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 journal Fossil Record.
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News
University of Fribourg/Switzerland and Holcim partner to establish Research Group on Resilient Strategies of Multinational Companies
15.10.2024
The University of Fribourg and Holcim are entering a partnership agreement to establish a Holcim-endowed research group at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences....
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Politics and the Press
The Austrian political advertisement scandal: conspicuous deviations in reporting
14.10.2024
In a new study, a research team, which included researchers from the University of Fribourg, examined the political advertisement scandal in Austria and showed that the tabloid OE2...
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Food
Inauguration of the Interfaculty Food Research and Innovation Center (FRIC)
27.09.2024
The new Interfaculty Food Research & Innovation Center (FRIC) was created in 2023 under the impulse of a working group led by Professor Stefan Salentinig. All faculties at the Univ...
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Economy
Fair Pension Policies with Occupation-Specific Ageing
02.07.2024
The average remaining life expectancy at the age of 65 varies greatly depending on the occupation. So how does a fair pension policy look like? What would an increase in the statut...
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Sommeil
Can Netflix keep you awake at night?
06.02.2023
Binge-watching suspenseful TV series with cliffhangers before sleep has only minor effects on sleep. This has been shown by researchers from the University of Fribourg. The study s...
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Dies academicus
Dies academicus 2020: awards and nominations, but no ceremony
09.11.2020
As with other events, the Dies academicus of the University of Fribourg is having to submit to the health situation. But even if the ceremony cannot take place, the University is d...
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New energy
Stabilizing next-generation perovskite solar cells
17.10.2018
Researchers from the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) at the University of Fribourg have developed a new type of more stable, highly efficient next-generation perovskite solar cell,...
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ERC Starting Grant
How important are power and autonomy to us?
30.07.2018
Why did Britain vote for Brexit? What are the underlying reasons for Switzerland’s dislike of the EU? One of the most important motives is autonomy. But to what extent are we prepa...
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Partnership between University of Fribourg and Sika:
Establishment of a Research Group on Management in Emerging Markets
02.07.2014
The University of Fribourg and Sika announce the signing of a partnership agreement. At the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, a research group on management in emerging mar...
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