The University of Geneva, founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary and law school, is one of Switzerland’s oldest and most prestigious universities. Located in Geneva, the university has evolved into a broad-based institution offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields such as natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, medicine, and theology. It is particularly renowned for its research and teaching in international relations, physics, astrophysics, and life sciences, reflecting its location in an international city home to numerous international organizations. The University of Geneva is also noted for its innovative educational approaches and commitment to global issues, including sustainability and human rights. It attracts a diverse student body from over 150 countries, making it a vibrant and multicultural academic community.
A study from UNIGE underscores the potential toxicity risks associated with high-protein diets, which may result in serious neurological disorders. High-protein diets, often referred to…
An international team, with the assistance of ESA satellites, and including researchers from UNIGE, has detected a massive eruption emanating from a magnetar, an extremely…
A team from UNIGE demonstrates that everyone who lived and was buried in the Barmaz necropolises (Switzerland) during the Neolithic period had equal access to…
UNIGE scientists have reconstructed for the first time a film of the assembly of the human centriole, one of the essential structures that constitute our…
New observations from the space telescope point to the existence of a “glory” in the atmosphere of WASP-76b, a luminous phenomenon like a rainbow. The…
A team from UNIGE together with CNRS has managed to simulate the entire runaway greenhouse effect, which can make a planet completely unhabitable. The Earth…
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University of Toronto reveals that dreams can have a variable emotional function….
Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) have published a large study covering more than…
Utilizing sophisticated simulation technology, researchers from UNIGE, Northwestern University, and the University of Florida have shed light on the enigmatic nature of these celestial “beasts.”…
Researchers in Western Switzerland have uncovered how to enhance the tumor-fighting abilities of CAR-T cells, artificial immune “super-cells” utilized in battling blood cancers. Among available…
A new technology has provided novel insights into the long-standing mystery: how did life on Earth originate? Before life emerged on our planet, during what…
Scientists from ETH Zurich and the University of Geneva have developed a new technique that allows them to observe chemical reactions taking place in liquids…
A team from UNIGE has identified three easily measurable parameters that offer insights into the structural characteristics of volcanoes, marking progress in the area of…
A team from UNIGE-HUG showcases the value of imaging in identifying tau protein in the brain, a predictor of cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease….
A team from the University of Geneva has developed the first method for testing together Einstein’s and Euler’s theories for the accelerating expansion of the…
Researchers from the universities of Geneva, Paris, and Barcelona have uncovered strong evidence that the peculiarities seen in sizable star clusters can be explained by…
A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has devised a novel method for customizing treatments by testing them on artificial tumors. Determining the optimal…