Botond Roska, a professor at the University of Basel and director of science at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), will receive the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award together with José-Alain Sahel of the University of Pittsburgh.
Next Monday, 13,263 students and doctoral candidates will begin the fall 2026 semester at the University of Basel. Enrollment has continued to rise compared with the previous year. For the first time, the total number of students at the University of Basel has already surpassed 13,000 at the start of the semester.
Researchers from Cambridge and Basel have developed small molecules that could make cancer immunotherapies more effective. They work in two ways: They prompt macrophages to engulf cancer cells and alter the surrounding tissue, reducing its ability to suppress immune attacks on the tumor.
Six female scientists at the University of Basel have been awarded one of the prestigious ERC Starting Grants. They will receive between 1.5 and 2.3 million euros over five years to establish or expand their own research groups and to carry out their ambitious projects. The successful grantees are members of the Departments of Biomedicine, the Biozentrum, Social Sciences, History, and Biomedical Engineering.
From “America 250” to sustainability and artificial intelligence: the University of Basel’s public lecture series in the fall semester 2026 address current social, cultural and political issues. Everyone is warmly invited to attend.
Liver cancer is difficult to treat because tumors vary greatly from patient to patient. Researchers at the University of Basel have captured this diversity by creating a collection of mini-tumors, which they use to systematically search for new treatment options. They tested more than 1,600 compounds using these organoids and used the results to develop promising drug combinations.
The University Council has promoted three professors at the University of Basel. It has also approved an adjunct professorship, while the Senate has granted five researchers the Venia docendi.
State elections are coming up in eastern Germany in September. According to polls, the AfD is set to emerge as the largest party. Keeping the right-wing party out of government in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania would likely require an unusually broad coalition. That poses a challenge for the other parties, says political scientist Sophie Suda.
As World War II drew closer, the University Library Basel (UB) moved valuable holdings to safety and took precautions against bombing and espionage. Noah Regenass, Head of Historical Collections, examined the relevant archival sources and also uncovered contradictions in the library’s operations at the time.
