Panel discussion on alpinism and global warming with the Uri Netflix star Dani Arnold.
Prof. Dr. Roland Norer proposes grazing protection zones for sensitive Alps in new book.
In her dissertation project, historian Sophie Fäs examines the change from home births to hospital births using the cantons of Uri, Baselstadt and Baselland as examples.
Prof. em. Jon Mathieu has donated part of his private book archive to the Uri Institute. It comprises over 500 works that are thematically linked to the mountains and the Alpine region.
In conversation with Nils Widmer, we learn more about Elsa Roth's interesting life, Swiss skiing and the historian's time at the Uri Institute.
In an interview with the NZZ, Boris Previšić, Director of the Uri Institute Cultures of the Alps, defends the construction of alpine solar plants.
The first institute days of the year at Cultures of the Alps were already underway from the 17th to the 19th of January.
The Graduate School is an integral part of the Uri Institute "Cultures of the Alps". Its members conduct research on current topics relating to the Alpine region. One of them is the literary scholar Dr. Jonas Frick. In his post-doctoral project, he is investigating the cultural perception and representation of artificial snow.
The course "Environmental Problem Solving" is part of the ETH degree programme in Environmental Sciences. As part of the first year of the programme, students deal with selected sustainability problems in a region of Switzerland. The current focus is on a "climate-positive canton of Uri".
The first publication "NUTZEN. BENUTZEN. HEGEN. PFLEGEN. Die Alpen im Anthropozän" by the Institute can look back on successful book launches in autumn 2023.