2025 Events Archive

Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 19:00-22:00

Astronomy on Tap - From the Sun to the Outskirts of the Heliosphere

Join us for a journey exploring how our star shapes the vast bubble that envelops our Solar system. We’re thrilled to welcome three leading experts in solar and space science: Shadia Rifai Habbal (University of Hawaii), Lucia Kleint (AIUB) and André Galli (WP). Together, they’ll reveal how our star shapes the vast bubble that protects our solar system — from its fiery surface to its invisible frontier.

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Thursday, 13 November 2025

National Future Day at CSH for Girls and Boys. — ©University of Bern

National Future Day. Experience Space Research First Hand! - In German

Space researchers at the University of Bern show you, how they develop, build and test high-tech instruments, which fly to space with rockets and probes. You can even try it yourself - Poly-mechanics apprentices teach you how to build a small, technical surprise!

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Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Bern Physics Colloquium: Dr. Mark Clampin

As part of the Bern Physics Colloquium, Dr. Mark Clampin from NASA will give a talk.

When Space Science Meets Medicine Symposium

As humanity prepares for exploration beyond low Eatrh orbit, clear parallels emerge with the challenges of an ageing society: sustaining physical and cognitive function, and delivering health support in remote, resource-limited settings. This interfaculty symposium brings space science and medicine together to exchange expertise, explore collaborations, and discuss educational pathways that could carry innovations seamlessly from orbit to patients' home—and back again.

Bern Physics Colloquium: Prof. Robert Wald

As part of the Bern Physics Colloquium, Prof. Robert Wald from the University of Chicago will give the Albert Einstein-Medal Lecture on Black Holes and Thermodynamics.

Ferienpass Fäger: Experience Space Research first hand! - In German

Thursday, 02 October 2025, 18:15-20:30

Meet ESA! - European Space Agency

ESA's mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability, leading peaceful exploration, and use of the space for the benefit of everyone on earth. It offers several entry-level programs targeting students, recent graduates, and young professionals. ESA career coordinator Andrew Kane would love to meet you and share ESA career opportunities with you.

Astronomy on Tap - On a Quest to the Red Planet

For our September event, we're setting course for the Red Planet! Join us for an evening of Martian landscapes, interplanetary missions, and planetary science with three brilliant speakers: Marie Azevedo (WP), Haruna Toyoshima (Kobe University) and Dr. Tatiana Keller (CSH). From dusty plains to data pipelines, they'll take us on a journey through the science and storytelling behind our quest to explore Mars.

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Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 17:30-19:00

Science Roundtable: What’s in a picture? Explanation, enhancement, deception

A scientific article is unimaginable without visual elements. The potential of visualization seems boundless, but what are its drawbacks? How can we make the best use of visual elements in different disciplines without risking deception? Can they depict data precisely enough? Discussion of these and other questions will be kicked off by short expert inputs from different disciplines.

Nacht der Forschung 2025: To Space! - From Solar Systems to Exoplanets

The Center for Space and Habitability invites you to join us at the University of Bern's fifth «Nacht der Forschung» research night on September 6, 2025, 16.00 - 23.00h and explore the fields of astronomy, space science research and planetology through entertaining activities and interesting talks.

Astronomy on Tap Bern - Beyond Earth: The Human Frontier

For our June event, Astronomy on Tap Bern is thrilled to host Claude Nicollier, Swiss astronaut and Honorary Professor at EPFL, with four space missions under his belt, including two trips to the Hubble space telescope & Jessica Studer, Medical Doctor & Researcher (MEDES for CNES), specializing in human physiology in space and having spent an over-winter stay in Antarctica. Together, they’ll take us from the challenges of keeping astronauts healthy to the experience of seeing Earth from orbit. 🚀

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2025/04/13 - 2015/06/10

Bernese liftoff for the Expo 2025 Osaka!

The University of Bern is part of the Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka with instruments built for the ESA/JAXA space missions Juice and Comet Interceptor and events at the Swiss Pavilion!

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Thursday 29th - Saturday 31th May 2025

Cosplayer at the NCCR PlanetS booth © Unibe, S. Blum

Fantasy Basel 2025

Join scientists from the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, and embark on a journey in space. 40 scientists will be present over the weekend to guide you in your journey, ready to answer your questions about space, astronomy and astrophysics.

Dienstag 15. April 2025, 13:00-16:00 Uhr

Fäger 2023 beim CSH: Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung — © Universität Bern_S.Blum

Fäger (Ferienprogramm für 10 bis 16 jährige Kinder). Weltraumforschung hautnah erleben

Weltraumexpertinnen und -experten der Universität Bern zeigen dir, wie sie Hightech Instrumente entwickeln, bauen und testen, die mit Raketen und Sonden ins All fliegen. Du kannst sogar selber Hand anlegen – Polymechaniker-Lernende leiten dich an, eine technische Überraschung anzufertigen. Informationen zur Weltraumforschung an der Universität Bern findest du hier: www.bernimall.unibe.ch. Anmeldung demnächst möglich.

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2025/03/14

Physics on Fridays: Extrasolar Planets

As part of the Physics on Fridays series, PD Dr. Daniel Kitzmann talks about extrasolar planets and the search for alien worlds outside the solar system.

MINT/STEM Day. For secondary school students (aged 17 and above)

Are you interested in science and thinking about what your future might look like? Do you enjoy finding solutions to tricky math problems? Are you interested in questions such as how the Alps or the Earth were formed? Do you like doing chemistry or physics experiments? Or would you simply like to find out what science subjects have to offer?

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