RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG

RESEARCH DOMAINS

The disciplinary research domains match the five university schools. These are the Faculties of Theology, of Law, of Economic and Social Sciences, of Humanities, and of Science. Interdisciplinary research is flourishing in areas ranging from European Studies, to Ethics & Human Rights, and to Environmental Sciences. In addition, the university's dedication to new research fields, such as Nanoscience, Competitiveness and Multilingualism, keeps the researchers of the University of Fribourg constantly striving to break new ground.

The Research Promotion Service assist the researchers in applying for funding from a wide range of possibilities, and we of course welcome SNSF professors, Marie-Curie fellows and ERC grantees.

• Open Access
  The University of Fribourg supports the electronic accessibility of all scientific publications, following the Open Access principle.
  

• eThesis
  In this database, electronically published doctoral theses of the University of Fribourg can be searched by author, title, faculty and year of graduation. These theses are also accessible in the digital library RERO DOC.

• RERO DOC
  With more than 23'000 articles and scientific works from the scientifc community affiliated to Universities in Western Switzerland, RERO DOC is an indispensable tool for any researcher either to view and/or file publications or articles in their full text any computer, all free of charge. Currently, 4'014 documents from the University of Fribourg are available in RERO DOC.

• Research database FUTURA
  FUTURA contains information related to research activities (projects, publications, presentations) at the University of Fribourg. The Research Promotion Service is the contact point for the establishment of new research groups and for the attribution of access right.

• Research promotion commission
  The Research promotion commission is allocated to and advises the Rectorate of the University of Fribourg in research policy and research promotion matters. We ensure the administration.