere- mony at Wildt’sches Haus. (Image: K. Schad) Active again was held at Markthalle Basel in December 2024 and Nanosciences alumni organization was attended by almost 40 former and current na- noscience students, providing them with a chance The COVID-19 pandemic imposed significant restric- to revive old contacts and make new ones. The nu- tions on all kinds of social activities, and we haven’t merous further events the board members have yet returned to pre-pandemic levels across the board. planned for 2025 will help to rekindle the sense of Restrictions also affected the nanosciences alumni community and mutual support between graduates organization, which has now resumed its activities of the nanoscience program and the SNI PhD School, after this forced hiatus. ensuring that everyone enjoys the benefits of a lively In fall 2024, the members of the board met once network. again to put together a program for the coming AlumniNano organization: https://bit.ly/3VyhKG5 months. A first “AlumniNano meets @Basel” event After a rather long break, the board of the AlumniNano organiza- tion has re-formed and created a program for the coming months. (Picture: AlumniNano) SNI Annual Report 2024 13