National Research Programme 77 at Unifr
19.02.2020
The National Research Programme 77 on Digital Transformation has just started with 37 projects selected, financed by the Confederation to the tune of CHF 30 million. Several researchers from the University…
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Stressed bacteria as a source of energy
19.02.2020
Researchers at the University of Fribourg have shown how the chemistry of bacteria that do not require oxygen changes when they are exposed to different external conditions. These bacteria can be used…
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Seventeen Unifr researchers awarded grants in new SNSF program
03.12.2019
Seventeen researchers at Unifr have obtained grants from the new Spark funding scheme of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Spark provides up to one year of funding to explore new scientific ideas,…
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A small victory in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
30.10.2019
A team of researchers has succeeded in completely eradicating antibiotic-resistant bacteria in one patient by using bacteriophage viruses. This is a first in the fight against the scourge of antibiotic-resistant…
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Three PRIMA grants for female researchers from the National Fund
09.10.2019
Three researchers obtained PRIMA funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation this year at Unifr, all three at the Faculty of Arts. PRIMA supports women in the transition to the position of research…
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In Greenland, global warming is intensifying the runoff of meltwater towards the ocean
28.09.2019
An international team of researchers, including Horst Machguth of the University of Fribourg, has shown that global warming promotes the formation and expansion of of ice slabs embedded within the arctic…
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New research project launched on English Literature
16.09.2019
Professor Indira Ghose, Department of English, received a generous grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation to study the production and reception of literature on courtesy and conduct in England…
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Step towards a medical treatment of the deleterious effects of Down syndrome
05.09.2019
A team of researchers at the University of Fribourg has found evidence for a mechanism that contributes to the impaired metabolism of individuals with Down syndrome. Their organism seems poisoned by an…
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Two successes for research on strange fluids
14.08.2019
Not quite solid, but not really liquid either: viscous fluids are commonly found in cosmetics, washing products or paints. They possess a combination of liquid and solid-like properties. Although we use…
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