Uni Bern researchers participate in more than 550 SNSF projects
The Swiss National Science Foundation is the most important third-party funder for researchers at the University of Bern. In 2021 alone, the yearly contribution amounted to around CHF 114 million (Source: Uni Bern Annual Report 2021). A summary of grants received over the past 10 years, classified by research area and funding scheme, is available on the SNF Data portal.
Programme and career grants at Uni Bern
National Centres of Competence in Research
The University of Bern is home to the following National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR):
NFS PlanetS - Origin, evolution and characterisation of planets
Director: Willy Benz (Physics Institute)
Duration: 01.06.2014 - 31.05.2026
NFS RNA und Disease - Understanding the role of RNA biology in disease mechanisms
Director: Oliver Mühlemann (Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Duration: 01.05.2014 - 30.04.2026
NFS TransCure - From transport physiology to identification of therapeutic targets
Director: Hugues Abriel (Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
Duration: 01.11.2010 - 31.10.2022
National Research Programmes
The University of Bern participates in all the ongoing National Research Programmes (NRP):
NRP 78 - Covid 19
Uni Bern projects
NRP 77 - Digitale Transformation
Uni Bern projects
NRP 76 - Welfare and Coercion – Past, Present and Future
Uni Bern projects
NRP 74 - Smarter Health Care
Uni Bern projects
NRP 73 - Sustainable Economy
Uni Bern projects
Sinergia
The University of Bern participates in the following Sinergia projects:
Dynamic consortium interactions that establish the microbiota during weaning
Co-PI: Andrew Macpherson (Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine)
Dauer: 01.05.2022 - 30.04.2026
HORAO - Polarimetric visualization of Healthy brain fiber tracts for tumor delineation during neurosurgery
Co-PI: Philippe Schucht (Department of Neurosurgery)
Dauer: 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2025
PROMETEX: Metabolically-instructed personalized therapy selection for prostate cancer
Co-PI: Marianna Kruithof-de Julio (Department for BioMedical Research)
Duration: 01.11.2021 - 31.10.2025
Sociotechnological Breakthrough of Thermal Energy Storage - a new Approach of Constructive Technology Assessment (SOTES)
Co-PI: Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen (Institute of Political Science)
Duration: 01.09.2021 - 31.08.2025
Unravel Principles Of Self-Organization In Injured Tissue
Co-PI: Eliane J. Müller (Department for BioMedical Research)
Duration: 31.06.2021-31.05.2024
Xeno2Cure - advanced engineering and testing of organ donor pigs
Co-PI: Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen (Institute of Political Science)
Duration: 01.09.2021 - 31.08.2025
Functional chemoinformatic modelling of the host cell metabolome to fight apicomplexan parasites
Co-PI: Volker Heussler (Institute of Cell Biology)
Duration: 01.03.2021 - 28.02.2025
Disease-targeted next-generation sequencing panel (VASCSequ) for detection of somatic-mosaic mutations in congenital vascular malformations to enable further advances in personalized therapeutic decision making
Co-PI: Iris Baumgartner (Department of Angiology)
Duration: 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2024
Mediating the Ecological Imperative: Formats and Modes of Engagement
Co-PI: Peter Schneemann (Institute of Art History)
Duration: 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2024
Evidence-based Transformation in Pesticide Governance
Co-PI: Karin Ingold (Institute of Political Science)
Duration: 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2024
Trans-omic approach to colorectal cancer: an integrative computational and clinical perspective
Co-PI: Inti Zlobec (Institute of Pathology)
Duration: 01.10.2020 - 30.09.2024
Real time exploration of GTPase - cytoskeletal feedback underlying contractile actomyosin systems
Co-PI: Olivier Pertz (Institute of Cell Biology)
Duration: 01.09.2019 - 31.08.2023
A Fragility Fracture Integrative Risk Model for CT Recycling
Co-PI: Philippe Zysset (ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research)
Duration: 01.08.2019 - 31.07.2023
Morbillivirus cell entry machinery: mechanisms, structures and antiviral drug discovery
Co-PI: Dimitrios Fotiadis (Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
Duration: 01.04.2019 - 31.03.2023
“Lege Iosephum!” Ways of Reading Josephus in the Latin Middle Ages
Co-PI: Gerlinde Huber-Rebenich (Institute of Classical Philology)
Duration: 01.04.2019 - 31.03.2023
20,000 years of evolution and ecosystem dynamics in the world’s largest tropical lake reconstructed from sediment cores, fossils and ancient DNA
Co-PI: Ole Seehausen (Institute of Ecology and Evolution)
Duration: 01.03.2019 - 28.02.2023
Predict and Monitor Epilepsy After a First Seizure: The Swiss-First Study
Co-PI: Roland Wiest (Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology)
Duration: 01.02.2019 - 31.01.2023
Design and Evaluation of a Vehicle Hypoaglycemia Warning System in Diabetes
Co-PI: Christoph Stettler (Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism)
Duration: 01.02.2019 - 31.01.2023
The role of mitochondrial carriers in metabolic tuning and reprogramming by calcium flow across membrane contact sites
Co-PI: Matthias Hediger (Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
Duration: 01.09.2018 - 31.08.2022
Bacteria-host interactions through bile acid 7-dehydroxylation
Co-PI: Siegfried Hapfelmeier (Institute for Infectious Diseases)
Duration: 01.09.2018 - 31.08.2022
Photonuclear reactions (PHOR): breakthrough research in radionuclides for theranostics
Co-PI: Andreas Türler (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Duration: 01.09.2018 - 31.08.2022
Intermicrobial and host-microbial interactions that determine the trajectory of mammalian microbial colonization in early life
Co-PI: Andrew Macpherson (Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine)
Duration: 01.05.2018 - 30.04.2022
Ruthenium Complexes for the Treatment of Protozoan Diseases of Medical and Veterinary Importance
Co-PI: Julien Furrer (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Duration: 01.09.2017 - 31.05.2022
New Treatments for Induction of Motor Plasticity after Stroke
Co-PI: Adrian Guggisberg (Department of Neurology)
Duration: 01.09.2017 - 31.08.2022
Lake Tsunamis: Causes, Controls, and Hazard
Co-PI: Flavio Anselmetti (Institute of Geological Sciences)
Duration: 01.04.2017 - 31.03.2022
In situ photoactivated hydrogel-based platform to treat cerebral aneurysms
Co-PI: Tomas Dobrocky (Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology)
Duration: 01.03.2017 - 28.02.2022
Eccellenza
A list of the 22 current Eccellenza Grants und Professorial Fellowships is available on the SNSF Data Portal (status 27.01.2022).
SNSF Professorships
A list of the 20 current SNSF Professors is available on the SNSF Data Portal (status 27.01.2022).
PRIMA
A list of the 5 ongoing PRIMA projects is available on the SNSF Data Portal (status 27.01.2022).
Ambizione
A list of the 49 ongoing Ambizione projects is available on the SNSF Data Portal (status 27.01.2022).