Announcement of the Environmental Research Prize 2024
22.11.2023
The Environmental Research Prize of Fribourg University aims to promote disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in the field of environmental sciences and sustainability. The prize is awarded to young…
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New grant to create perfectly white materials
08.11.2023
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, the University of Fribourg, and New York University are investigating materials that could diffusely reflect all rays of incoming light, with long-term potential…
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Successful step towards artificial vision
16.10.2023
A group of researchers from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, China and the USA has made a discovery which could form the basis of a new generation of visual prostheses. They have demonstrated…
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Three New Ambizione Fellows at the University of Fribourg
16.10.2023
Last month the Swiss National Science Foundation announced the new recipients of the 2023 Ambizione career grants.
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Information events on SNSF and Innosuisse funding schemes
16.10.2023
This is a great opportunity whether you just wish to learn more about different funding instruments and reflect on what options might be suitable for you and your projects, or whether you are already planning…
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Morgane Lorétan lauréate du prix Innovation Challenge 2023 lancé par la HEG-FR et UBS
11.09.2023
Ce prix est ouvert à toute la communauté estudiantine de Fribourg. Il est conçu pour favoriser la création pluridisciplinaire, mais aussi la créativité dans la foodtech ou dans le smart living.
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A University of Fribourg study challenges a rule of evolution
30.08.2023
According to Cope's rule, today's species are on average larger than their distant ancestors. A broad study by a researcher at the University of Fribourg has just shown that that is not the case among…
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A University of Fribourg study challenges a rule of evolution
30.08.2023
According to Cope's rule, today's species are on average larger than their distant ancestors. A broad study by a researcher at the University of Fribourg has just shown that that is not the case among…
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Machine learning to accelerate discovery of antimalarial properties in plants
02.06.2023
A new study finds that machine learning could speed up the discovery of plants with potential antimalarial properties. Researchers, supported by ML models developed by SIB's (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)…
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