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 lectures where researchers from other institutes and members of the public are welcome to attend.
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Scientific Symposium
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, a scientific symposium: «50 Years of Childhood Cancer Registration: Past, Present, and Future», will be held on August 21–22, 2026, in Bern.
News, 01.06.2026
June 18, 2026
16:00
Farhad Shokraneh, PhD
The Bern Lectures in Health Science
Funding Award
Christina Schindera (main applicant) and Masa Zarkovic (co-applicant) from ISPM Bern have been awarded funding from the Palatin Foundation to study how pulmonary health evolves in children and adolescents after cancer treatment.
News, 29.05.2026
Habilitation
Fabiën Belle and Grit Sommer received their Venia docendi/Privat-docent/habilitation in Clinical Epidemiology.
News, 22.05.2026
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
