Annual Report 2022

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Cutting edge of world science in particle physics and space research

Key area

Matter and the Universe

The University conducts cutting-edge research in theoretical and empirical particle physics, the formation and development of planets and planet systems, and the search for life in space. In 2022, the University of Bern showed Switzerland and the world what it can do and its achievements in these areas:

After a thousand days in orbit, the space telescope has exceeded expectations.
In November 2022, the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern (AIUB) celebrated a double anniversary: 200 years of the old Bern observatory (Uraniae) and 100 years of AIUB.
On September 27, 2022, the time had come: The space probe DART collided with an asteroid to deflect it from its orbit.
With the help of a precision experiment developed at the University of Bern, an international research team was able to significantly limit the scope for the existence of dark matter.
The Albert Einstein Center (AEC) and the Laboratory for High-Energy Physics (LHEP) at the University of Bern hosted an anniversary event on the sensational discovery of the Higgs boson.

STORIES

Successful Bernese space telescope

A thousand days of CHEOPS

After a thousand days in orbit, the CHEOPS space telescope is showing almost no signs of wear. Under these conditions, it could continue to reveal details of some of the most fascinating exoplanets for quite some time.

200 years of Uraniae and 100 years of AIUB

Astronomy with a double anniversary

In November 2022, the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern (AIUB) celebrated the double anniversary 200 years of the old Bern observatory (Uraniae) and 100 years of AIUB. An extensive illustrated book was also published.

NASA DART mission

Defending Earth with Bern’s help

NASA’s DART mission was launched on November 24, 2021, and on September 27, 2022, the time had come: The space probe collided with an asteroid to deflect it from its orbit. Researchers from the University of Bern were also involved in this undertaking.

Dark Matter

On the trail of dark matter

With the help of a precision experiment developed at the University of Bern, an international research team was able to significantly limit the scope for the existence of dark matter. The experiment was carried out at the European Research Neutron Source at the Laue-Langevin Institute in France and makes an important contribution to the search for these particles, of which little remains known.

Anniversary

Ten years of Higgs discovery

As members of the ATLAS particle detector experiment at CERN, researchers from the University of Bern played a key role in the sensational discovery of the Higgs boson 10 years ago. The Albert Einstein Center (AEC) and the Laboratory for High-Energy Physics (LHEP) at the University of Bern hosted an anniversary event with a film screening.

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