Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But how far does the freedom to alter one’s own body extend? The legal scholar Nuran Haydar Celik examines the limits the law is allowed to impose on interventions lacking medical indications.
Few would dispute that greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced to slow down climate change. But how much CO2 do cities actually emit today? Postdoctoral researcher Stavros Stagakis from the Department of Environmental Sciences is exploring ways to measure these emissions.
How do religious themes change when they are repeatedly retold and reimagined? Lavinia Pflugfelder examines this question using the example of the male deity in the modern witchcraft religion Wicca. She is also interested in religious imagery within the metal scene and in horror films.
A week in a Greek refugee camp changed the course of Florian Knappe’s career. Today, he investigates how sports programs in asylum centers can support refugees.
His original plan was to become a PE teacher. However, when David Koch had to resubmit his seminar paper, he used the waiting time to complete a research internship. There, he found his field through a combination of movement science, biomechanics and clinical practice.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Malz is to become the new assistant professor for theoretical quantum optics with a focus on the physics of light-matter interaction. The University Council also appointed ten adjunct professors.
Once he wanted to make wine, but today he tinkers with the synthesis of natural substances – and the perfect pizza dough. Doctoral student Silas Battisti has a feel for perfect interaction. In every respect.
Chiara Minotti loves ballet and the cultural diversity of the three-country region. But her greatest passion is medicine for the youngest among us. The PhD student is researching ways to prevent or treat infections in premature babies.
Chipo Mellisa Kaliofasi came to Basel, thanks to a scholarship, and is working in the Department of History to obtain her doctorate. She is a member of the Shona people in Zimbabwe and researches inheritance laws and practices for Shona-speaking women during colonial times. To do so, she travels to the most rural districts of her home country.
