13.03.2023

Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA) have developed a soft, worm-like robot that can wriggle itself through tiny spaces, and move in almost any…

13.03.2023

Waste containing nanomaterials ? or nanowaste ? is an emerging safety concern worldwide, requiring environmentally sound management and regulation that still need to be established. Researchers at the…

08.02.2023

In a matter of decades, human activity has had a greater impact on the Amazon?s ecosystems than millions of years of natural evolution. That is the conclusion reached in a study recently published in the…

19.01.2023

For several cancers, detection at an early stage translates into more effective treatments and a better survival rate. Scientists at the University of Fribourg have developed bioinspired nanosensors allowing…

19.01.2023

A major review of Madagascar's unique biodiversity has just taken place, involving over 50 organisations worldwide. Madagascar is one of the world's foremost biodiversity hotspots with 82% of its plants…

15.12.2022

Prof. Anne von Philipsborn joined the University of Fribourg early in 2022. She shares what brought her to Fribourg, her research focus and how she approaches teaching. Interview.

02.12.2022

Since September 2022, Michael Schüler has been a Professor at the Department of Physics of the University of Fribourg and the Paul Scherrer Institute. Interview

19.10.2022

At SRF, Yves Bossart talks to sociologist Katharina Hoppe and environmental ethicist Ivo Wallimann-Helmer about responsibility in times of crisis.

19.10.2022

Three new Assistant Professors join the ranks at UniFR this year as newly-minted recipients of a prestigious PRIMA fellowship awarded by the SNSF: Prof. Jessica Clough, now Group Leader in Chemistry at…