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Science

Good research can be reproduced and takes us forward

How does science work? In a discussion, Angelika Kalt, Director of the Swiss National Science Foundation since 2016, and Hugues Abriel, Vice-Rector Research at the University of Bern since 2022, talk about good research, the influence of politics and the responsibility of researchers.

Astronomy

"Innovation means creating something from nothing"

Thomas Zurbuchen's latest visit to the University of Bern was all about innovation. On February 28 , the former NASA Head of Science and UniBE alumnus spoke about how innovative thinking and entrepreneurial action can be promoted and why one must never stand still.

Dentistry

From niche to world leader: 100 years Dentistry in Bern

Founded amidst resistance in 1921, the School of Dental Medicine of the University of Bern (ZMK) is today among the most renowned centers of their kind in the world. Hendrik Meyer-Lückel, Executive Director of the ZMK, tells what makes Bernese dentistry unique.

Couples at the University of Bern

Connected in love and friendship

Girlfriends, bound in their cramming of statistics, starting a family thanks to a degree in sports: The University of Bern is also a platform for meeting new people. Alumni and international students of the University of Bern describe what can result from this, giving us an insight into their personal histories.

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

Law

Seminars with Johnny Cash

Martino Mona is Professor of Penal Law and the Philosophy of Law at the University of Bern. What he particularly appreciates about his field is that it is not only socially relevant, but also of intellectual and philosophical significance.

Theology

“A lecture is not a sermon”

Katharina Heyden is Professor of Ancient History of Christianity and is an ordained priest. Her research focuses in particular on interreligious encounters. She obtains her research material from text sources, art and archeology.

Physics

His son’s smile and the call from NASA

Space scientist Andreas Riedo wants to find signs of life on Saturn’s icy moons. It is entirely probably that he won’t be able to achieve this ambitious goal himself within his professional career. And that’s why his research work always includes the promotion of early career researchers.

Veterinary medicine

“We don’t just need sharp minds – we also always need hiking boots”

Whether blindness in chamois or heart abnormalities in lynxes, diseases found in wildlife shape the professional life of Marie-Pierre Ryser. Good collaboration with equally passionate project partners and the balance in nature help the Head of the Wildlife Division at the Vetsuisse Faculty to deal with the immense workload.

Musicology

The power of music theater

Lena van der Hoven researches music theater all over the world. The 40-year-old from Berlin is particularly interested in previously marginalized population groups that do music theater.

Sports science

“We watch how muscles grow during sport”

For research purposes, sport scientist Sascha Ketelhut makes test persons sweat and sometimes even play computer games. The passionate sportsman often has ideas for projects while he is out doing sport himself.

Political science

Moving slowly towards an environmental law

What is politics doing to make the environment a better place? Political scientist Karin Ingold is examining which processes and mechanisms lead to a new law. She freely admits that it is often non-political influences that bring about changes in behavior or stricter legislation.
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