Faculty

The Faculty of Psychology is one of the seven faculties at the University of Basel and adheres to the university’s strategic plan «Strengthening Strengths».
With its excellent and highly productive research, the faculty represents a key pillar of the university’s focus on life sciences. Through evidence-based research and teaching, it contributes to the high academic standards of the University of Basel and sees itself as a research and teaching institution that meaningfully and sustainably shapes the international research landscape. The faculty is committed to transdisciplinary research projects, in particular in collaboration with the Faculties of Medicine and Economics. In a unique manner, it integrates clinical, health and Life Sciences research. 

The Faculty of Psychology’s strengths lie equally in research and teaching. Thus, its research and teaching achievements create added value for scientific research and social benefit, and both enhance the reputation of the University of Basel. The Faculty of Psychology has played a pioneering role in enstablishing the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in psychology and holds a distinctive status as an independent faculty within the university.

Over recent years, the Faculty of Psychology has become one of the most successful psychological institutions in Switzerland in terms of research and teaching. The faculty’s research has generated important insights in many areas of psychology. In addition, the Faculty of Psychology has succeeded in establishing a high-quality Bachelor's and Master's program in psychology in Switzerland – an achievement that is clearly reflected in the awards it has received in recent years. The numbers of students enrolled at Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral and postgraduate levels attest emphatically to the attractiveness and quality of the study program.

The Faculty of Psychology considers the safeguarding and further expansion of gender and diversity-related equal opportunities and inclusion as an essential and central component of its faculty culture. The aim is to shape structures as well as the organizational and academic culture so that they are consistently discrimination-free, equality-oriented and family-friendly, and to increase the proportion of women at the various qualification levels in a noticeable way. This goal is implemented in organization, teaching, early-career support and research through measures that can be grouped under the themes of visibility, self-evidence, and assurance. The Faculty's equality plan includes both faculty-specific objectives and measures as well as services offered by the Diversity Office of the University of Basel. Regular exchanges between the Faculty’s Diversity Officer and the Diversity Office ensure coordination and further development. The Faculty of Psychology recognizes the importance of conducting its scientific and academic activities sustainably, taking responsibility for reducingCO2 emissions and supporting strategic planning. Accordingly, the Faculty has set a goal to reduce flight-related CO2 emissions by 50%.