https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News.html https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/New-therapy-allows-blind-people-to-detect-simple-objects--Retinitis-pigmentosa-optogenetics.html A gene therapy combined with special goggles can help people with a severe inherited retinal disease perceive simple visual information again. An international study involving the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) and the University of Basel has now found improvements in visual perception in several participants. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/New-therapy-allows-blind-people-to-detect-simple-objects--Retinitis-pigmentosa-optogenetics.html 2026-10-08T06:00:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Improved-tiger-mosquito-control-in-Basel-Stadt-thanks-to-a-masters-thesis.html At first, it spread almost unnoticed, but for the past two years the tiger mosquito has been found throughout Basel. In recent years, Aedes albopictus has become a real nuisance, particularly because it is active during the day and can bite several times. Researchers from Swiss TPH and the University of Basel have now investigated how the canton can treat one of the mosquito’s breeding sites particularly effectively. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Improved-tiger-mosquito-control-in-Basel-Stadt-thanks-to-a-masters-thesis.html 2026-10-08T05:00:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Odysseus-in-southern-Italy.html As Greece expanded, Homer’s epic also spread to the western Mediterranean. A search for clues in Calabria, where the builder of the Trojan Horse is said to have been buried and where archaeologists from Basel have been conducting excavations for many years. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Odysseus-in-southern-Italy.html 2026-09-29T06:00:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Info/New-Chair-of-the-University-of-Basel-Senate.html Professor Ralph Ubl is the new Chair of the University of Basel Senate. The art historian succeeds Professor Daniela Thurnherr, who has been elected as a judge at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Info/New-Chair-of-the-University-of-Basel-Senate.html 2026-09-25T05:00:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/How-the-brain-coordinates-movement-motor-cortex-neuroscience.html Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and the FMI have created the most detailed map yet of the mouse motor cortex. The map reveals 16 distinct subregions and sheds new light on the brain circuits that control movement. The findings could help researchers better understand conditions that affect these circuits, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/How-the-brain-coordinates-movement-motor-cortex-neuroscience.html 2026-09-24T08:30:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/What-stalagmites-reveal-about-the-climate.html Dominik Fleitmann uses stalagmites to trace how the climate and environment have changed over thousands and even millions of years. These natural archives also reveal how climate change has shaped human habitats – and what consequences today’s climate change could have. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:01:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/What-stalagmites-reveal-about-the-climate.html 2026-09-24T06:01:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Info/New-Professor-of-Neurosurgery.html The University Council has appointed Professor Gregor Hutter as Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the Faculty of Medicine. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:45:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Info/New-Professor-of-Neurosurgery.html 2026-09-22T09:45:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-People/Latsis-Swiss-Science-Prize-for-mathematician-Susanna-Zimmermann.html The Latsis Swiss Science Prize goes to mathematician Professor Susanna Zimmermann for her pioneering research on the symmetries of geometric spaces, which enabled her to resolve a question in algebraic geometry that had remained open since the 19th century. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-People/Latsis-Swiss-Science-Prize-for-mathematician-Susanna-Zimmermann.html 2026-09-22T08:00:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Can-brown-fat-help-with-weight-loss.html Brown adipose tissue responds to cold by burning energy to produce heat. As a natural calorie burner, it could play a key role in tackling obesity. Endocrinologist Professor Matthias Betz of the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel explains why such approaches are still needed even in the age of weight-loss drugs and what challenges remain. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Can-brown-fat-help-with-weight-loss.html 2026-09-21T07:00:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Landscape-is-formed-in-the-mind-and-through-dialog-landscape-narratives-conflicts-Swissness-negotiation-processes-metropolitan-areas-landscape-protection-energy-transition.html How do we perceive our surroundings, and what criteria do we use to evaluate them? The philosopher Antonietta Di Giulio is researching this topic. In this interview, she explains how different concepts of landscape can lead to conflicts and how policymakers can answer them. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Landscape-is-formed-in-the-mind-and-through-dialog-landscape-narratives-conflicts-Swissness-negotiation-processes-metropolitan-areas-landscape-protection-energy-transition.html 2026-09-16T05:00:00Z https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-People/Botond-Roska-wins-world-s-top-award-for-vision-research.html Botond Roska, a professor at the University of Basel and director of science at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), will receive the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award together with José-Alain Sahel of the University of Pittsburgh. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-People/Botond-Roska-wins-world-s-top-award-for-vision-research.html 2026-09-15T17:00:00Z