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MVUB Anniversary Award December 2024

The winners of the MVUB anniversary award from December have been announced!

In December 2024, we honoured two more individuals with the MVUB Anniversary Award. This month it was presented to Mark Siegrist and Dr Danièle Gubler. The MVUB would like to thank them for their outstanding commitment to the intermediate staff at the University of Bern.

Article in uniaktuell

30 of intermediate staff organisation - Politically committed to the intermediate staff

What motivates young researchers to work with us and what do they want to achieve?

Promotion Fund Calls

Piktorgamm Schlüsselbund

Promotion Fund

In cooperation with the Intermediate Staff Association of the University of Bern (Mittelbauvereinigung), the Vice-Rectorate Research calls for proposals to the Fund for the Promotion of Young Researchers twice a year. The fund aims to encourage networking activities of young researchers from doctoral study (PhD) level upwards. In an efficient und quick procedure, original and innovative ideas that strengthen independence and personal skills are financed with a max. of CHF 5,000.

Language Center

Language Center University of Bern

Do you need academic language skills in English for your studies or your PhD? Are you writing a scientific article in English and need support? Or would you like to learn German to integrate better? Do you want to learn how to give a presentation in German? If so, you are at the right place!

University Library of Bern UB

Wiley und LWW: No contract

No agreement has yet been reached between the negotiating delegation and Wiley and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) for a Read and Publish agreement from 1.1.2025 that meets the requirements of the negotiating mandate. Access to the published section is currently still available. In the event that they are discontinued, further information will be provided on alternatives for full-text access for members of UniBE, PHBern and Inselspital. Negotiations are ongoing. As soon as an agreement has been reached, information will also be provided on the conditions for free publishing in Open Access.