Tools for Research Work

Various online tools are available for your research work at the University of Bern, e.g. for data analysis, statistics, data management, and literature management.

Overview

You can find a comprehensive selection of tools on the website of the University Library of Bern. There you will also find an overview sorted by subject area.

For questions about specific tools, please write to tools.ub@unibe.ch.

Artificial intelligence

A number of generative AI products are either already available at the University of Bern or are currently being evaluated.

Questions can be submitted via the UniBE Service Portal or by email.

Research databases

The REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) web application is available at the University of Bern for the creation of research databases.

For questions, please contact datamanagement.dcr@unibe.ch.

For clinical research, the Department of Clinical Research also offers secuTrial. Researchers at the Inselspital can find an overview on collecting research data in the Vademecum (in German).

Digital surveys and polls

The University of Bern has a number of tools available for digital surveys to collect data or opinions for research purposes.