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Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute (UniFR_ESH Institute)

The UniFR_ESH Institute places a special emphasis on the ethical and cultural issues arising from environmental practice and the challenges of the just distribution of environmental burdens - both in research and teaching.

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October 28th: A Conversation with Helen Macdonald

Bestselling author Helen Macdonald (“H is for Hawk,” adapted for cinemas in 2026) is coming to Fribourg: On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., Helen Macdonald will join environmental philosopher…

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Miriam Zemanova featured in the Compassionate Science project

Miriam Zemanova has been featured in Compassionate Science, an initiative of the Swiss Young Academy that promotes compassionate, empathy-informed approaches to scientific research.

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New Book by Angela Martin

As part of the book series ‘Contributions to Ethics and Biotechnology’, Angela Martin has written an expert report on ‘Defining Benefit in Animal Research’.

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Study Programms

The teaching in environmental sciences and humanities conveys interdisciplinary thinking – as a valuable addition to any bachelor major or as a full master program.

Research

Research at the institute scrutinizes environmental challenges and methods for decision-making in the fields of sustainability and climate change from an ethical and cultural studies perspective.