Faculty of Science

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The Faculty of Science consists of five departments: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Biology and Geosciences. The Faculty is characterized by interdisciplinarity, which is reflected in the affiliated Research Competence Centers, National Centres of Competence in Research and Interfaculty Research Cooperation.

Studying at the Faculty of Philosophy and Natural Sciences is characterized by high quality teaching and internationally recognized research. In teaching, the Faculty offers a variety of study programmes at Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level. Graduate Schools accompany the PhD programs and specialized Master programs.

 

Events

Promotion of faculty teaching development FLE: Call 2025/2026

The Vice-Rectorate Teaching supports faculty teaching development projects. Applications for FLE 2025/2026 can be submitted until 31 March 2025.

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News

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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.

November 13, 2024

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Climat and Environment

«Climate change will shift entire ecosystems»

Christoph Schwörer is investigating the future effects of climate change on vegetation in the Alpine region. To this end, he is looking deep into the past with the help of sediment cores and state-of-the-art DNA analysis methods.

(Article only available in German)
November 6, 2024

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People

Swiss Students Sports Award 2024

The annual Swiss Students Sports Award from Swiss University Sports took place on 25 October. Two students from the University of Bern were honoured for their sporting achievements in ‘Ski Orienteering’: Eliane Deininger is studying at the Faculty of Phil-nat. Faculty (Ski Orienteering / Master of Earth Sciences) and Nicola Müller at the Faculty of Medicine (Ski Orienteering / Master of Human Medicine). Congratulations!

Picture (from left to right): Peter Matti (Coordinator of top-class sport and studies at the University of Bern), Eliane Deininger, Nicola Müller, Reto Zimmermann (Head of University Sport Bern).

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Astronomy

Small precision miracle in orbit

A new small ESA satellite closes gaps in weather observation. Roland Albers explains how the University of Bern is contributing to more accurate weather forecasts with a microwave radiometer, the only instrument on board of the satellite.

(Article only available in German)
October 23, 2024

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