University of Fribourg

The University of Fribourg is a place where learning, research, employment and events all happen at the same time. Its innovative force makes it an important mover in the commercial and cultural life of the region. Since it attracts students and researchers from every part of Switzerland and from all over the world it has shaped life in the bilingual city of Fribourg since it was founded in 1889.

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NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCES

Hans Jörg Limbach becomes new director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute

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.…

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MEDICINE

When the immune system says “Stop”

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…

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HISTORY

Ancient genome identify the Early Middle Ages as a melting pot

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.…

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Course offerings 2026-2027

Late application

Autumn semester 2026

The late application for the autumn semester 2026 is open until 31 August 2026.

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