Health
Exercise your balance to counter the ill effects of aging
21.01.2025
Often with seniors, aging negatively impacts their well-being. Loss of quality sleep, impaired motor control, and cognitive disorders are frequent ailments. For the first time, a team of scientists led…
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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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The winner of the 2024 Environmental Research Prize is Sopie Bucher
18.12.2024
The prize committee congratulates Sophie Bucher on her master's thesis entitled "The Virtue Ethics of Shrub Encroachment on Cultural Landscapes. Extensive Subalpine Grasslands in the Valais, Switzerland…
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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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