Portraits and Interviews
Learn more about our researchers through CSH and UniAktuell portraits and interviews.
2026/04/21
© University of Bern/D. Hubacher
How a collapse could create planets
Oliver Schib has developed a new model for planet formation. His computer simulations show how the gas and dust disks around young stars develop and how instabilities can lead directly to the formation of giant planets.
2026/04/01
© University of Bern/D. Hubacher
New Space Master builds on Bernese Space Heritage
The University of Bern’s newly established Master’s program “Space Sciences and Astronomy” begins in the Fall of 2026. Director of Studies Andrea Fortier talks about Bernese space heritage, what students can expect from the new program, and why it matters.
2025/05/07
© Liliane Burkhard
Making science tangible with art
How do you make the tectonic development of the planet Mercury tangible with a piece of paper? For planetary scientist Liliane Burkhard, the answer is clear: with the means of art. While she works at the Institute of Physics in the Space Research and Planetary Sciences Divison, she thinks not only in terms of science, but also in terms of artistic forms and structures.
2025/04/03
© ESA/ATG medialab
“What should I definitely not do?”
For more than five years, the Bern-based CHEOPS telescope has been providing highly precise data from space. At the beginning of 2025, Christopher Broeg took over the leadership of the mission from Willy Benz. Now the two have met for a conversation for uniAKTUELL.
2025/03/14
© University of Bern/UniAKTUELL
"As a woman, you're often alone but also highly visible"
Audrey Vorburger is a planetary scientist and a mother of three children. In the video, she talks about the search for life beyond Earth and her experiences in a male-dominated professional field.
