UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel

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  Research

  Research at the kitchen table.

  Text: Lara Uebelhart / Everyday occurrences can inspire research and provide an impetus for academic insights. This is illustrated by a research project about how people from diverse backgrounds live together.

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  Research

  Protecting digital nervous systems.

  Text: Andreas Lorenz-Meyer / IT networks are becoming ever larger and more complex. Their security depends not only on how well individual devices are protected but also on the structure of the network. A spin-off from the University of Basel is providing targeted solutions to improve network security.

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  Alumni

  Sharing experience, shaping the future.

  Text: Evelyn Weissheim / In January this year, Roland P. Bühlmann handed over to his successor, Conrad Eric Müller, as President of AlumniBasel after 17 years in the role. Like Bühlmann before him, Müller aims to create a thriving network in which all participants can share their experience, take on responsibilities and consider the future together.

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  Research

  Perspectives on loneliness.

  Text: Annika Rohrmoser, medical ethicist / Annika Rohrmoser is conducting research on loneliness. As part of her work, the doctoral student interviews people across Switzerland about their experiences. She describes the conversations as enriching.

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  Fact Check

  Fact check: Do carbohydrates make you fat?

  Text: Eleonora Seelig / Don’t eat carbohydrates after 6 p.m., or cut them out altogether: A low-carb diet is considered a promising weight-loss solution. But do you really have to deny yourself pasta and bread if you want to reach your dream weight?

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  In conversation

  “Coffee connects us with the whole world.”

  Interview: Christian Heuss / Janina Grabs explores ways to make global supply chains for coffee, cocoa and co. more sustainable. In this interview, she explains how certifications, minimum standards and other measures work in practice.

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  Dossier

  Rethinking parenthood.

  Text: Noëmi Kern / Having a child changes your life completely. Birth rates, however, have been falling for years. Is the pressure on parents simply too much? And could new models of the family help?

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  Dossier

  A second chance in a foreign land.

  Text: Céline Emch / Those who leave their home country must often start from scratch elsewhere. The hurdles are significant. A helping hand when launching into the unknown is therefore all the more important.

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  Dossier

  A turning point in midlife.

  Text: Barbara Spycher / A Harley Davidson and an affair with a younger woman — classic signs of a midlife crisis. What is seen as “typically male” actually has its origins in feminism.