“The courage to tell the truth is essential for intellectual progress,” said Prof. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, President of the University of Basel, in her speech at the Dies academicus 2022. (Image: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Prof. Dr. h.c. Andrea Schenker-Wicki

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

Prof. Claudi Bockting was given an honorary doctor from the Faculty of Psychology by Dean Prof. Jens Gaab. (Photo: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Prof. Claudi Bockting

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

Prof. Thomas F. Rutherford was presented with an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Business and Economics by the Dean Prof. Rolf Weder. (Photo: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Prof. Thomas F. Rutherford

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

Dr. Martine Clozel and Dr. Jean-Paul Clozel received honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Sciences from Dean Prof. Marcel Mayor. (Photo: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Dr. Martine Clozel and Dr. Jean-Paul Clozel

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

Dean Prof. Primo Schär names Dr. Christoph Eymann an honorary doctor of the Faculty of Medicine. (Image: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Dr. Christoph Eymann

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

Dr. Philip Grant, founder of the NGO Trial International, receives an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law from Dean Prof. Wolfgang Wohlers. (Photo: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Dr. Philip Grant

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

The Faculty of Theology honors psychologist and author Ahmad Mansour with the award of an honorary doctorate by Dean Prof. Moisés Mayordomo. (Photo: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Ahmad Mansour

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN, receives the Alumni Award 2022 from Dr. Roland Bühlmann, President of AlumniBasel. (Photo: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Persons Pascale Baeriswyl

Occasion Dies academicus 2022

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 25 Nov 2022

Together with computational biologist Dr. Rosalba Lepore (left) and cell biologist Dr. Romina Matter-Marone (right) Professor Lukas Jeker is pursuing a novel approach for cell therapies. (Photo: University of Basel, Florian Moritz)

Persons Rosalba Lepore, Lukas Jeker, Romina Matter-Marone

Occasion CHF 46 million for a University of Basel start-up

Photographer University of Basel, Florian Moritz

Date 13 Apr 2022

From left to right: Dr. Romina Matter-Marone (right), Professor Lukas Jeker and Dr. Rosalba Lepore. (Photo: University of Basel, Florian Moritz)

Persons Romina Matter-Marone, Lukas Jeker, Rosalba Lepore

Occasion CHF 46 million for a University of Basel start-up

Photographer University of Basel Basel, Florian Moritz

Date 13 Apr 2022

From left to right: Dr. Romina Matter-Marone, Dr. Rosalba Lepore and Professor Lukas Jeker. (Photo: University of Basel, Florian Moritz)

Persons Dr. Romina Matter-Marone, Dr. Rosalba Lepore, Prof. Dr. Lukas Jeker

Occasion CHF 46 million for a University of Basel start-up

Photographer University of Basel, Florian Moritz

Date 13 Apr 2022

The plankton net used to sample the water surface is rinsed off before sampling to remove any particles that may have adhered beforehand. (Photo: University of Basel, Patricia Holm).

Occasion MM_20211129_Mikroplastik

Date 29 Nov 2021

Ship paint fragments taken as references from the research vessel Polarstern (top) and particles taken from the seawater samples (bottom). Precise chemical analyses showed which microplastic particles came from the water samples from the research vessel and which were of other origin. (Photo: University of Basel, Clara Leistenschneider)

Occasion MM_20211129_Mikroplastik

Date 29 Nov 2021

Prof. Dr. Patricia Holm (left) and Clara Leistenschneider on the research vessel Polarstern on expedition in the Southern Ocean. (Photo: University of Basel, Patricia Holm)

Occasion MM_20211129_Mikroplastik

Date 29 Nov 2021

Malignant breast cancer cells that have undergone partial EMT (green) leave the original cell cluster (red) and migrate to the surrounding area. (Image: University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine)

Occasion Cancer cells may promote metastases and resistance to therapy, depending on their state

Photographer University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine

Date 29 Nov 2021

Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky was given an honorary doctor by the Faculty of Psychology, here flanked by Dean Prof. Jens Gaab and President Prof. Andrea Schenker-Wicki. (Photo: University of Basel, Christian Flierl)

Occasion Dies academicus 2021

Photographer University of Basel, Christian Flierl

Date 26 Nov 2021