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Excellent research and teaching as well as high-quality promotion of young researchers, continuing education and services are the hallmarks of the University of Bern. As a top university, it is internationally networked, locally anchored and socially relevant.

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WWF rating

University of Bern is “ambitious” when it comes to sustainability

Together with three other universities, the University of Bern is ranked in the highest occupied category in the WWF’s 2024 sustainability rating of Swiss universities.

Higher education

“Excellent teaching inspires passion”

The University of Bern wants to educate its students to become competent members of society. For Fritz Sager, Vice-Rector for Teaching, direct contact with students is key to this, and he recommends that students engage in an international exchange.

Cyber Security at the University of Bern

Prevention alone is no longer enough

Philipp Liechti explains why the University of Bern operates under the assumption that a cyberattack is always possible, despite numerous preventive, organizational, and technical security measures. Alongside prevention, the university’s efforts are increasingly focused on early detection, containment, and neutralization of cyber threats.

Climate Neutrality 2030 Roadmap

New climate strategy focuses on reduction and innovation

Instead of purchasing a large number of carbon offset certificates to achieve climate neutrality by 2025, the University of Bern is, in a participatory process, working on a long-term Climate Neutrality 2030 Roadmap, explains Vice-Rector Heike Mayer in the video.

Continuing education on development work

“Times of crisis require more evaluation”

Those responsible from government authorities and international organizations are learning new methods for evaluating development programs in the Global South at the University of Bern. This training is particularly valuable given current budget cuts in the field.

University of Bern joins European University alliance ENLIGHT

Since 2022, Swiss universities have also been able to participate in European University Alliances as "associated partners" for the first time. The University of Bern joined ENLIGHT, an alliance of comprehensive, research-intensive universities, on 1 December 2022.

People

30 years of the University of Bern Intermediate Staff Association

Politically committed to intermediate staff

The interests of the more than 4,000 doctoral students, assistants, postdocs, research associates and lecturers at the University of Bern are represented by the Intermediate Staff Association MVUB – and have been for 30 years now. What motivates young researchers to take part in this organization and what do they want to achieve?

Equal Opportunities

“Different perspectives are essential for AI”

The initiative Diversity for AI in Medicine teaches how to build fair and equitable AI applications that are helpful for humanity. The team behind the initiative has now been awarded the Prix Lux equal opportunities prize by the University of Bern.

Refugee students

“I would like to integrate and work as a teacher.”

Diana Pashchenko started a marketing degree in Ukraine. She is now preparing to do an English degree at the University of Bern and would like to become a teacher.

Refugee students

“Learning new things motivates me”

Eqbal Nabizada comes from Afghanistan and specializes in care. Now, he would like to study at the University of Bern.

University and studies

Better decisions in sports and traffic

Christian Vater is one of eight researchers at the University of Bern to receive a coveted Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. He will use it to investigate the role of peripheral vision in complex decisions.

University and studies

Starting Grant for researching inflammatory bowel diseases

Immunologist Bahtiyar Yilmaz is one of eight researchers at the University of Bern to receive a coveted Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. He will use it to study inflammatory bowel diseases.

University and studies

The health effects of extreme humid heat

Epidemiologist Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera is one of eight researchers at the University of Bern to receive a coveted Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. With her project, she wants to investigate the health effects of extreme humid heat.
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