Spark of innovation
Funding for highly original research
17.12.2024
Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have secured two Spark grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to explore innovative materials with potentially transformative applications.
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News
Une journée haute en couleurs!
20.11.2024
Physique, chimie, botanique, mathématiques ou encore archéologie! L’Université de Fribourg s’est pliée en quatre pour la traditionnelle Journée Futur en tous genres. 114 élèves venu·e·s des quatre coins…
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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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Research
A new way of detecting mutations linked to cancer
17.10.2024
Cancer provokes mutations in cellular DNA. Detecting these changes in patients’ blood enables physicians to prescribe anticancer treatments that are better targeted and more effective. Detection, however,…
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Recent developments in Research Involving Human Subjects
27.09.2024
The legislation concerning research on human subjects has been revised. Changes have been made to the following areas: information for participants and communication of results; age- and sex-appropriate…
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New start-up grant launched at the University of Fribourg
27.09.2024
The University of Fribourg is increasing its support for innovative start-ups. A new grant aims to improve market readiness and fundability for its spin-offs.
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Food
Inauguration of the Interfaculty Food Research and Innovation Center (FRIC)
27.09.2024
The new Interfaculty Food Research & Innovation Center (FRIC) was created in 2023 under the impulse of a working group led by Professor Stefan Salentinig. All faculties at the University of Fribourg are…
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Research
De la science à l’entrepreneuriat, l’innovation en action
25.09.2024
Timur Ashirov, post-doctorant au Département de chimie, vient de décrocher un soutien de 150’000 francs de la Fondation Gebert Rüf.
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No, there will be no sixth ocean!
02.09.2024
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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