The Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) is a leading institution for climate research, it carries out interdisciplinary research that is at the forefront of climate science. The OCCR brings together researchers from 17 institutes and 5 faculties. It was founded in 2007 and is named after Hans Oeschger (1927-1998), a pioneer of modern climate research.
The OCCR has built up a unique interdisciplinary research environment focusing on climate change, one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. At the interface between physics, geography, biology, chemistry, history, economy, political sciences and philosophy, approximately 330 researchers are investigating the effects of these unprecedented changes on humans and ecosystems.
Paleoecology
The Faulenseemoos an important environmental archive in the canton of Bern was recently placed under protection as a geotope. Researchers from the OCCR played a key role in securing this unique research site.
Ice core drilling
The third drilling season of Beyond EPICA in the Antarctic has come to an end.
Media
Olivia Romppainen is featured in the science programme Einstein.
Frontiers of Knowledge Award
OCCR President Thomas Stocker and Jakob Schwander, a former OCCR member, have been honoured with one of the most important and highly endowed science prizes in Europe.
European Geosciences Union prize
This prestigious prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of ice research.
uniAKTUELL web journal
Researchers get to the heart of current developments in their field in video statements.
Paper of the month
An international study co-authored by OCCR researcher Ana Vicedo warns that ozone-related deaths will rise significantly in many parts of the world over the next two decades unless current climate and air quality regulations are strengthened. The findings of the study published in the journal One Earth are based on an examination of short-term exposure to ground-level ozone and daily mortality in 406 cities in 20 countries and regions.
05. June 2024
until 08. June 2024
University of Bern, UniS, Room 003, Switzerland
Conference
Researchers from history, archaeology, environmental and climate sciences of the Universities of Bern and Yale organize the conference ‘Climate of the past and societal responses to environmental changes.’ It takes place 5 – 8 June 2024 in Bern.
Climpast 2024
20. June 2024
University of Bern, Exakte Wissenschaften Room 099, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
01. September 2024
until 06. September 2024
Grindelwald, Switzerland
Summer School
Hochschulstrasse 4 3rd floor WEST 3012 Bern
Phone: +41 31 684 31 45