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The VWelles Rethinking Economics student group is committed to including different schools of thought in the study of economics in Bern and treating them equally. On November 19, it will receive the “Prix Lux” 2025, the equal opportunities prize of the University of Bern.

The people of Bern and their University: A long and fruitful, but also complicated relationship, not without its dramatic moments, as a look at history shows.

The Foundation for Childcare in the Bern University Area (KIHOB) has been running daycare centers for students and employees of the University of Bern for over 55 years. As Managing Director Aline Bamberger explains, the foundation constantly adapts its offerings to meet varying needs.

A nature reserve, a classroom, or railway station in the Bernese Oberland—at first glance you wouldn’t guess it, but the university is active in all of these places and more, working with the local community, as those involved can attest.

Literary scholar Oliver Lubrich captures the essence of what the Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professorship for World Literature means for Bern.

Many Swiss employees feel stressed, as regular monitoring shows. This not only harms them, but also the economy.

Just in time for the Euro 2025 soccer tournament, two Bern-based researchers are publishing a new book, “Das Recht zu kicken” [The Right to Kick]. During an interview, co-author Marianne Meier recounts historical anecdotes and pits Swiss women’s soccer against gender stereotypes.

Performance and well-being go together in the world of work and in studies, says Tina Hascher, Professor of Educational Science. Here she explains why.

Two research projects at the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB) demonstrate how scientific curiosity, clinical relevance, and social benefit can converge, providing a successful foundation for research careers.

Good research should begin where it matters most: with people – this is the guiding vision of Eva Segelov. Since the end of 2022, the Australian oncologist and clinical researcher has been serving as Director of the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Bern.

Researchers at the University of Bern have discovered evidence of congenital iodine deficiency syndrome in skeletal remains from Riggisberg (BE). This study sheds new light on the history and spread of the disease in Switzerland.

At the National Information Day of the Experimental Animal, researchers from the University of Bern presented their work involving animal experimentation at a booth on Casinoplatz Bern and offered interested visitors first-hand information.

Kathrin Häberlin is a passionate botanist. She voluntarily maps wild plant species for Florinventar – the Thun region's plant inventory project. Her precision here is just as helpful for this task as the task is for her personal well-being.

An international study shows: Biological invasions change ecosystems differently. While the loss of native plant diversity continues and increases, other effects such as soil changes diminish over time.

Chemical ecologist Christelle Robert researches how plant substances influence organisms that come into contact with them. In the video, she talks about the challenges of gender stereotypes in science.

How do you make the tectonic development of the planet Mercury tangible with a piece of paper? For planetary scientist Liliane Burkhard, the answer is clear: with the means of art.