19.01.2023

For several cancers, detection at an early stage translates into more effective treatments and a better survival rate. Scientists at the University of Fribourg have developed bioinspired nanosensors allowing…

19.01.2023

A major review of Madagascar's unique biodiversity has just taken place, involving over 50 organisations worldwide. Madagascar is one of the world's foremost biodiversity hotspots with 82% of its plants…

15.12.2022

Prof. Anne von Philipsborn joined the University of Fribourg early in 2022. She shares what brought her to Fribourg, her research focus and how she approaches teaching. Interview.

02.12.2022

Since September 2022, Michael Schüler has been a Professor at the Department of Physics of the University of Fribourg and the Paul Scherrer Institute. Interview

19.10.2022

At SRF, Yves Bossart talks to sociologist Katharina Hoppe and environmental ethicist Ivo Wallimann-Helmer about responsibility in times of crisis.

19.10.2022

Three new Assistant Professors join the ranks at UniFR this year as newly-minted recipients of a prestigious PRIMA fellowship awarded by the SNSF: Prof. Jessica Clough, now Group Leader in Chemistry at…

19.10.2022

Der Bioinformatiker Daniel Wegmann hat mit seiner Gruppe eine Methode weiterentwickelt, mit der sich Informationen aus schwer beschädigter DNA von alten Knochen gewinnen lassen. Das brachte Licht in die…

02.10.2022

Ever since Darwin, we know that as a consequence of evolutional adaptation, species may change their appearances and body functions as the environment changes. A common question of evolutionary biologists…

02.10.2022

2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow in winter and continuous heatwaves in summer. More than 6 percent of the ice volume was lost,…