Expertise: News, society and history, nature protection. Initials: jh
Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001.
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SWI swissinfo.ch speaks to the specialists preparing Swiss trams for transfer to Ukraine and to the Lviv public transport staff who will operate them.
How Swiss tourism bosses deal with the effects of influencers
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Influencers tempt tourists to “must see” Swiss sites, sometimes sparking over-tourism. A Swiss tourism boss reveals how the industry deals with it.
Pioneering research using dioxin-eating bacteria could help clean up Swiss city
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Dioxin-eating bacteria developed in a lab are to be used to help decontaminate polluted sites in Lausanne in western Switzerland.
Pensions votes: Higher pensions and retiring later
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On March 3, the Swiss will decide in two separate votes whether to raise the retirement age to 66 and whether to boost their pensions.
This Day in History: when Swiss women got the vote
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A look back at the long battle for universal suffrage in Switzerland. Women only gained the right to vote in federal elections on February 7, 1971.
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Swiss banking has undergone a radical shake-up over the past few years. What does the next generation think of banks as employers?
What Switzerland’s trove of official gifts says about diplomacy
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From live animals to one-of-a-kind rugs, the collection of Swiss gifts offers something for every type of diplomatic occasion.
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Since the mid-19th century, Swiss ministers have been receiving diplomatic gifts of all sorts from visiting dignitaries. SWI swissinfo.ch went to have a look at them.
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Many people want to spend their last days at home. "La Maison de Tara" in Geneva offers an alternative to hospitalisation.
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Many countries in Africa have few practising forensic pathologists. One medical institute in Switzerland is working to change this.
Fabrizio Carboni: ‘People tend to believe we can do things that we cannot do’
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The ICRC facilitates the release of hostages held in Gaza, a delicate operation made possible by its neutrality. But its work remains misunderstood.
What do you think Switzerland’s Alain Berset can bring to the Council of Europe?
The former interior minister is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the Council of Europe – which issues should his five-year term focus on?
How is your country dealing with the return of stolen artifacts?
Western nations like Switzerland often have to deal with the process of recovering or returning looted artifacts which have been illegally imported. What’s the situation like in your country?
