Annual Report 2021: Science under constant pressure

The main building of the University of Bern. University of Bern - The University of Bern celebrated numerous successes again in the past year. One of the highlights in 2021 was undeniably the return to in-person teaching. As a center for academia, however, Switzerland still faces some tough challenges, not only in connection with the pandemic but especially due to the consequences of the failed framework agreement between Switzerland and the EU. "The biggest highlight of the past year was probably the return to in-person teaching at the start of the fall semester, which was made possible by COVID certificates," says Rector Christian Leumann at the start of his video message in the new annual report. The on-site presence is a pivotal factor in the success of the University of Bern. According to Leumann, other highlights of 2021 include the opening of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CAIM) and the presentation of the Marcel Benoist Science Prize to Thomas Berger, a psychology professor and pioneer in online psychotherapy.