The University Council has appointed Professor Julia Bielicki as clinical professor of pediatric clinical pharmacology. In the Department of Physics, Professor Admir Greljo is being promoted to associate professor.
The Senate ceremonially re-elected historian Professor Thomas Maissen as an academic representative on the University Council. This election has yet to be confirmed by the cantonal governments of Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt. The committee also awarded 12 people the title of Dr. habil. and the Venia docendi.
A newly developed molecule brings together two powerful immunotherapy strategies in one treatment. Researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have demonstrated that this fusion protein can both block the “do not attack” signal used by cancer cells and selectively activate tumor-fighting immune cells. This dual action could pave the way for more effective cancer therapies with fewer side effects.
This Monday, the 2025 fall semester will begin for 12,890 students and PhD students at the University of Basel. The number of registrations has increased slightly compared to the previous year, and the total number of students will again exceed 13,000 in 2025.
The University of Basel’s Pharmacy Museum is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a festival, special exhibition and other events. Its director, historian Dr. Philippe Wanner, discusses the origins and history of the collection – and how it aims to be a modern museum without losing any of its historical character.
In the competition for highly sought-after research funding from the European Research Council, seven researchers from the University of Basel convinced the jury with their project ideas. Over the next five years, they will each receive between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 2.3 million through an ERC Starting Grant.
Interdisciplinary and topical, this semester the University of Basel is once again offering a diverse range of public lecture series that provide fresh perspectives on both established and emerging questions within a global context.
The University of Basel is setting up a new endowed professorship at the Biozentrum to make fundamental discoveries at the interface between biophysics and climate-relevant environmental biology. This will be made possible by the Georg H. Endress Foundation, which is generously funding the project.
In wound healing, immune response, and cancer metastasis, cells migrate through the body – often squeezing through narrow, confined spaces. Together with experimental collaborators, Prof. Dr. David Brückner at the University of Basel has discovered that cells possess a kind of memory: they can “remember” how they previously navigated such constrictions. This allows them to move more quickly and efficiently through complex tissues.
