UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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New housing for social change.
Text: Samuel Schlaefli / Co-operative living is back en vogue. A Basel-based sociologist is following the development of new housing projects and researching their innovative and socially transformative potential.
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DossierWhere the life sciences are concentrated.
Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / As one of the world’s leading locations for life sciences, the Basel region is home to a cluster of companies and organizations that not only compete with one another but also engage in cooperation. These are the findings of a new research study in the field of geography.
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City districts: shifting spaces.
Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Cities are structured into different districts. A human geographer has been exploring the characteristics of Basel’s neighborhoods.
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Neighborhoods 2.0
Text: Samuel Schlaefli / Are neighborhoods becoming less important in an individualized and increasingly mobile society? Not according to cultural anthropologist Christina Besmer, who claims that they are simply changing form as diversity grows and society is digitalized.
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A critical take on sedentarism.
Text: Samuel Schlaefli / The expectation that “migrants” should become actively involved in the local community of the urban district in which they live is often at odds with their mobility patterns and motivations.
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The lives of cross-border commuters.
Text: Tobias Ehrenbold / Some 320,000 commuters – twice as many as 20 years ago – cross the border into Switzerland for work. Sociologist Cédric Duchêne-Lacroix takes a closer look at the complex lives of cross-border commuters.
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In conversation“The law must not deny reality.”
Interview: Urs Hafner / An overhaul of the 100-year-old inheritance law is long overdue, not least because the structure of families has changed. The Swiss Federal Council has presented its draft bill for reform. This has not been thought through sufficiently, according to professor of law Roland Fankhauser. He would like to see the Federal Council display more courage.
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In picturesPlant extracts against fungi.
Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Researchers are looking for plant substances that could replace the harmful copper in the fight against various plant diseases.
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OpinionWhat does the future of money look like, Aleksander Berentsen?
Text: Aleksander Berentsen / The money economy is currently undergoing a period of rapid change, thanks to digitization. Cash as we know it will disappear. But what consequences is that going to have?
