The Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern provides undergraduate and postgraduate education and carries out interdisciplinary research in the fields of social and behavioural health, clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, and international and environmental health. Eminent speakers from Switzerland and abroad give presentations at monthly lectures where researchers from other institutes and members of the public are welcome to attend.
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You hope you'll never need the insurance
After 18 intensive months, enrollment for the 'Bern, get ready' (BEready) study has been completed. This globally unique collection of data on infectious diseases in humans and pets is intended to help mitigate the effects of the next pandemic. In the interview, BEready Project Manager Eva Maria Hodel explains how BEready helps to prepare for the next pandemic.
News, 09.02.2026
NCCR CLIM+
Prof. Ana Vicedo Cabrera and the Climate Epidemiology and Public Health research group participate in the new National Centre of Competence in Research on “Climate Extremes and Society” in highlighting the human health dimension. The NCCR is funded by the SNSF and is co-led by the ETH Zurich and the University of Bern.
News, 05.02.2026
Interview
Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Director of the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), explains why sex and gender need to be systematically taken into account in medical research.
News, 30.01.2026
February 26, 2026
16:00
Dr. Shirin Heidari, GENDRO
The Bern Lectures in Health Science
The University of Bern’s Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) contributes to study programs in Human Medicine (Bachelor’s and Master’s) and Biomedical Sciences (Master’s).
The ISPM consists of 14 research groups that engage in a broad range of topics related to health and disease across the lifespan, in communities, in the environment, and data science.
The ISPM consists of 14 research groups that engage in a broad range of topics.
ISPM Bern provides a wide range of postgraduate education to train students to become excellent public health researchers and to work as public health specialists.
ISPM Bern provides a wide range of postgraduate education.
ISPM is dedicated to preserving and improving the health of the population – from local to planetary levels by educating students, professionals, and the public, conducting high-quality researchc putting research results into practice.
ISPM is dedicated to preserving and improving the health of the population – from local to planetary levels.
Mittelstrasse 43 3012 Bern
Phone: +41 31 684 35 11 info.ispm@unibe.ch
