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    • News

    Solidarity with Ukraine

    08.03.2022 The Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH is deeply concerned about the current developments in Ukraine. The university offers support for students and researchers.

    • News

    Feminist Strike: BFH organises ‘living books’ on care work

    06.06.2023 Bern University of Applied Sciences is setting up a ‘Living Library’ on the topic of care work at this year’s Feminist Strike on the Bundesplatz in Bern. People who are themselves dependent on care work will...

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    Digitalisation: big hurdles for the poor and mentally ill

    26.09.2023 People in poverty or with severe mental illness are unable to keep pace with rapid digitalisation. They need easy-to-use devices and targeted advice to avoid being left behind. These are the findings of a...

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    Self-determined death: at the limit of our possibilities

    14.12.2023 Dying is rarely a topic in everyday life. Eva Birkenstock and Corina Caduff explain why this is the case and how research can provide guidance in today's world.

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    “Until the End”: choosing to die at home

    14.12.2023 In their award-winning documentary, Oliver Slappnig and Claudia Michel provide impressive insights into the lives of people who care for their relatives at home until the end. The film raises awareness on...

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    “Solving problems, exploring opportunities”

    14.12.2023 Many people in Switzerland enjoy healthy and secure lives long after their retirement. BFH is therefore not only looking for solutions to problems relating to old age, but is also researching the...

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    “Medicine increases life expectancy”

    18.03.2024 People in Switzerland are taking more and more medication. For Niklaus Meier, health economist at BFH, this is not a bad sign. Medicine is partly responsible for the fact that our life expectancy is increasing.

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    “A high-performing healthcare system is very expensive”

    03.04.2024 In early June, the Swiss people will vote on two initiatives on health insurance premiums. How bad is the state of Switzerland’s healthcare system? Tobias Müller, a healthcare economist at BFH, gives a...

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    Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: there’s still much to be done

    15.05.2024 The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force ten years ago. Switzerland pledged to eliminate obstacles faced by people with impairments. How much progress has been made so far?

    • Public event

    Asylum: Uncertainty despite protection? Discussing the everyday experiences of refugees in Switzerland and beyond

    This event explores the everyday lives of refugees. It analyses connections between asylum, protection, uncertainty and violence.

    30.10.2024, 6pm–8pm – Berner Generationenhaus, Spittelsaal, Bahnhofplatz 2, 3011 Bern

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