Institute of Ecology and Evolution
The Institute of Ecology & Evolution at the University of Bern has an excellent reputation for world class research and teaching in ecology and evolution. The institute has six full professors, several associated professors, and junior group leaders with complementary, yet overlapping and linked areas of scholarship. It is currently home to post-doctoral researchers, MSc and PhD students from many different countries.
We are devoted to research and teaching in all aspects of ecology and evolution, and aim to provide a scientific basis for the understanding and preservation of our living world. We study the mechanisms by which organisms respond to and interact with their environment, including phenotypic responses at individual level, change in gene frequencies at population level, change in species composition and abundance at community level, and the functioning of whole ecosystems. With the links on the right, of the page, we invite you to explore the exciting research programs carried out by our staff, and the teaching modules in which we aim to provide students with a strong basis in scholarly knowledge and latest discoveries in the field.
Institute of Ecology and Evolution
