Scientific culture

At the University of Bern, the KILOF initiative—AI in Teaching, Organization, and Research—brings together various working and research groups working on the topic of AI. KILOF promotes professional exchange and serves as a point of contact for everyone involved in AI at the University of Bern.

Sustainable development is a global challenge. As places of knowledge generation and knowledge transfer, universities are called upon to make their contribution. The University of Bern takes this responsibility seriously and is committed to integrating sustainability as a cross-cutting issue in all areas of the university (teaching, research, continuing education, public relations, and operations) and to promoting the respectful use of ecological, economic, and social resources.

The University of Bern has anchored sustainability at the strategic level. It also has an Office for Sustainable Development and a Commission for Sustainable Development.

Open Science is a comprehensive concept that encompasses not only open access publications but also open access to research data, methods, and software, as well as the transparent and collaborative execution of research projects. The Open Science team at the University Library of Bern supports you with a comprehensive range of information and advisory services.

Scholars at Risk is an international network dedicated to protecting endangered researchers and promoting academic freedom. The Scholars at Risk coordination office at the University of Bern offers advice to endangered scholars and to institutions wishing to host an endangered scholar.

Working quietly in your own little room or alone in the laboratory is part and parcel of scientific work. However, establishing early connections within the research community is just as important and crucial for future success.

Successful researchers network in various ways:

• through involvement in a graduate school
• through participation in mentoring programs
• through active participation in scientific events with active contributions
• through personal initiative, e.g., by organizing scientific events (conferences, workshops, etc.)
• through participation in professional organizations, specialist associations, and university self-administration (MVUB)

The University of Bern promotes the involvement of early career researchers in this area with its Promotion Fund.

The University of Bern gives its researchers a great deal of freedom to pursue new discoveries. Nevertheless, researchers must comply with laws and regulations and be guided by ethical and moral values in order to maintain their scientific integrity and use the research funds entrusted to them responsibly.

You can find information, regulations, and contacts on this topic on the Research Compliance and Good Scientific Practice page.

The University of Bern actively addresses issues of scientific culture, equal opportunities, and excellence, and is involved in a wide range of projects and initiatives promoting a respectful, inclusive, and sustainable academic environment.