Research
Humans, not climate, have driven rapidly rising mammal extinction rate
25.09.2020
Human impact can explain ninety-six percent of all mammal species extinctions of the last hundred thousand years, according to a new study led by Professor Daniele Silvestro at the University of Fribourg…
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Research
Milk tolerance has increased rapidly
07.09.2020
Only a few of the bones from remains found on the oldest known battlefield in Europe show evidence of milk tolerance. Some 120 generations later, almost all people living in the same area are now able…
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Research
Débarquées en Europe, les drosophiles ont vite évolué
12.08.2020
Une équipe internationale co-dirigée par l'Université de Fribourg a réalisé la première étude à l'échelle du continent européen de l'évolution génétique des drosophiles, ces petites mouches que l'on trouve…
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Le Jardin botanique devient un institut
10.07.2020
Le 1er janvier prochain, le Jardin botanique va vivre une étape décisive de son développement. Jusqu'ici simple «plateforme» du Département de biologie, le Jardin est appelé à devenir un institut rattaché…
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Science warns of damage from invasive alien species
02.07.2020
In a just published international study, a team of scientists, including Sven Bacher of the University of Fribourg, have warned of the increasing threat posed by invasive alien species. Immediate action…
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Outreach
Le Mont Vully, la Mecque des orchidées
24.06.2020
Gregor Kozlowski, professeur au département de Biologie et directeur du Jardin botanique de l'Université, a participé à un reportage sur les orchidées du Mont Vully. D'après Gregor, le Mont Vully est un…
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Award
UNIFR student Vivian Link receives the Vigener Prize for the best PhD thesis
15.06.2020
The Vigener Prize, instituted in 1908 after a donation from Joseph Vigener, honours doctoral work standing out by their excellence. We are very proud to announce that one of our students from the Department…
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Research
SINERGIA projects awarded in the department
03.06.2020
Sinergia is a program of the Swiss National Science Fund that supports ambitious collaborative projects between two to four groups in Switzerland and abroad, on breakthrough research. Obtaining Sinergia…
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Outreach
One-day workshop to train secondary school students on handwashing and hygiene
15.05.2020
Dotun Adeleye Adeyinka (Egger group, Department of Biology) and Moyinoluwa Olusegun (RUWESA, Nigeria), organized a one-day workshop for school children on the importance of hand washing, hygiene and sanitation.
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