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To the Anatomy Museum on Museum Night!

On Friday, January 19, 2024, 41 museums in Basel will open their doors for Museum Night. In addition to the Botanical Garden, the University Library and the Pharmacy Museum, the Anatomical Museum of the Faculty of Medicine will also be…
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This was the graduation ceremony on 17.11.2023

On November 17, 116 new Doctores med. and med. dent. were ceremoniously sworn in at the Elisabethenkirche. After a speech by Dr. Lukas Engelberger, Head of the Health Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, Prof. Dr. Primo Schär, Dean of…
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Bachelor Info Day on November 17

Two information markets are open from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, one in the Kollegienhaus and one in the Biozentrum (find the link to a map below). At the information stands, you can obtain specific information about the degree course you are…
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Mobility and stability at the end of the semester

On Thursday, December 14, 2023, professor of Neuroorthopaedics Heide Elke Viehweger will give her inaugural lecture, which is also the end-of-semester lecture. It is entitled "Mobilität und Stabilität, oder die Reise zur Vernunft".

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Food Met Medicine on September 25!

At the FoodTalk on September 25, 2023 at Unternehmen Mitte, three invited experts spoke to around 110 people about the topics of medicine, agriculture and sustainability. The event was organized by the Medical Faculty of the University of…
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Fall Semester has begun

This week, the fall semester has begun at the university and thus also at the Faculty of Medicine. More than 500 first-year students are being welcomed at all five study programs of the Faculty of Medicine and provided with plenty of…
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Foodtalk 25 September: Food Meets Medicine

On Monday, Sep. 25, 2023, at 18:30 in the center of the company, the topic will be nutrition that is good for us and the planet. Three guests will speak about "Sustainable agriculture and planetary health", "How do I eat healthy? - The…
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This was the Graduation Ceremony on June 2

On Friday, June 2, 104 new medical and dental doctors took their vows in the Open Elisabethenkirche. Prof. em. Marcel Tanner held the ceremonial address, after which the certificates were presented by Prof. Dean Primo Schär.
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Screening for Preeclampsia - Obstetrics Through the Ages

Inaugural lecture as end-of-semester lecture by Prof. Dr. Beatrice Mosimann on May 25 at the Center for Teaching and Research (ZFL).
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On Remembering and Action

Culture, civilization, democracy, justice, these are fragile goods that must be actively protected on a daily basis. Their long-standing presence should not obscure the fact that entire societies can topple over, as it were, and unleash the…

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Otto Naegeli Research Prize for Mirjam Christ-Crain

Prof. Dr. Christ-Crain, Professor of Endocrinology and Clinical Research at the University of Basel and Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University Hospital Basel, will receive the…

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Dealing with stress and pressure: Start Now

In a study involving 127 girls between the ages of 12 and 20, a research group from the Faculty of Medicine was able to show that a special training program called "Start Now" can help young people learn strategies for dealing with negative…
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Mens Sana In Corpore Infirmo: MAS Spritual Care

Spiritual support, which is considered normal and often desired for the dying, can help people not only on their final journey, but also in other difficult situations. This is because existential questions also arise in the case of serious…
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More sustainability at the Faculty of Medicine: Good grades for Basel

The Faculty of Medicine Basel was assessed in the area of sustainability for the second time. Basel achieved particularly good results in the teaching category and outperformed other Swiss faculties. A total of eight higher education…
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David Berger new Clinical Professor of Intensive Care Medicine

The University Council has elected David Berger as Professor of Intensive Care Medicine. He will take up his position at the University Hospital Basel (USB) on June 1, 2024. The appointment to the professorship is linked to his appointment…
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Andreas Müller new Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics/Traumatology

The University Council has appointed Marc Andreas Müller as Professor of Orthopaedics/Traumatology. He will take up his appointment at the University Hospital Basel (USB) on April 1, 2024.
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Groundbreaking Study on Resistant Bacteria

A research team at the Department of Clinical Research has been able to show in a study that bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics can sometimes remain in patients' bodies for years, repeatedly causing infections, infecting other…
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Antibiotic consumption rose massively in the first year of the pandemic

A research team from the Department of Clinical Research at the Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Basel has observed an almost doubling of antibiotic prescriptions in 2020 as part of a study that has been running since 2017. As…
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Before the end of the year – the end of the semester

This Friday marks the end of the fall semester. The faculty would like to thank all lecturers and wishes students a good learning time. May you all have a Merry Christmas and/or a Happy New Year!
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Prof. Dr. Stephan Urban now also Dr. honoris causa

At the Dies Academicus of the University of Basel, Heidelberg molecular biologist Prof. Dr. Stephan Urban was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine. His pioneering discoveries in the field of molecular virology of…

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