UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel

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  Nature lover.

  Text and photos: Marion Maurer / As a child, he built pools for salamanders. Studying biology was a passion. Today, Philippe Ammann works to protect the diversity of flora and fauna at the Swiss non-profit, ProSpecieRara.

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  Sports therapy that makes sense.

  Recorded by: Davina Benkert / Sandro Galli studied sports science in Basel. Today, he runs a company that provides personal training based on scientific evidence.

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  Supporting an urban oasis.

  Interview: Eva Rösch / Martin Kolb studied at the University of Basel and the University of Münster. Even as a student, he valued the peace and quiet of the Botanical Garden in Basel. Donating to the construction of a new tropical greenhouse was therefore very important to him.

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  Education rather than blind activism.

  Interview: Davina Benkert / Bettina Huber advocates for a world without the exploitation of animals. Her aim is, among other things, to foster greater awareness of how the state influences food production in Switzerland.

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  Bureaucracy, our constant companion.

  Text: Jonas Bischoff /

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  In the field for mission “soil fertility”.

  Text: Davina Benkert / What is it that makes good soil good? Biologist Sarah Symanczik is dedicated to finding the answer. She is currently conducting research into European wheat farming to determine what makes soil resistant to climate stress.

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  A new start with obstacles and opportunities.

  Text: Letizia Scholl and Basil Hatz /

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  An eye for risks and potential.

  Interview: Bettina Volz / Is a newly marketed drug really safe? Epidemiologist Rahel Schneider identifies and quantifies the risks of drugs at Novartis in Basel. In addition, as a former scholarship holder, she is involved with the Swiss Study Foundation in screening young applicants.

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  Networks support new start.

  Text: Fabienne Gribi / Fabienne Gribi studierte in Basel Jurisprudenz und schloss 2012 ihre Anwaltsprüfung ab. Heute ist sie in New York als Unternehmensberaterin im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit und Innovation tätig.