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International Women's Day 2024

Today is International Women's Day! We are proud to have strong women in our network. An excellent example is Sonja Schmid, who joined the University of Basel as a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the beginning of 2024. She talks about…

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To mark the occasion, we have published a new video in the series "Who are the women in the nanosciences". Rahel Kaiser talks about her research at the Department of…

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Who are the women in the nanosciences? Géraldine Guex, Professor for Oral Implantology at UZB

Géraldine Guex started studying nanosciences at the University of Basel 20 years ago. Now, as Straumann Assistant Professor at the University Center of Dental Medicine Basel (UZB), she is a new member of the SNI network. In the short video,…

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Who are the women in nanoscience? Tamara Utzinger, University of Basel

Tamara Utzinger would definitely study nanosciences again, she tells us in an interview. She particularly liked the family atmosphere and the diversity of the program.  She has just completed her Master's degree in nanosciences with a…

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Women in the SNI network: Sina Saxer, FHNW

Dr. Sina Saxer is a research associate at the School of Life Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. She is fascinated by surfaces, which play a role in many different applications. She talks about…

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Women in the SNI network

"Don't be afraid to make mistakes," recommends SNI PhD student Antonia Ruffo at the end of the short video in our "Women in the SNI Network" series. In the doctoral thesis, Antonia is developing a non-invasive temperature measurement…

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At the interface between research and teaching: Anja Car receives the Teaching Excellence Award 2023 for “Service to Teaching”

On 25 May, the coordinator of the nanosciences program, Dr. Anja Car, was presented with the Teaching Excellence Award 2023 for “Service to Teaching” from the University of Basel. After being nominated based on positive feedback from…

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Women in the SNI network: Oya Tagit

"Follow your dream!" That's what Prof. Dr. Oya Tagit recommends in the short video that continues our series of videos featuring women from the SNI network. Oya Tagit is a professor at the School of Life Sciences at the University of…

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Internationale Women's Day

On March 8, the International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries to honor the achievements of women - regardless of national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political differences. On this day, we continue our short…

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The United Nations General Assembly established this day eight years ago to draw attention to the crucial role that girls and women play in science and technology. In the…
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