Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute (UniFR_ESH Institute)

The UniFR_ESH Institute places a special emphasis on the ethical issues arising from environmental practice and the challenges of the just distribution of environmental burdens - both in research and teaching.

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Two Open PhD Positions in Environmental Humanities – Exploring Biodiversity Narratives (80%)

We invite applications for two interdisciplinary PhD positions in the environmental humanities at the intersection of literary and cultural studies, the social sciences, and biodiversity communication.

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Claudia Keller authored a chapter in SCNAT biodiversity report

Claudia Keller contributed the chapter ‘How narratives shape our perception of biodiversity’ to the comprehensive SCNAT report ‘Understanding and shaping biodiversity in Switzerland’.

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New assistant professor Claudia Keller

Claudia Keller has been employed as an assistant professor at UniFR_ESH since January 2026 with a Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation

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Study Programms

The teaching in environmental sciences and humanities conveys interdisciplinary thinking – as a valuable addition to any bachelor major or as a full master program.

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Research

Research at the institute scrutinizes environmental challenges and methods for decision-making in the fields of sustainability and climate change from an ethical perspective.

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Master Programs Environmental Sciences and Humanities

  • Environmental Sciences and Humanities (Major/Minor) 
  • Environmental Humanities and Ethics in Interdisciplinary Contexts (Major/Minor)

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Bachelor Minors in Environmental Sciences

  • Environmental Sciences (30 ECTS)
  • Environmental Law (60 ECTS)
  • Applied Environmental Management (60 ECTS)

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