Here you will find events, information and offers relevant to intermediate staff.
Measurement of room occupancy
Over the coming weeks, occupancy measurements will be carried out in individual classrooms in the main building, as well as at the library entrances on the VonRoll site.
Work-life-balance
Balancing studies, work, and caring for family members presents many employees and students with unique challenges. This new joint event series from the Universities Bern, Basel, Zurich and ETH Zurich provides a framework for gaining inspiration and engaging in dialogue.
Academic Career
The new portal supports researchers from doctoral candidates to assistant professors with information on the career stages at the University of Bern. It also offers resources on career development, Transferable Skills, funding, and advisory services. Discover the portal!
Scholarship
The scientific politics scholarships enable graduates of Swiss universities to experience the political processes in the Swiss Parliament “live.” The scholarship holders work for one year in the Federal Parliament in Bern for the Parliamentary Services. They support legislative committees by working as part of a committee secretariat team. Very good knowledge of at least two Swiss official languages is essential.
University Library of Bern UB
Since 1 January 2026, the University of Bern no longer has a read-and-publish agreement with the publisher Springer Nature. Here you will find information on how researchers can publish open access despite the lack of a contract.
University of Bern
The University of Bern provides its members (students and staff) with a wide range of advisory services. The Advisory service guide provides information on offers, advisory centers and points of contact at the University, and on options for how to proceed.
August 25, 2026
until August 26, 2026
09:00 − 17:00
Universität Bern, UniS
Academic Careers Office
The two-day block course "Training for PhD Supervisors" addresses the goals, challenges, and content of effective supervision of doctoral candidates.
Academic Career Planning
Would you like to boost your employability and the effectiveness of your research? The Vice-Rectorate for International and Academic Careers offers the ‘Transferable Skills’ course programme free of charge. You will receive individual feedback from experts, learn intensively in small groups and network with others across disciplines.
