UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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ResearchDiscreet access to the “morning-after pill.”
Interview: Noëmi Kern / Access to emergency contraception requires an in-person consultation at a pharmacy, which involves answering extremely personal questions. Esther Spinatsch has developed a digital tool to make this experience less stressful.
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AlumniSalome Thommen: The alchemist of odds and ends.
Text: Evelyn Weissheim / Living sustainably works best when it fits seamlessly into daily routine. Salome Thommen wants, above all, to inspire people.
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AlumniThe man who gets Basel crowds cheering.
Interview: Evelyn Weissheim / When it comes to organizing large-scale events, Beat Läuchli knows his stuff. In Basel, he has organized events such as the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Today, he is Chief Operations Officer at FC Basel. He explains what drives him and how his time at the University of Basel shaped him.
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ResearchWhy I'm passionate about my topic: Understanding supply chains.
Text: Lucia Casalegno, Sustainability researcher / How do European sustainability regulations affect the supply chains for coffee, cocoa, and palm oil? Lucia Casalegno explains what appeals to her about this research topic.
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Fact CheckFact check: Electromagnetic hypersensitivity?
Text: Martin Röösli / Some people report being particularly sensitive to electromagnetic fields. Epidemiologist Martin Röösli debates whether cellphone masts and Wi-Fi hotspots are really to blame for their symptoms.
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In conversation“The U.N. is being put to the test like never before.”
Interview: Samuel Schlaefli* / Iran, Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: International law is being violated all over the world. We talk to Andreas Müller, an expert on international law, about the past and present of a fragile but enduring concept.
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DossierMoney, myths and might.
Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / The oldest coins in the Mediterranean were found in what is now western Turkey, but the circulation of coinage was not ubiquitous in the ancient world. Rather, bartering was the dominant economic system, particularly in times of crisis.
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DossierInvesting begins in the mind.
Text: Noëmi Kern / Many people are nervous about putting their capital in financial assets. But not investing also comes with risks. How can these doubts be overcome? Economist Jacqueline Henn and psychologist Daniel Grosshans offer some answers.
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DossierThe laws of poverty.
Interview: Urs Hafner / Anyone who has to live on less than three dollars a day has to become the manager of their own survival. At the same time, poverty is being criminalized, as legal scholar Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer explains.
