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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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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FIFF

First Fribourg Cinema Award goes to director Kaouther Ben Hania

The Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) and the University of Fribourg are pleased to announce the launch of the Fribourg Cinema Award, which they will jointly confer on a figure who has made…

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SLEEP RESEARCH

We perceive musical harmony during sleep

Music can evoke strong emotions und musical chords are the smallest musical units that carry emotional information. When we are awake, major chords are typically associated with positive emotions, while…

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