Dies academicus 2022
On the occasion of the 188th Dies academicus of the University of Bern Honorary doctorates and other awards were presented.
After two pandemic years, the Dies academicus shone again in its usual light: Seven honorary doctorates and five academic prizes were awarded at the University of Bern's foundation ceremony. The tribute to the first female President of the Swiss Confederation, Ruth Dreifuss, received much applause.
Honors
On the occasion of the 188th Dies academicus of the University of Bern, seven people were awarded an honorary doctorate.
Prizes
Seven people received an academic prize at Dies academicus 2022.
Publications
Adress of welcome by Prof. Dr. Christian Leumann, rector of the University of Bern (in German) (PDF, 130KB) Speech by Christine Häsler, the Government President, Director of Education and Culture of the Canton of Bern (in German) (PDF, 82KB) Speech by Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, former State Secretary and former Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, alumna of the University of Bern (in German) (PDF, 83KB) Speech by Emmanuel Büttler, Co-President of the University of Bern intermediate staff association of the (MVUB) (in German) (PDF, 79KB) Dies academicus 2022: Brochure (in German) (PDF, 1.0 MB)Research for a compatible urban climate
Heat, drought, the risk of forest fires - conditions like those in 2022 will become the norm with climate change, as climate researchers at the University of Bern explain. adaptare therefore urgently needed to minimize the number of heat-related deaths and hospital admissions. Moritz Burger and Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera talk about their research activities.
