Multilingualism
How digital translation tools affect vocabulary
28.01.2026
Digital translation tools such as Google Translate, DeepL and LEO are now a part of everyday life in foreign-language teaching. A study carried out by the Institute of Multilingualism shows that online dictionaries support vocabulary acquisition and formal accuracy in texts, but have little influence on syntactic complexity.
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Autism
Bilingualism, a plus for autistic children
14.01.2026
Contrary to some common misconceptions,, growing up with two languages does not slow the development of children on the autism spectrum. Quite the opposite! A broad international s...
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Islam and Society
Study shows prospects for a diversity-aware European Islam
16.12.2025
In European contexts, Muslim chaplains can contribute to professional spiritual care oriented to diverse individual needs. This is the outcome of a new study by the Swiss Centre fo...
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Health
Plant-based dietary supplements: a hidden risk for consumers
15.12.2025
A new study led by the University of Fribourg, in collaboration with the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, raises serious concerns about the quality and safety of plant-based di...
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Biology
Key role of the brain in the evolution of food choices in fruit flies
27.11.2025
To survive in a new environment, animals have to be capable of adjusting their food preferences to the food available. By studying fruit flies, scientists at the University of Frib...
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Health
Microscope imaging gets a smartphone boost
26.11.2025
Physicists from the University of Fribourg have developed a groundbreaking iteration of the fluorescence microscope using smartphone technology. Both highly affordable and portable...
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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 me...
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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 ha...
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Glaciology
Scientific feat at 5800 m above sea level
03.10.2025
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 Tajikis...
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Ecology
Saving a species but at the expense of others?
16.09.2025
The way to hell is paved with good intentions. In the hope of saving certain endangered species and ecosystems, some conservation projects propose the introduction of large plant...
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