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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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T Cells at the Beginning of the Semester

Today at noon, Prof. Carolyn King kicked off the new semester with a lecture on immune cells. More specifically, about the abilities of T cells to "remember" past diseases.

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Why some people drink too much (water)

Anyone who drinks more than three liters per day probably suffers from the so-called "polydipsia-polyuria syndrome". This can be treated well, but unfortunately there are two fundamentally different causes - which must be tackled…
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New Heads of the Department of Public Health

Since September 1, the Department of Public Health is led by Prof. Michael Simon and Prof. Mirko Winkler. The Faculty Assembly thanks the now replaced head Prof. Sabina de Geest for her many years of dedicated service at the DPH, in the…
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Change in the management of the Department of Clinical Research

After almost ten years in office, Prof. Mirjam Christ-Crain, MD, Deputy Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University Hospital Basel (USB), is stepping down from her position as Head of Department at DKF to devote…
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Career opportunities: Professorship Dementia Diseases

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel and the University Geriatric Medicine Felix Platter are seeking a Professor of Dementia (open-rank) in conjunction with the position as Chief Physician of the Memory Clinic for 01.07.2024…
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Career opportunities: Professorship for Geriatrics

For 01.07.2025 or by agreement, the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel and the University Geriatric Medicine Felix Platter are seeking a Professor of Geriatrics in conjunction with the position of Chief Physician Acute Geriatrics.
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Brain Signals of Good Memory Performance Revealed

People differ in their memory performance. Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine have now discovered that certain brain signals are related to these differences.
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Master’s Thesis Awards 2023

This year, the prizes of the Medical Faculty for the best Master's theses go to Simon Gallmann, Fabienne Bruggisser and Claudia Hauser.
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Welcoming of the New Professors

25 new professors were welcomed to the Faculty of Medicine by Dean Primo Schär on August 21. The event once again took place at Wildt'schen Haus on St. Peter's Square, the appropriate setting for an aperitif riche at 37 degrees in the…
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Medical Faculty’s Sustainability Efforts Honored

The Medical Faculty participated for the first time in an international sustainability reporting exercise and ranked among the top institutions in a Switzerland-wide comparison. The initiative called "Planetary Health Report Card" evaluates…
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New Building for Department of Biomedicine: All Systems are Go

With a new research building for the Department of Biomedicine, the University of Basel is setting the next building block on the Schällemätteli campus. The building permit has been issued, the contract with the general contractor has been…