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Graduation ceremony of the Nanoscience Master’s program 2025

Last Friday, the graduation ceremony of the Nanoscience Master’s program 2025 took place at the Basel Papiermühle – a festive and joyful occasion where the graduates received their well-earned diplomas and celebrated their achievements…

Image with participants of the meeting
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Symposium “Bottom-up Strategies for Bio-functional Systems” in Basel

On November 3, the one-day symposium “Bottom-up Strategies for Bio-functional Systems” took place at the Biozentrum in Basel. The group of Prof. Cornelia Palivan had organized the event and it was supported by the Swiss Nanoscience…

 Collage with images of the Startup-Workshop
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«From Lab to Startup» – Startup spirit among our doctoral students

How do you turn your own research into a compelling startup concept and convince potential investors with a pitch? SNI doctoral students took their first steps on this path in mid-October during the two-day startup workshop “From Lab to…

 Collage with images of the NanoTec Apero 2025
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NanoTec Apéro at Straumann in Basel

Yesterday, this year's NanoTec Apéro took place at our long-standing industrial partner Straumann Institut AG in Basel. First, Dr. Raphael Wagner, a former Nano student and now head of the Surface Competence Center at Institut Straumann,…

[Translate to English:] Bilder, welche den Bericht des SRF über MINT unterwegs repräsentieren.
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SRF feature about "MINT on the move"

Our outreach team had some very special guests on board the “MINT on the move” train yesterday! SRF (Swiss Radio and Television) was on board and reported on our activities to promote STEM subjects on the Südostbahn (SOB) train. In the…

Impressionen vom Annual Meeting 2025
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Annual Meeting 2025

We are delighted to kick off this year’s Annual Meeting, taking place for the third time in Meisterschwanden on the beautiful Lake Hallwil. Over the next two days, more than 80 participants will enjoy a rich program full of science,…

Images taken during the microscopy workshop at the SNI
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Basel Holiday Pass

This week, the SNI took part in the Basel Holiday Pass for the first time – with an exciting workshop on the world of microscopy!  Together we built a foldscope, collected samples outside and examined them with various microscopes – from…

Collage with images
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20 years of nanosciences program at the University of Basel: a reason to celebrate

20 years ago, the first students successfully completed their bachelor's degree in nanosciences at the University of Basel. This event not only marked a milestone for the still young, interdisciplinary study program, but also the beginning…

pictures from the open house at the phaenovum
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Colors without dyes - Hands-on science at the phaenovum Open Day in Lörrach

On the last Saturday in May, we participated in the open house at the phaenovum Lörrach student research center. Overall, it was a successful event, with many interested children, pupils and parents in attendance. In addition to providing…

Images of student during the Small Talk conference
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Nanoscience in focus – students impress at "Small Talk"

Congratulations to our nanoscience bachelor students for the successful organization of "Small Talk" – their own small nano conference in Basel! Nanoscience students of the 6th semester presented the results of their block courses in…

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