Psychology
Do children work better alone or when supervised by an unknown?
12.03.2025
The presence of an unfamiliar person significantly slows down the time children take to complete tests. That is the conclusion of a recent study carried out on 123 children and it is no small discovery. Rather, it stresses the importance of taking a child’s physical and social environment into account because it affects a brain function called cognitive control performance.
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Environment
New Master’s program in environmental sciences and environmental humanities
11.03.2020
The world is increasingly finding itself confronted with new environmental challenges. A new Master’s program at the University of Fribourg will qualify young people for further re...
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Bio-inspired materials
CHF 2.6 million EU grant goes to training project on bio-inspired materials
18.05.2016
Professor Nico Bruns of the Adolphe Merkle Institute has been awarded a prestigious European training grant worth CHF 2.6 million. This first Innovative Training Network (ITN) coor...
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Research
A Fribourg Professor hits the jackpot
25.02.2016
The European Research Council has just awarded a grant of 2 million euros to Philippe Cudré-Mauroux, Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Fribourg. This...
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Partnership between University of Fribourg and Sika:
Establishment of a Research Group on Management in Emerging Markets
02.07.2014
The University of Fribourg and Sika announce the signing of a partnership agreement. At the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, a research group on management in emerging mar...
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