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An international team led by #UNIGE shows that dark matter, the most mysterious component of our universe, obeys the laws of classical physics. @portsmouthuni @ice_csic #space #universe #physics #astronomy ow.ly/f5lj50XkMIo
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Researchers from #UNIGE and @embl reveal the internal structure of over hundreds of #plankton species, paving the way for a global cellular atlas. ow.ly/cGh450XkcsI
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📣 This Thursday, October 30, Mary Beard @wmarybeard, Cambridge Emerita Professor, will give a lecture entitled: « Tyrants, bureaucrats and victims »🏛️ 🔗 More info: unige.ch/latsis Ahead of the event, discover her short interview with WRS: worldradio.ch/listen-again/l… 🎙️

Tyrants, bureaucrats and victims - Do Roman emperors have anything to teach us ? - Listen Again

Mary Beard will presents her lecture as part of the Latsis Ceremony this coming Thursday 30 October at the University of Geneva

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📚 Open Access Week at UNIGE is almost over… but before we wrap things up, we’ve got one last challenge for all curious researchers out there: What does the acronym APC stand for? Watch until the end to find out the answer ! More info: unige.ch/biblio/en/openacces… #BiblioUNIGE
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📚 From October 20 to 26, the UNIGE Library is celebrating #OAWEEKCH25 with a program dedicated to #OpenAccess. The final part of the quiz is coming on Friday! Detailed program : unige.ch/biblio/en/openacces… #BiblioUNIGE
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📱Public conference : DECODING TIKTOK. Cultures, Communities, and Creativity 📅Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 6:15 p.m. 📌Uni-Mail MR070. 👉 More infos agenda.unige.ch/events/view/… 🇬🇧 The conference is in English
📚 From October 20 to 26, UNIGE Library is celebrating #OAWEEKCH25 with a full program dedicated to #OpenAccess! Claire & Anouk kick things off with the first quiz question: What is Open Access? Watch the video to find out! Detailed program : unige.ch/biblio/en/openacces… #BiblioUNIGE
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A team from #UNIGE and @hug_ge has discovered a subgroup of immune cells that is particularly involved in #MultipleSclerosis, paving the way for more precise treatments with fewer side effects. ow.ly/Sswi50XaTMs
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#UNIGE, @CERN, #HEPIA, @IDQuantique, @ROLEX and the Cantonal Office for Information Systems and Digital Technology (OCSIN) announce the launch of Geneva's first quantum network, the Geneva Quantum Network (GQN). @DBachmann_ge #quantum #physics #research ow.ly/GtbO50XaX04
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🏛️Were the Roman emperors really bloodthirsty tyrants? As part of the 2025 Latsis University Prizes, the lecture “Tyrants, bureaucrats and victims”, given by Mary Beard, will shed light on the question. 📅30 October 2025 - 6 p.m. 📍Uni Dufour 🔗More info: unige.ch/latsis
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Generative AI + academic work = essential questions. Two new InfoTrack modules to learn how to use it critically and transparently. 🎥 A short video filmed at the UNIGE Library — where confidence meets uncertainty… 🔗 infotrack.unige.ch/en
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🏛️Do Roman emperors have anything to teach us ? As part of the 2025 Latsis University Prizes, Professor Mary Beard @wmarybeard  (University of Cambridge) questions how imperial power in Rome has been represented. 📅 Thursday, 30 October 2025 – 6 p.m. 🔗 unige.ch/latsis
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30 years ago, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, then researchers at UNIGE, announced the first #exoplanet discovery. @obsge @sciences_UNIGE 📸 Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor at La Silla Observatory in Chile. © L. Weinstein/Ciel et Espace Photos ow.ly/vU5850X6T2m
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A study by #UNIGE shows that reducing #smartphone use in the evening significantly increases #sleep among teenagers and improves their academic performance. ow.ly/cAhK50X4704
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UNIGE will have the pleasure of welcoming Branko Milanovic for a public lecture entitled “Two Centuries of Visions of Inequality: Between Classes, Elites and Citizens.” October 9, 2025 | 18:15–20:00 Uni Mail, Geneva | Free entrance @DEHES_UNIGE @BrankoMilan
A Franco-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing. These glial cells are capable of integrating signals from several neurons at once thanks to extensions called ‘leaflets’. #UNIGE @unil #Inserm ow.ly/YQPx50X0NMp
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Scientists from UNIGE, @EPFL and @cdf1530 show that a regulatory region of the genome, initially dedicated to the formation of the fish cloaca, has been co-opted by #evolution to guide finger development. These findings are published in @Nature. ow.ly/fQ9e50WY472
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Led by UNIGE, the ATREIDES programme will map exoplanets located around the hot Neptune desert. The aim is to understand the mechanisms of evolution and formation of planetary systems. @PlanetsNccr @uniofwarwick @IAC_Astrofisica #UNIGE #astronomy ow.ly/gJPK50WXmKU
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Limiting the environmental impact of electric vehicle charging while optimizing costs? A study by UNIGE and @Empa_CH advocates for the real-time provision of information on electricity prices and mix according to the time of day. #UNIGE #empa #environment ow.ly/irV450WTFm1
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A UNIGE team’s discovery of a prehistoric workshop in Senegal sheds light on the little-known hunter-gatherer presence in West Africa. #UNIGE #prehistory #archaeology ow.ly/xAw350WRap9
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