UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel

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  Research

  The magic mirror.

  Text: Andreas Lorenz-Meyer / The system of using the same piece of land to generate electricity and produce agricultural products is known as agrivoltaics. A graduate of the University of Basel has founded a start-up that offers a novel type of product in precisely this field.

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  Alumni

  A leap into the unknown.

  Interview: Marion Maurer / Would you give up a permanent position to start your own business? Anina Lutz shares with us her reasons for taking this brave step.

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  Alumni

  Nature lover.

  Text and photos: Marion Maurer / As a child, he built pools for salamanders. Studying biology was a passion. Today, Philippe Ammann works to protect the diversity of flora and fauna at the Swiss non-profit, ProSpecieRara.

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  Research

  Immersed in a different world.

  Text: Maryse Ernzer, physicist / In the column "Why I'm passionate about my subject", young researchers talk about what excites them about their field. Maryse Ernzer is a postdoc in Philipp Treutlein's research group at the Department of Physics at the University of Basel.

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  In conversation

  Polarized parties, divided nation?

  Interview: Urs Hafner / Mobilizing voters is vital for political parties. Topical issues have a greater influence on election results, however, according to political scientist Denise Traber.

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  In pictures

  Regional flora: Hunting for plants.

  Text: Noëmi Kern / What plants are growing in Basel? To answer this question, in 2021, “Flora beider Basel” (Flora of Basel cantons) launched a citizen science project – a project in which the public is encouraged to participate.

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  Dossier

  Therapy 2.0.

  Text: Yvonne Vahlensieck / For some tumors, immunotherapy is an excellent treatment option, and for others, it is not as effective. Basel researchers are working on ways to make all cancer cells vulnerable to attack.

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  Dossier

  Calculated risks.

  Text: Ori Schipper / Artificial intelligence can help to predict the risk of breast cancer recurring or detect malignant cells in tissue samples. Learning machines as assistants in medical decision-making.

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  Dossier

  Keeping metastases in check.

  Text: Andreas Lorenz-Meyer / When cancer metastasizes, the prognosis gets worse. Basic research reveals ways to prevent metastasis.