18/06/2026
Official page of the Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
The Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has a strong commitment to provide an outstanding research environment in life sciences with strong dedication for excellent teaching. We aim to equip our students with the best knowledge to cope with the current global challenges.
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19/05/2026
Today, for our last Department Seminar of the spring semester, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Mátyás Fendrych from the Prague University
12/05/2026
Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Raimund Dutzler from the University of Zurich to our Department seminar
06/05/2026
📜What if the story of the fall of Rome were different from what we’ve been taught?
📝Forget the ‘barbarian hordes’ sweeping across the land. A new study, conducted by German and Swiss scientists including Prof. Daniel Wegmann from the Department of Biology sheds new light on the matter.
🧬By analysing 258 genomes from the Early Middle Ages, the reality is more nuanced: no massive invasion, but a gradual mixing of peoples, shaping our DNA and our families right up to the present day.
🔗https://bit.ly/42UH6QQ
05/05/2026
Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Prof. emer. Théodoor Turlings from the University of Neuchâtel to our Department Seminar
28/04/2026
Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Heinz-Georg Beling from the Biozentrum/University of Basel
21/04/2026
Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Eilon Shani from the Tel Aviv University to our Department Seminar