News

Susan Thieme elected as member of a new advisory board of the the Swiss Young Academy (SYA) to specifically strengthen the evaluation and implementation of its members' joint projects.

The new Swiss climate scenarios CH2025 were presented on Tuesday, November 4 (www.klimaszenarien.ch). Important contributions on extreme events and urban heat were made by the research groups "Climate Impact Research" and "Climatology" of the Institute of Geography.

The Institute of Geography of the University of Bern is developing an innovative teaching and research laboratory for forest hydrology in Bremgarten Forest, just a short bike ride from campus. As one of the only fully forested catchments with a stream near the city, the site offers students hands-on field experience while enabling long-term research on water balance, isotope tracing, and climate change impacts on forests. Over two years (2026 – 2027), innovative instruments including weighing lysimeters and smart rock sensors will be installed, master's students will conduct research projects, and the public will engage through citizen science events. The laboratory collaborates with existing forest monitoring projects and will become a living observatory for sustainable environmental education in Bern.

• Tobias Thomi
  «Hydrological Modeling for Alpine Hydropower Operations: A Discharge Simulation Framework for KWO Catchments Using HydroBricks»
  (13:00 – 14.00, room 002, GIUB)

Dr. Simona Meiler (Stanford University)
Colloquium in Climate Impact, Remote Sensing, Geocomputation, Cloud Dynamics and Climatology
(14:15 – 15:15, room 124, Uni Mittelstrasse, Mittelstrasse 43 or Zoom Room: Link)
To participate via Zoom, a password is required. The password can be requested via e-mail.

• Florian Enz
  «Assessment of PTTE Concentrations in Rice Paddies: A Case Study in Switzerland»
  (10:15 – 11.15, lecture room 001, GIUB)
• Nora Soraya Huber
  «Enhancing Livelihood Resilience Among Cocoa Farmers in San Martín, Peru – A Participatory Research Approach»
  (13:00 – 14:00, room A-124, UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1)

• Surangika Karandana Lekamlage
  «The Emotional Geography of Transnational Child Adoption: Sri Lankan First Mothers and Adoptees in Switzerland»
  (15:00 – 16:30, room 002, GIUB)

Dr. Simon Milligan (University of Bern, scientific writing instructor, coach, and editor)

Dr. Milligan has 20 years’ experience as an academic language editor in a range of social and natural sciences and is a member of the European Association of Science Editors. He has taught scientific writing at the Universities of Bern and Zurich and at the ETH in Zurich for over 15 years. Alongside editing, he has developed many writing courses tailored to the needs of particular disciplines, including climate science, computer science, environmental engineering, evolutionary biology, human geography, materials science, molecular biology, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion DEI at IFG
(14:00 – 16:00, Studer Auditorium IFG, Baltzerstrasse 3)