Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom

Switzerland at the Belfast Photo Festival 2026 📸 🇨🇭

This month, two exciting Swiss projects are taking centre stage at the Belfast Photo Festival – the UK and Ireland's largest annual international festival of photography.

At City Hall, Sabine Hess & Nicolas Polli’s “One Bed, Two Blankets, Seventy-Six Rules” exhibition explores love, cohabitation, and the fragile process of building a shared life.

While over at the Botanic Gardens, catch “How Was Your Dream?” by Thaddé Comar, reflecting on the Umbrella Movement, forms of struggle and surveillance technology.

Both projects are proudly supported by Pro Helvetia and the Swiss Cultural Fund UK.

Find out more 👇

https://www.schweiz-vereinigteskoenigreich.eda.admin.ch/en/two-swiss-exhibitions-at-belfast-photo-festival

📸 Sabine Hess and Nicolas Polli

Switzerland’s Honorary Consul General in Scotland Peter Müller McDougall was on the tarmac at Glasgow Airport on Friday to welcome the first direct Edelweiss flight from Zurich.

The crew and passengers were warmly welcomed in true Scottish – and Swiss – style.

The European Writers' Festival brought together 26 authors from across the continent for a weekend of conversation, performance and debate at the British Library.

One of the authors in attendance was Ticino-based Fabio Andina, winner of the 2025 Swiss Literature Prize.

Discover more about Fabio’s work, and the wonders of Ticino, by watching his panel on “Personal Histories” 👇🇨🇭

Personal Histories Click Here to watch European Writers' Festival live and find links to other available catch-up recordings. Mighty, moving and prize-winning literature, and rare insights into the history of three smaller European regions, Ticino, Moldova and the Faroes. Andino shares the story of his Ticino grandfat...

Are you a Swiss citizen based in Northern Ireland?

Ambassador Dominique Paravicini, together with our Honorary Consul Michael Hewitt, will be hosting an informal reception for Swiss citizens on the evening of Wednesday 10th June in Belfast.

If you are interested in attending, please email [email protected] and we’ll be in touch with more information!

The Embassy’s Political, Legal and Communications Team is looking for an Intern!

📖 Open to: Swiss citizens and those with legal residence in Switzerland

💼 Duration: 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027

Find out more and apply by 4 June 2026! 👇

https://www.schweiz-vereinigteskoenigreich.eda.admin.ch/en/job-vacancies

Keeping good time.

For their latest edition, Ambassador Dominique Paravicini sat down with Monocle magazine to celebrate Switzerland’s timekeeping heritage.

More than 700 watch manufacturers call Switzerland home, with six schools dedicated to training future watchmakers.

Today we’re saying farewell and thank you to Jeannette Crosier, who is retiring after more than 30 years working for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Originally posted to London as a transferable employee, Jeannette has spent the last 19 years in the Embassy’s Cultural Section, promoting Swiss-UK cultural links and bringing Swiss acts and artists to UK audiences.

Thank you Jeannette!

How can civic engagement provide citizens with tools to pursue and practice shared visions of social and environmental democracy? 💡

On 12 May 2026, Swiss and UK researchers will join forces in London to discuss this question and much more with the help of civic design and scientific practice examples.

Hosted by the Royal College of Art, the event will feature voices from the RCA alongside Switzerland’s EPFL and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland.

Secure your free tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-if-tickets-1987382144493?aff=oddtdtcreator