Bernese Award for Environmental Research

The Bernese Award for Environmental Research, granted every two years, aims to promote disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in environmental sciences and sustainability at the University of Bern. Recipients are recognized for outstanding scientific research that makes a relevant contribution to society, or lays the foundations for a better understanding of environmental and sustainability problems and their solutions, as well as impulses for practice.

In 2025 the prize will be granted for the 15th time. The University of Bern is grateful for financial support for the award from CSL Behring AG and Energie Wasser Bern. The prize money totals CHF 15,000.

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2025 Call for Applications

The Bernese Award for Environmental Research aims to promote disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in environmental sciences and sustainability at the University of Bern. The prize money in 2025 totals CHF 15,000.
The award, granted every two years, targets researchers whose work makes a relevant contribution to society or lays the foundations for a better understanding of environmental and sustainability problems and their solutions.

Am 20. März 2024 fand die vierzehnte Verleihung des Berner Umwelt-Forschungspreises statt. An der Preisfeier ehrte die Universität Bern zusammen mit den Sponsoren CSL Behring AG und Energie Wasser Bern den Preisträger Nicolas Lentz und die Preisträgerin Fabienne Wöhner.

Award Celebration 2023/24

The Bernese Award for Environmental Research was granted for the 14th time on 20 March 2024. At the ceremony, laureates Nicolas Lentz and Fabienne Wöhner were honoured by the University of Bern and the co-sponsors of the award, CSL Behring AG and Energie Wasser Bern.

Herr Dr. Nicolas C.A. Lentz wird für seine Arbeit "A low-coordinate iridium complex with a donor-flexible O,N-ligand for highly efficient formic acid dehydrogenation" mit dem Hauptpreis ausgezeichnet. Für ihre Arbeit mit dem Titel "Work flexibly, travel less? The impact of telework and flextime on mobility behavior in Switzerland" erhält Frau Fabienne Wöhner den Anerkennungspreis. Die Universität Bern gratuliert den beiden Gewinnern. Die beiden Preisträger werden am 20. März 2024 an einer öffentlichen Preisfeier geehrt.

Recipients of the Bernese Award for Environmental Research 2023

Dr. Nicolas C.A. Lentz was awarded the main prize for his work "A low-coordinate iridium complex with a donor-flexible O,N-ligand for highly efficient formic acid dehydrogenation". For her work entitled "Work flexibly, travel less? The impact of telework and flextime on mobility behavior in Switzerland", Fabienne Wöhner received the recognition prize. The University of Bern congratulates both prize winners. They will be honored at a public award ceremony on 20 March 2024.
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