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Pursue a doctorate at UniDistance Suisse: a range of PhD programmes, personalised supervision and a dynamic, internationally connected research environment. 

 

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Reinventing Learning and Teaching

At UniDistance Suisse, the LIFT Research Centre develops interdisciplinary research dedicated to learning and instruction, while examining the integration and impact of digital and innovative technologies in education, based on robust scientific evidence.

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LIFT: New research centre strengthens innovative teaching and learning research On 1 August 2026, UniDistance Suisse established the new LIFT (Learning & Instruction with Future Technologies) Research Center. Co-led by Prof. Dr Tino Endres and Prof. Dr Julia Chatain, the interdisciplinary research centre investigates how people learn and how digital and emerging technologies can be used to support the evidence-based design of teaching and learning.
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Nicolas Bueno Contributes to a UN Roadmap to Address Poverty Beyond Growth Nicolas Bueno, Professor of International and European Law at UniDistance Suisse, contributed to a United Nations initiative aimed at rethinking policies to combat poverty and inequality beyond economic growth.
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Valais Confronts Its Colonial History What role did Valais play in Switzerland’s colonial history? On August 25, at the Arsenaux in Sion, UniDistance Suisse proposes opening the debate through the figure of André Perraudin, a Valais missionary who became an archbishop in Rwanda. A conference and panel discussion will bring together a historian, a filmmaker and a museum specialist to explore this little-known aspect of history and its legacies.
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Dr Elisabeth Joller receives award for her dissertation Dr Elisabeth Joller, a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law of UniDistance Suisse and a member of Professor Nula Frei’s team, has been awarded the Professor Walther Hug Prize for her dissertation.
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History
Un Valais colonial? Histoires, héritages et débats
Lukas Zürcher, Shyaka Kagame, Helen Bieri Thomson, Caroline Montebello et Bernhard C. Schär
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 20:45 - 22:15 (CEST+2)
Psychology
Les obstacles invisibles : pourquoi nos habitudes alimentaires sont-elles si tenaces ?
Dr Maaike Kruseman
Thursday, September 3, 2026 12:15 - 13:00 (CEST+2)
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From finger counting to automatized calculation
Prof. Dr Catherine Thevenot
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 16:30 - 17:30 (CEST+2)
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(Virtuelle) Alumni Work Tour: recapp IT mit Alumnus Dr. David Imseng
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Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:15 - 13:00 (CEST+2)
Online
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UniDistance Suisse Teaching Teams Day 2026
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Friday, September 18, 2026 11:30 - 18:30 (CEST+2)
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Number Theory Seminar: Lambert A'Campo
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 (CEST+2)
Economics
Why ethics matter for future data leaders - How data and trust create sustainable value
UniDistance Suisse
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 12:00 - 12:45 (CEST+2)
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Critical EdTech Studies - Switzerland Day
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Friday, September 25, 2026 10:00 - 16:00 (CEST+2)
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Laufbahn 40+ – Zukunft bewusst gestalten
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 12:15 - 13:00 (CEST+2)
Online
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Number Theory Seminar: Ju-Feng Wu
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 (CEST+2)
Economics
2nd Valais Econometrics Workshop
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Thursday, October 1, 2026 12:30 - 19:00 (CEST+2)
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Number Theory Seminar: Charlotte Clare
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 (CEST+2)
History
«Nebelkinder»: Sehen. Verstehen. Austauschen.
Corinne Kuenzli, Claudia Alpiger, Tanja Rietmann und Ruth Seeholzer
Thursday, October 8, 2026 20:00 - 23:00 (CEST+2)
History
Business Histories & Emotions - Paper Development Workshop
Co-organized by Sabine Pitteloud and Michele Sollai
Friday, October 9, 2026 10:45 - 14:45 (CEST+2)
B18.005, Brig Campus
Psychology
Biais cognitifs, théories du complot et internet
UniDistance Suisse
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 12:15 - 13:00 (CEST+2)
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History
Aufarbeiten: Reden, um nicht zu ersticken
Silvia Süess, Uschi Waser und Bernhard C. Schär
Thursday, October 15, 2026 20:30 - 22:30 (CEST+2)
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Number Theory Seminar: Fernando Trejos Suárez
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 (CEST+2)
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Graduate Colloquium of the Swiss Doctoral Program
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Thursday, October 22, 2026 08:30 - 18:30 (CEST+2)
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Number Theory Seminar: Maria Rosaria Pati
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 (CET+1)
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Alumni Work Tour: Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye, Estavayer-le-Lac
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026 18:15 - 21:00 (CET+1)
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Number Theory Seminar: Kim Tuan Do
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 (CET+1)
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Philosophische Mittagspause: Verantwortung unter Unsicherheit - Wie wir entscheiden, obwohl wir nicht alles wissen
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Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:15 - 13:00 (CET+1)
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Number Theory Seminar: Shin-Yu Chen
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 (CET+1)
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Number Theory Seminar: Lucas Gerth
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Tuesday, November 17, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 (CET+1)
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Uni60+: Soziale Roboter im Alter: Chancen, Grenzen und Erfahrungen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis
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Tuesday, November 24, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 (CET+1)
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Number Theory Seminar: David Lilienfeldt
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Tuesday, November 24, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 (CET+1)
Psychology
L'intelligence émotionnelle à l'épreuve de la complexité
UniDistance Suisse
Thursday, November 26, 2026 12:00 - 12:45 (CET+1)
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Number Theory Seminar: Andrea Conti
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Tuesday, December 1, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 (CET+1)
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Rencontre annuelle des Alumni
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Thursday, December 3, 2026 18:00 - 22:00 (CET+1)
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Das Lebenselixier Sport – in jedem Alter
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Thursday, January 21, 2027 15:00 - 16:30 (CET+1)
History
La diplomatie environnementale en perspective historique
Co-organisé par Sabine Pitteloud et Janick Schaufelbuehl
Thursday, February 4, 2027 10:00 - 18:00 (CET+1)
B18.005, Brig Campus
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Sturzfrei durch den Alltag
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Thursday, March 18, 2027 13:30 - 14:30 (CET+1)
Online
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Lernspaziergang - unsere Füsse im Fokus (Exkursion)
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Tuesday, June 8, 2027 10:00 - 13:00 (CEST+2)
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Excursion ARchéoSion, Time Machine Valais/Wallis
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Thursday, June 10, 2027 15:00 - 16:30 (CEST+2)
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