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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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-feeding mammals into…
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Human research: new tools and support for submitting your projects to ethics committees
26.08.2025
REDCap@UniFR offers study protocol templates, Swissethics published an AI guide, and the University supports contract drafting for research projects.
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KTT supports you in securing innovation grants
26.08.2025
Advance your innovation project with grants from Unifr and programs supported by Innosuisse.
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Showcase your research at Unifr in just a few clicks
26.08.2025
Link your ORCID to Unifr’s SIR in just minutes and let your publications showcase themselves.
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Food Science
New Professor for AMI
04.08.2025
Prof. Hans Jörg ‘Hanjo’ Limbach has joined the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg as the new Chair of Food Science and Technology. Limbach has extensive industry experience, having…
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Physics
Physicists Create Smart Material for Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Electronics
23.07.2025
We are constantly surrounded by a background of electromagnetic noise – from mobile phones, Wi-Fi routers, power lines, or natural sources – that is commonly perceived as useless perturbation or even as…
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Health
The hidden gene doping our blood
02.07.2025
An international consortium of scientists, including five researchers from the University of Fribourg, has located the genetic mutations behind certain forms of erythrocytosis, a disease that causes the…
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