Reducing pesticide use with nanoparticles
21.12.2020
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg have discovered how certain silica nanoparticles could act as a traceless, degradable, and highly…
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The Botanical Garden becomes an institute
10.12.2020
This new status gives the "green oasis" of Pérolles a better basis for its missions of teaching and research, plant conservation and mediation towards the general public.
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White Paper on Priority Themes for Swiss Sustainability Research
30.11.2020
What are the priority issues in the context of the 2030 Agenda that science must address? This question has been explored by the Initiative for Sustainability Research.
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Sharing experimental data in optogenetics to develop new neurological therapies
24.11.2020
More than forty-five laboratories using optogenetics, a technique combining optics and genetics, have joined forces to create a shared database. Several scientists, including Michael Schmid at Unifr, are…
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Dies academicus 2020: awards and nominations, but no ceremony
12.11.2020
As with other events, the Dies academicus of the University of Fribourg is having to submit to the health situation. But even if the ceremony cannot take place, the University is determined to pay tribute…
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Three new PRIMA grants for female researchers at Unifr
09.11.2020
Three researchers have been awarded the prestigious PRIMA funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation at Unifr. The PRIMA programme is aimed at woman researchers with high potential to become professors.…
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New project: Ethical Principles for Environmental Practice
05.10.2020
The UniFR_ESH Institute is pleased to announce that the SNSF funds the research project "Principles for Ethical Decision-Making in Environmental Practice"!
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Environmental Humanities Lunches
28.09.2020
With the beginning of the semester, the Environmental Humanities Lunches are starting again. We are looking foward to the discussions!
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«En Suisse, une plante sur trois risque de disparaître»
10.09.2020
Jusqu'en automne 2021, le Jardin botanique de l'Université de Fribourg présente l'exposition en plein air «Trésor végétal: comment sauvegarder nos plantes menacées». Interview du Professeur Gregor Kozlowski,…
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