UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel

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  Dossier

  Cultural diversity on the cancer ward.

  Text: Samanta Siegfried / Our cultural background shapes how we deal with illness and death. Two medical ethicists from Basel are studying how cultural differences manifest when children of migrant families have cancer.

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  Dossier

  Testing cancer treatments on mini-tumors.

  Text: Catherine Weyer / Raphaëlle Servant creates tumors in miniature. The doctoral researcher wants to use these organoids to make personalized cancer therapy possible.

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  Dossier

  Close your eyes and just dance.

  Text: Anika Zielenski / Can sports and movement prevent cancer? Or support treatment? If so, then why? Five facts from the fields of sports medicine and basic research.

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  Dossier

  Can you lead a happy life with cancer?

  Text: Jan Müller / A serious illness changes the way a person looks at their life, how they can and want to shape its course. Philosopher Jan Müller ponders how this new reality influences various areas of life.

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  Dossier

  Right on track for practical applications.

  Text: Angelika Jacobs / An idea in the lab might someday help to improve cancer treatment. Five spin-offs from the University of Basel with the aim of developing concepts to benefit patients.

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  Opinion

  What should we do to fight plastic pollution, Patricia Holm?

  Text: Patricia Holm / Plastic waste is a global problem. An environmental scientist and an expert in international law on the actions that can be taken by private individuals and by policymakers.

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  Opinion

  What should we do to fight plastic pollution, Anna Petrig?

  Text: Anna Petrig / Plastic waste is a global problem. An environmental scientist and an expert in international law on the actions that can be taken by private individuals and by policymakers.

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  In pictures

  Pictures of time – photo albums in flux.

  Text: Noëmi Kern / For her dissertation, Murielle Cornut is studying the photo album as a cultural technology.

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  Portrait

  Brain researcher with a jazz flute.

  Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Philipp Sterzer investigates how our brain works – both in terms of everyday perception and in cases of severe psychosis. But music is his true love.