By an overwhelming majority, the chair of the Senate of the University of Basel, Professor Daniela Thurnherr Keller, was elected yesterday, Wednesday, as a new federal judge by the United Federal Assembly in Bern.
A team at the University of Basel has developed a versatile nanorobot with propulsion and payload modules. The two reusable modules autonomously self-assemble and could be used in medicine or industry.
The gut does much more than just digest food. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered a surprising link between gut function, feeding, and sleep in fruit flies. Their study adds to growing evidence that the gut communicates with the brain and can influence behavior.
For decades, Alzheimer’s was considered incurable. Now, a shift is emerging: clinician and dementia researcher Professor Marc Aurel Busche explains why our understanding of the disease is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation.
Meningitis is rare in newborns but often dramatic. For the first time, researchers have developed a preventive approach that stops harmful bacteria in their tracks before transmission even occurs. Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich harness one of its natural enemies: a virus that kills bacteria.
Literary scholars Moniek Kuijpers and Tina Ternes investigate how Shared Reading affects people’s well-being. On the occasion of the Schweizer Vorlesetag on 27 May, they offer insights into their research and share personal experiences.
After three successful years within the EPICUR-SHAPE-IT project, the University of Basel was officially admitted to the European university alliance EPICUR on 19 February 2026. University President Professor Andrea Schenker-Wicki discusses the role of the European higher education area in the 21st century and what prospects it has to offer members of the University of Basel.
Lakes play a vital filtering role in the ecosystem: they remove excess nitrogen from the water. An international research team led by the University of Basel and Eawag has now shown that climate change could weaken this natural purification process. This would have consequences extending all the way to coastal marine ecosystems.
The Senate discussed the criteria by which the successor to President Professor Andrea Schenker-Wicki should be assessed. Vice President Professor Nadja Braun Binder also announced that she will not be standing for a second term in office.
