Our PhD student Noëmi Capdevila has received several awards for the presentation of her research results.
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Chronobiology on TV
The SRF show “Gesundheit heute” from September 14, 2024, focused on how light affects our health.
(more…)Successful Doctoral Defence: Dr Larissa Wuest
Congratulations to Dr Larissa Wuest on successfully defending her PhD thesis!
(more…)Science Communication Award
Dr Christine Blume and science journalist Ilka Eliana Knigge have been awarded this year's prize for science communication and science journalism by the German Psychological Society (DGPs) for their podcast ‘About Sleep’.
(more…)Full Moon and Sleep
Prof. Christian Cajochen was recently interviewed by SELF magazine. In the article entitled "Why a Full Moon Might Mess With Your Sleep, According to Science", he discusses research into the relationship between sleep and the lunar phase. You can read the full interview here.
ChronoHike Summer 2024
Our Chronobiology team enjoyed a refreshing Chrono-hike in the beautiful mountains of Engelberg, Switzerland, with a clear blue sky and sunny weather. We had a great time together, enjoying the amazing views and the beauty of nature all around us.
A big thanks to Dr. Christine Blume for organizing this wonderful day!
Young Investigator Award at SLTBR 2024
We are thrilled to announce that our PhD student, Fatemeh (Mahsa) Fazlali, has been awarded the J. Christian Gillin Young Investigator Award at the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR) conference in Prague this year.
Biopsychology Research Prize for Christine Blume
Psychologist and sleep researcher Dr. Christine Blume from the Centre for Chronobiology has been awarded the Biopsychology 2024 Research Prize by the Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology Section of the German Psychological Society.
(more…)Interfinity-Festival 2024: Music meets Chronobiology
From 29 February to 21 March, the Interfinity Festival 2024 took place in Basel under the direction of Lukas Loss. Researchers from the Centre for Chronobiology were also involved. Listen to a report on the festival in the Deutschlandfunk Kultur podcast "Tonart" here.
Claritas. Obscuritas Performance
In "Claritas. Obscuritas" we dedicate ourselves to chronobiology and daylight research. The multidisciplinary performance deals with "light" and its effects on humans.
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