Online science magazine Higgs to be discontinued
Higgs, an online science magazine launched just over four years ago, will cease operations at the end of July. Higgs announced on Thursday that its plan to secure funding through nonprofit grants, sponsors, and reader subscriptions had failed.
As a result, seven permanent employee jobs and two internship positions were lost, the portal wrote on its website.
Higgs was launched in January 2018. The magazine, which was founded by former SRF science journalist Beat Glogger, aimed to make stories from the world of science accessible to a wide audience.
While the portal saw an upswing in user numbers during the two years of the pandemic, these fell sharply again afterwards, it said. At the same time, foundations and sponsors reduced their contributions or withdrew completely.
Sales talks fell through at the last minute, Higgs also announced. As the subscription model introduced last October did not have the desired effect either, Higgs was forced to cease operations in the summer. (SDA)
