UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel

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  Research

  Sarah's alive.

  Text: Eva Mell / A little girl falls into a bitterly cold pond. When her father finds her, she has no pulse. Her chances of survival are poor. But at the University Children's Hospital Basel, the improbable is about to take place.

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  Research

  A fun way to the perfect career.

  Text: Béatrice Koch / The digital tool “like2be” helps young adults learn even more about familiar jobs and discover new career options. It also allows them to explore their personal interests – and have fun along the way.

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  Research

  Should Switzerland allow embryo donation?

  Text: Irène Dietschi / In Switzerland, couples left with surplus embryos after IVF are not allowed to donate them to other infertile couples. Lawyer Valentina Christen-Zihlmann investigates whether this ban is still in keeping with the times.

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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.