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 the position from Prof.…

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. Researchers at the University…

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 picture is more complicated.…

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 Fribourg, with help…

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. Scientists at the University…

14.01.2026

Contrary to some common misconceptions,, growing up with two languages does not slow the development of children on the autism spectrum. Quite the opposite! A broad international study conducted at the…

15.12.2025

A new study led by the University of Fribourg, in collaboration with the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, raises serious concerns about the quality and safety of plant-based dietary supplements containing…

27.11.2025

To survive in a new environment, animals have to be capable of adjusting their food preferences to the food available. By studying fruit flies, scientists at the University of Fribourg working in collaboration…

26.11.2025

Physicists from the University of Fribourg have developed a groundbreaking iteration of the fluorescence microscope using smartphone technology. Both highly affordable and portable, their device could…