UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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Portrait“Seeing is believing.”
Text: Christian Heuss / Ben Engel wants to understand the solar power stations of life: chloroplasts. He uses high-tech microscopes to watch them at work and get to the bottom of carbon fixation.
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ResearchJoy of parenthood for the over-40s.
Text: Noëmi Kern / Advanced parental age involves both medical risks and social challenges. What do couples, children of older parents, and healthcare professionals think about these issues?
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ResearchStatistics for the soul.
Text: Tim Schröder / People who experience bullying or sexual abuse during childhood often suffer from psychological problems later in life. Using statistical methods, Giusi Moffa aims to identify which symptoms lead to serious disorders during a person’s lifetime so that psychologists can offer help.
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ResearchTracing the ancestry of the large gull.
Text: Yvonne Vahlensieck / Within a relatively short time span, large gulls (genus Larus) have split into numerous new species and conquered the Northern Hemisphere. Researchers are now looking for the secret behind this rapid adaptability in their DNA.
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ResearchTraces on breath.
Text: Andreas Lorenz-Meyer / The air that flows from our lungs contains information about the drugs we take. Pablo Sinues hopes to improve the treatment of epilepsy using breath tests.
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AlumniTheater fever.
Text: Marion Maurer / Philomena Grütter studied German Philology and French at the University of Basel. Her passion for literature then took her to Theater Basel, where she works as stage manager for the "Kleine Bühne".
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AlumniIt’s a match!
Interview: Marion Maurer / In a new mentoring program, alumni are engaged to support current students as they embark on their careers. Alumnus Daniel Hanimann and master’s student Kristi Cenolli explain why the program is valuable for both mentors and mentees.
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ResearchNot enough research into psychiatric nursing care.
Text: Michael Ketzer, nursing scientist* / Michael Ketzer wanted a job that involved working with people. After several years in the nursing profession, he is now researching what constitutes and promotes quality in care.
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In conversation“Language is an instrument of power.”
Interview: Urs Hafner / What is OK to say? It’s a hot topic. Linguist Martin Luginbühl criticizes the lack of linguistic awareness in current debates on the “gender asterisk” in German and reducing discrimination in language use.
