Health
An enzyme with many faces: New findings could pave the way for treatments for rare diseases and cancer
16.09.2026
Researchers at the University of Fribourg, in collaboration with partners from the Dubochet Centre for Imaging and EPFL, have unravelled a key mechanism of a vital human enzyme. The enzyme cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) plays a crucial role in numerous processes within the body. Disruptions to its function are associated with the rare inherited disorder homocystinuria, various types of cancer and Down’s syndrome.
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Societal risks
University of Fribourg contributes to a national network in the field of disinformation
07.09.2026
The University of Fribourg is well represented in the "Disinformation" cluster of the new National Science Advice Network. Anna Jobin, Assistant Professor at the Human-IST Institut...
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Biology
Invasive species affect the Global South far more severely than previously thought
22.07.2026
Study led by the University of Fribourg corrects previous assumptions about invasive species and points the way towards a new international environmental policy to reduce species e...
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Informatic
A More Trustworthy Way to Visualize Complex Data
21.07.2026
A new method «EmbedOR» uses geometry to keep clusters in data intact where popular tools quietly fail.
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Immune system
New bacterial weapon against the immune system
09.07.2026
University of Fribourg researchers discover that hydrogen cyanide, produced by dangerous bacteria, helps the bacteria evade the patients' immune defenses.
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Physics
A world first: light pulses create a new state of matter
06.07.2026
By applying ultrafast light pulses to a semiconductor, physicists at the University of Fribourg in collaboration with an international team of scientists have succeeded for the fir...
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Neurosciences
Neurons that explain why no two movements are ever the same
02.07.2026
Every time we reach for a cup of coffee, the movement is never quite the same. A team of neuroscientists at the University of Fribourg (Unifr) has shown that this variability relie...
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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 j...
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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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