Award
Studying wild animals without capturing them
01.07.2026
Thanks to new DNA-analysis techniques, it is possible to study the genetic makeup of a population of kangaroos without bothering the hopping marsupials in their habitats: one can just collect their faeces. Miriam Zemanova created a website to let scientists know about this and many more tricks to eliminate harm to animals while studying wildlife. For that project, this scientist at the University of Fribourg received the 2026 3Rs Award, which hon...
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Antibiotics
Designing a new generation of antibiotics with quantum technologies
24.06.2026
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent global health challenges. A new project, Q ARMOR, led in part by researchers from the University of Fribourg, aims to develop a n...
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Vision
A glimmer of hope for age-related vision loss
02.06.2026
Age-related macular degeneration is one of the main causes of vision loss after 50 in industrialized countries. Scientists from the University of Fribourg have shown in two recent...
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01.06.2026
The Adolphe Merkle Foundation Board has appointed Prof. Hans Jörg Limbach as the new Director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg. He will be taking over...
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Medicine
When the immune system says “Stop”
21.05.2026
Only 20–40% of cancer patients show a durable response to immunotherapy. A major reason is immune exhaustion: when immune defenses are mobilized too long, they lose effectiveness....
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History
Ancient genome identify the Early Middle Ages as a melting pot
01.05.2026
School textbooks teach us that waves of “barbarian hordes” hastened the fall of the Western Roman Empire. A team of German and Swiss scientists has just shown genetically that the...
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Antibiotics
Resistance genes that boost the pathogenic potential of bacteria
23.04.2026
Resistance to antibiotics leads to nearly one million deaths worldwide each year. Combating that resistance is naturally a global health priority. Scientists from the University of...
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FIFF
First Fribourg Cinema Award goes to director Kaouther Ben Hania
16.02.2026
The Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) and the University of Fribourg are pleased
to announce the launch of the Fribourg Cinema Award, which they will jointly confer on a...
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Health
Preventing cancer from awakening: A Fribourg research team identifies a crucial mechanism
10.02.2026
After breaking away from the original tumor, cancer cells often spread to other organs. There they can either form metastases or lie dormant for many years before reactivating. Sci...
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Sleep research
We perceive musical harmony during sleep
06.02.2026
Music can evoke strong emotions und musical chords are the smallest musical units that carry emotional information. When we are awake, major chords are typically associated with po...
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