UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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Alumni
Theater 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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Alumni
It’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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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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Alumni
Sports therapy that makes sense.
Recorded by: Davina Benkert / Sandro Galli studied sports science in Basel. Today, he runs a company that provides personal training based on scientific evidence.
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Alumni
Supporting an urban oasis.
Interview: Eva Rösch / Martin Kolb studied at the University of Basel and the University of Münster. Even as a student, he valued the peace and quiet of the Botanical Garden in Basel. Donating to the construction of a new tropical greenhouse was therefore very important to him.
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Alumni
Education rather than blind activism.
Interview: Davina Benkert / Bettina Huber advocates for a world without the exploitation of animals. Her aim is, among other things, to foster greater awareness of how the state influences food production in Switzerland.
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Alumni
Bureaucracy, our constant companion.
Text: Jonas Bischoff /
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Alumni
In the field for mission “soil fertility”.
Text: Davina Benkert / What is it that makes good soil good? Biologist Sarah Symanczik is dedicated to finding the answer. She is currently conducting research into European wheat farming to determine what makes soil resistant to climate stress.