Department of Geosciences

The Department of Geosciences collectively offers bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees for the subjects of Earth Sciences and Geography. 

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PROJECT

How the Greenland ice sheet responds to shrinking top layer “sponge”

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

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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CONFERENCE

Cold altitudes: knowledge, imagination, and experiences of mountain ice

From glaciological expeditions to snow myths, from avalanche laws to mountain poetics, ice has shaped how humans engage with high-altitude environments. This conference explores how societies have known,…

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Earth Sciences

Environmental Sciences & Humanities

Doctoral School

Geography

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