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Research, Teaching, Campus

University

Excellent research and teaching as well as high-quality promotion of young researchers, continuing education and services are the hallmarks of the University of Bern. As a top university, it is internationally networked, locally anchored and socially relevant.

Current

A question for Claus Beisbart

Does science have to shake things up?

A pointed response from the perspective of the philosophy of science.

Access to the university

Unique study preparation for refugees

For a long time, it was difficult for refugees in Switzerland to be admitted to study at higher education institutions. However, the war in Ukraine led to some reflection, and also to the Compass UniBE program.

Cutting-edge research

Great success: Eleven SNSF Starting Grants

Eleven researchers receive an SNSF Starting Grant for their project at the University of Bern. The projects will be supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation with around 19 million Swiss francs.

Vice-Rectorate for Quality

"I wanted to take steps in sustainability and equality"

Silvia Schroer has been Vice-Rector for Quality at the University of Bern for six years. On July 31st, she will hand over her position to Heike Mayer. For uniAKTUELL, she looked back on her work as Vice-Rector.

Digitalisation

Is artificial intelligence currently de-mystifying people?

Digitalization seems to be turning the world as we know it upside down. How can we shape change while defending values that are important to us? An interview with Ernst-Joachim Hossner and Christiane Tretter, head and future head of the Digitalization Commission at the University of Bern.

University of Bern joins European University alliance ENLIGHT

Since 2022, Swiss universities have also been able to participate in European University Alliances as "associated partners" for the first time. The University of Bern joined ENLIGHT, an alliance of comprehensive, research-intensive universities, on 1 December 2022.

People

Refugee students

“I would like to integrate and work as a teacher.”

Diana Pashchenko started a marketing degree in Ukraine. She is now preparing to do an English degree at the University of Bern and would like to become a teacher.

Refugee students

“Learning new things motivates me”

Eqbal Nabizada comes from Afghanistan and specializes in care. Now, he would like to study at the University of Bern.

University and studies

Better decisions in sports and traffic

Christian Vater is one of eight researchers at the University of Bern to receive a coveted Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. He will use it to investigate the role of peripheral vision in complex decisions.

University and studies

Starting Grant for researching inflammatory bowel diseases

Immunologist Bahtiyar Yilmaz is one of eight researchers at the University of Bern to receive a coveted Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. He will use it to study inflammatory bowel diseases.

University and studies

The health effects of extreme humid heat

Epidemiologist Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera is one of eight researchers at the University of Bern to receive a coveted Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. With her project, she wants to investigate the health effects of extreme humid heat.

University

SNSF Starting Grant: Self-harming behaviour in adolescents

Eight researchers from the University of Bern received coveted Starting Grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation, which allow them to lead their own research project and team. Among them is sociologist Annekatrin Steinhoff.

University and studies

SNSF Starting Grant: Studying Species Coexistence

Eight researchers from the University of Bern received coveted Starting Grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation, which allow them to lead their own research project and team. Among them is biologist Xiang-Yi Li Richter.
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