Annual Report 2023

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Cutting edge of world science in particle physics and space research

Key area

Matter and the universe

The University conducts cutting-edge research in theoretical and empirical particle physics, the formation and development of planets and planet systems, and the search for life in space. In 2023, the University of Bern showed Switzerland and the world what it can do and its achievements in these areas:

The University of Bern is on board the Juice mission to Jupiter.
Thanks to the Bernese space telescope CHEOPS, a new harmonic planetary system has been discovered.
The inquisitive blue bird Globi visits the University of Bern because he has learned that it is a world leader in space research.
The federal government is providing CHF 1.3 million in funding for the development of a new type of space instrument under the leadership of Nicolas Thomas from the University of Bern's Institute of Physics.
Thomas Feurer from the University of Bern’s Institute of Applied Physics was appointed Head of the European XFEL Management Board. The European XFEL operates the world’s largest X-ray laser.
A team including physicists of the University of Bern has for the first time detected subatomic particles called neutrinos created by a particle collider, namely at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

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Space mission Juice

University of Bern on board a mission to Jupiter

The European Space Agency ESA’s Juice space mission started its journey to Jupiter. The University of Bern is contributing the NIM mass spectrometer to the mission and is involved in two other instruments.

Space telescope CHEOPS

An astronomical waltz of six planets

An international collaboration between astronomers using the CHEOPS and TESS space satellites, including NCCR PlanetS members from the University of Bern and the University of Geneva, have found a key new system of six transiting planets orbiting a bright star in a harmonic rhythm.

Prominent guest

Globi at the University of Bern

In the latest volume in the "Globi Wissen" series, the inquisitive blue bird visits the University of Bern: he has applied to become an astronaut with the European Space Agency (ESA) and wants to learn all about space exploration before the official training begins.

Project SUBICE

On the trail of cosmic ice

The federal government is providing CHF 1.3 million in funding for the development of a new type of space instrument under the leadership of Nicolas Thomas, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Bern. In future, this instrument will be used to study water ice beneath the surface of comets, planets and moons.

X-ray laser

Thomas Feurer appointed Head of European XFEL

Professor Thomas Feurer, the Director of the University of Bern’s Institute of Applied Physics, was appointed Head of the European XFEL Management Board. The European XFEL operates the world’s largest X-ray laser.

Particle physics

First detection of neutrinos made at CERN's LHC particle collider

A team including physicists of the University of Bern has for the first time detected subatomic particles called neutrinos created by a particle collider, namely at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

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