Department of Geosciences

The Department of Geosciences collectively offers bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees for the subjects of Earth Sciences and Geography. 

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CONFERENCE

Cold altitudes: knowledge, imagination, and experiences of mountain ice

From glaciological expeditions to snow myths, from avalanche laws to mountain poetics, ice has shaped how humans engage with high-altitude environments. This conference explores how societies have known,…

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GLACIOLOGY

Scientific feat at 5800 m above sea level

An international team that includes scientists from the University of Fribourg has succeeded in drilling and retrieving two ice cores measuring over 100 m from a glacier in Tajikistan. This genuine technical…

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The hidden message of sediments: new depositional model for the Opalinus Clay

Due to their barrier effect claystones may serve as potential host rocks for final disposal of high-level radioactive waste.

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