Project
How the Greenland ice sheet responds to shrinking top layer “sponge”
06.11.2025
The ice sheet in Greenland faces many changes and one of them is hiding in plain sight - the snowy layer covering most of its surface. Normally acting as a sponge for refreezing meltwater, this layer is…
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Paleontology
A University of Fribourg student discovers a new species of ichthyosaur
27.10.2025
The doctoral candidate at the University of Fribourg Gaël Spicher has described a new species of ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived nearly 180 million years ago. The study has been published in the…
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Conference
Cold altitudes: knowledge, imagination, and experiences of mountain ice
10.10.2025
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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Climate
A significant increase in ice melt
19.02.2025
A new study in which a researcher from the University of Fribourg took part has just made a startling announcement. Between 2000 and 2023, Earth’s glaciers (excepting the polar ice caps) have lost around…
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19.12.2024
The Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute is pleased to announce two new Master's programmes. In the future, the Institute will also offer the programmes "M.Sc. Major Environmental Humanities…
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Evolution
Shell limits evolution of turtles
20.11.2024
A study by the University of Fribourg suggests that the shell of turtles significantly restricts their evolutionary development, explaining their low species diversity compared to other animal groups.
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In the heart of the earth - How a deep-sea borehole expands our understanding of geological processes
26.08.2024
One of the most exciting deep-sea drillings of the year took place in spring 2023
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La genèse de l'inlandsis de l'Antarctique
16.07.2024
Une équipe de recherche internationale, avec la collaboration de Silvia Spezzaferri de l'Université de Fribourg, a découvert pourquoi la calotte polaire de l'Antarctique fond plus rapidement à l'ouest…
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3-year PhD position (100%) on the gendered history of science in Central Asia
21.05.2024
This PhD position is part of a Swiss National Science Foundation grant titled "Myths of equality: the gendered history of science in Central Asia, 1870s-1970s".
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