UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel

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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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  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.

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  Alumni

  A new start with obstacles and opportunities.

  Text: Letizia Scholl and Basil Hatz /

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  An eye for risks and potential.

  Interview: Bettina Volz / Is a newly marketed drug really safe? Epidemiologist Rahel Schneider identifies and quantifies the risks of drugs at Novartis in Basel. In addition, as a former scholarship holder, she is involved with the Swiss Study Foundation in screening young applicants.

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  Networks support new start.

  Text: Fabienne Gribi / Fabienne Gribi studierte in Basel Jurisprudenz und schloss 2012 ihre Anwaltsprüfung ab. Heute ist sie in New York als Unternehmensberaterin im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit und Innovation tätig.

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  A historian in the age of the data deluge.

  Interview: Bettina Volz-Tobler / Historian Franziska Bühler of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office is responsible for coordinating the exchange of population data between the Swiss residents’ registers and Federal Statistical Office. Bühler serves as Section Head of sedex and Register Development, and she and her team play a key role in Switzerland’s federal data management.

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  On being human in Africa.

  Text: Divine Fuh / Divine Fuh completed his doctorate at the University of Basel from 2005 until 2009 at the Institute of Social Anthropology and Center for African Studies. Today, he is director of the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) at the University of Cape Town.