Events and news from the Faculty of Medicine
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108 new Drs. med. and med. dent.
On May 31, 108 new medical and dental medicine doctors were sworn in at the Elisabethenkirche. The keynote speaker was Thomi Jourdan, Head of the Basel-Landschaft Department of Economic Affairs and Health.
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Birthday: The Faculty of Medicine turns 564!
On April 4, 1460, the Faculty of Medicine was founded as part of the University of Basel. In the same year, the Inca military leader Cápac Yupanqui subdued the Huanca people in Junín (Peru), Portuguese sailors discovered the Cape Verdean…
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This was the event "Sustainability in the healthcare sector"
The Swiss healthcare sector is responsible for almost 7% of national greenhouse gas emissions and consumes a considerable amount of resources. To discuss how these environmental impacts can be reduced, an event on the topic of…
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Inaugural lecture at the end of the semester by Prof. Petya Apostolova
At the end of the semester, Prof. Petya Apostolova will give her inaugural lecture on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 11.15 am. It is entitled 'Immunotherapies to fight cancer: the best are yet to come'. The lecture will be in English.
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The University Center for Dental Medicine Basel turns 100!
The Volkszahnklinik for adults was founded in Basel in 1924. Because it was later merged with the school dental clinic and the dental department of the University Hospital into the University Center for Dental Medicine Basel (UZB), the UZB…
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Women in the sciences: Prof. Petya Apostolova
On March 14, Prof. Petya Apostolova will give a lecture on women in the sciences at the Biozentrum. She will be speaking as part of the lecture series "Athena's Journey. Empowering Women in Science", which is organized by the Department of…
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Green Health Revolution: visions for a more sustainable hospital routine
The healthcare sector causes more CO2 emissions than air travel, for example. At the event 'Green Health Revolution: Visions for a more sustainable everyday hospital life', students of human medicine will discuss possible sustainable and…
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Information event on starting a career in the clinic
On February 27, the Faculty of Medicine and the Career Service Center of the University of Basel are offering an information event on starting a career in the clinic. Students of human medicine in the first and second year of their Master's…
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Master's information evening on March 14, 2024
On March 14 from 17:00 to 20:00, the University of Basel is organizing a Master's information evening. Just come to the Kollegienhaus at Petersplatz 1 and find out which program suits you best.
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Research Day of the University Center for Dentistry Basel
The 5th UZB Research Day on April 19, 2024 is dedicated to the anniversary year "100 years of dentistry in Basel". Postdocs, Master's students and researchers from the UZB will present their projects, the University of Basel and an industry…News
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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…
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Birthday: The Faculty of Medicine turns 563
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel was founded on April 4, 1460, at a time when the cosmos still seemed to revolve around the earth and human health depended on four humors. No one in Europe knew about the Americas, and…News from the MedF cosmos
Inaugural and Habilitation Lectures
16
Aug 2024
18:15
UKBB, Spitalstrasse 33, Basel, Aula
Public event,
Habilitation lecture
ROP screening - Who? When? How?
28
Aug 2024
18:15
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, Basel, Aula
Public event,
Habilitation lecture
The microbiome - a brief history of our roommates
06
Sep 2024
18:15
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, Basel, Aula
Public event,
Habilitation lecture
Radiant black and white images from dental medicine
18
Sep 2024
18:15
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, Basel, Aula
Inaugural lecture
Tendon rupture in the shoulder: lessons from research and opportunities for regenerative surgery
20
Sep 2024
17:30
Pharmaziemuseum, Totengässlein 3, Basel, Hörsaal
Habilitation lecture
Focus on methods: from clinical studies to patients
20
Sep 2024
18:15
Pharmaziemuseum, Totengässlein 3, Basel, Hörsaal
Habilitation lecture
Reliable evidence in medicine: it's (somewhat) complicated
27
Sep 2024
18:30
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, Basel, Aula
Inaugural lecture
Quo vadis Pneumologie: Magic Bullet or Precision Medicine?
04
Oct 2024
18:30
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, Basel, Aula
Habilitation lecture
Rethinking cardiothoracic radiology: what artificial intelligence will change
11
Oct 2024
18:30
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, Basel, Aula
Habilitation lecture
Tuberculosis - A threat to global health
16
Oct 2024
17:00
Departement Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit Grosse Allee 6, Basel, Hörsaal
Habilitation lecture