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The world of work is changing radically and rapidly. Who is benefiting from the change and who is lagging behind? Experts from the University of Bern from the fields of sociology, psychology and economics have answers.

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News

Energy transition 2050

Playing through the future of energy

The University of Bern and the Università della Svizzera italiana have launched the online game “Ensured Energy,” in which participants can help shape the future of energy. This is because Switzerland wants to convert its energy system by 2050.

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Muslim Belonging

Holocaust Remembrance and Anti-Muslim Racism

In "Subcontractors of Guilt", Cambridge professor Esra Özyürek explores how Holocaust remembrance culture is connected to anti-Muslim racism. A public discussion with the author in Bern brought this topic into the Swiss context.

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Political Pioneers

"Unheard Of"

In 1971, the first women in Switzerland took office as federal politicians. Their political and historical significance is thoroughly explored for the first time by historian Fabienne Amlinger from the IZFG in her new book.

Media Relations

University

Annual report 2024 published

The University of Bern posts a deficit of CHF 37.1 million, as the newly published Annual Report 2024 shows. Its main concerns are issues such as academic freedom under pressure, faltering spatial development and insufficient basic funding.

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Studies

Admissions Office (ZIB)

Open-air workshop

Writing tour through Bern

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Studying successfully

Study tips for university

Discover the LearningToolKit

What does networking look like?

Alumni stories: Scott Jäggi & Corinna Rutschi

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People

Space research

Making science tangible with art

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.

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Scientist portrait

Research at the end of the world

Barbara Seth found the oldest ice on Earth as part of a research team and is helping to learn more about climate history.

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Scientist portrait

A heart for research

Nadia Mercader researches how the heart can regenerate – and brings a new perspective to medicine as a biologist.

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Scientist portrait

“Our neighborhood network is our greatest help”

Olivia Romppainen-Martius studies the effects of climate change on extreme weather events. In the video, she explains what helps her to spend time with her daughters despite the demands of her job.

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Scientist portrait

«I had to decide whether I wanted to be a mum or a scientist»

Marianna Kruithof-de Julio focuses on translational cancer research, taking discoveries from the bench to the bedside. In the video, she talks about the choice she had to make as a woman between motherhood and research.

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Scientist portrait

Lateral entry into space research

Nora Hänni researches space and is fascinated by interdisciplinary cooperation – reconciling her work and family life is just as important to her.

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Scientist portrait

Pioneer with a feminist perspective

Sabine Strasser questions rigid thought patterns and strengthens a feminist perspective in science and in the promotion of early career researchers.

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Research

Research at a glance

Universe

Venus more tectonically alive than we thought

A study by the University of Bern and NASA shows that the interior of Venus is not tectonically "dead" as originally assumed. Many of the huge ring-shaped structures on Venus hint at tectonic processes beneath the surface.

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RNA research

How disrupted cell processes promote cancer

An international research team with participation from Bern has identified a previously undiscovered mechanism that significantly influences the stability of mRNA. The discovery opens up new perspectives for cancer therapies.

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Medical innovation

Efficient cleaning of stents and catheters with ultrasound

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Bern, the Inselspital and the ETH Zürich has developed an innovative technology to clean urinary stents and catheters non-invasively through ultrasound.

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This is Bern

Learn more

The University of Bern is closely associated with the Swiss capital city of Bern. Academic excellence has earned Bern an international reputation. A large variety of education, sport and cultural opportunities as well as high living and environmental standards make Bern an attractive place for undergraduates, researchers and doctoral students.

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International exchange opportunities

The University of Bern has over 300 partner universities all over the world. Find out from two of our students why they loved studying abroad.

University of Bern Internationals

Good teaching at the University of Bern

On this website you will find an overview of all the services, support and promotional measures that contribute to good teaching at the University of Bern. The page is only available in German.

Vize-Rectorate Teaching

Are you ready for the next step?

Share your future at the University of Berne

Continuing education program 2025 – Ready for something new? Shape your future at the University of Bern: the new 2025 continuing education program is here!

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War in Ukraine

Information and support

The University of Bern strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and supports Ukrainian students and researchers.

War in Ukraine

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