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Central Labs Opening Event – Central Labs Open for Use

We would like to take a moment to thank all of you who attended the Research Day and the Central Labs Opening Event that took place last week on October 16th, 2024. Your presence made the event a great success, and we hope you found the…
Zusammenfassung der Daten

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Starting a business takes courage!

To take this step, it is all the more valuable to learn from the stories of those who already went through it! Join the Role Model Talks on the 19th of November 2024, to hear the stories of entrepreneurs:
[Translate to English:] Prof. Mirka Henninger beim Vortragen

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Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Dr. Mirka Henninger

On October 3, 2024, the inaugural lecture by Prof. Dr. Mirka Henninger took place on the premises of the old university. After a short introduction by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Rainer Greifeneder, the large audience received a varied lecture on…
[Translate to English:] Zumbach-Basu Jelena

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Prof. Dr. Jelena Zumbach-Basu - Professor of Forensic Psychology starting on November 1, 2024

The University Council has appointed Professor Jelena Zumbach-Basu as professor of forensic psychology in the Faculty of Psychology. She will take up her professorship in Basel on 1 November 2024. Zumbach-Basu is currently professor of…
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Targeted misinformation trivializes climate change

Ninety-nine percent of climate scientists agree that the climate crisis is caused by humans and that the burning of fossil fuels is the main driver of global warming. Despite this, most people underestimate both the sheer unanimity of…
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Change in the Dean's Office

Regular elections were held at the Faculty Assembly on December 13, 2023.  Starting from February 1, 2024 the Dean's Office will comprise the follwing members: Dean Prof. Dr. Rainer Greifeneder Dean of Studies Prof.…
Henninger Mirka

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Prof. Dr. Mirka Henninger - Statistics and Data Science

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Mirka Henninger will take up her professorship in Statistics and Data Science at the Faculty of Psychology on February 1, 2024. Mirka Henninger studied psychology at the University of Mannheim and…
Mürner-Lavanchy Ines

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Prof. Dr. Ines Mürner-Lavanchy - Youth Mental Health

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Ines Mürner-Lavanchy will take up her professorship in Youth Mental Health at the Faculty of Psychology on March 1, 2024. Ines Mürner-Lavanchy studied psychology at the University of Bern where she…
Helen Koechlin

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The expert on pain in children

Chronic pain in children was not taken seriously for a long time. And greater awareness is still needed today. Psychologist Helen Koechlin's research is helping with this. Helen Koechlin sits at the bistro table in the Zurich station…
Code of Conduct

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Code of Conduct

The University of Basel is committed to a culture of dialogue and to the values of integrity, respect, openness, equality and inclusion. Discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment are not tolerated. All of us - professors, students,…