Professor (Open-Rank)
Professorship of Tectonics and Structural Geology
06.01.2025
The Faculty of Science and Medicine of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, announces the opening of an open rank position of Professor of Tectonics and Structural Geology in the Department of Geosciences.
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19.12.2024
The Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute is pleased to announce two new Master's programmes. In the future, the Institute will also offer the programmes "M.Sc. Major Environmental Humanities…
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Evolution
Shell limits evolution of turtles
20.11.2024
A study by the University of Fribourg suggests that the shell of turtles significantly restricts their evolutionary development, explaining their low species diversity compared to other animal groups.
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2 open PhD positions in Mineralogy-Petrology on “Fluid circulation in mantle rocks”
01.10.2024
The Mineralogy-Petrology group at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Fribourg invites applications for two 4-year Ph.D. positions funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
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Afar Dallol Drilling (ADD-ON)
05.09.2024
The Afar rift is a world-class natural field lab where continental breakup can be directly observed. The northern part of Afar, the Danakil Depression, especially represents a unique snapshot in space…
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No, there will be no sixth ocean!
29.08.2024
An earthquake low on the Richter scale has shaken geologists. Contrary to what that scientific community widely thought, the Central Afar region in Ethiopia will probably never become a deep ocean. This…
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In the heart of the earth - How a deep-sea borehole expands our understanding of geological processes
26.08.2024
One of the most exciting deep-sea drillings of the year took place in spring 2023
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La genèse de l'inlandsis de l'Antarctique
16.07.2024
Une équipe de recherche internationale, avec la collaboration de Silvia Spezzaferri de l'Université de Fribourg, a découvert pourquoi la calotte polaire de l'Antarctique fond plus rapidement à l'ouest…
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3-year PhD position (100%) on the gendered history of science in Central Asia
21.05.2024
This PhD position is part of a Swiss National Science Foundation grant titled "Myths of equality: the gendered history of science in Central Asia, 1870s-1970s".
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26.03.2024
We're proud to announce that Nicole Clerx, a doctoral student in the Department of Geosciences, will be one of the candidates in the "Ma thèse en 180 sec." event to be held on March 28 at Le Nouveau Monde.
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