Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS)

The Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS) offers research-oriented curricula on psychological and physiological factors that determine the health of individuals and groups in their social contexts and physical environments. The GHS is an interdisciplinary program jointly organized by the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Human Sciences, and the Vetsuisse Faculty and offers research PhD programs, addressing questions rooted in both basic research and applied fields. The extensive pool of academic experts and resources enables the GHS students to develop into highly qualified researchers or professionals ready to use their knowledge and skills in complex subjects in their chosen area. Depending on the field of research, the candidates are assigned to one of the three Expert Committees (FK) with the following fields of expertise:

Preventive and Social Medicine, Public Health, Medical Education, Psychology, Rehabilitation & Clinical Research
Neurosciences
Clinical Sciences: clinical career & patient-oriented research (50:50 model)

News and events

Solidarity with Ukraine

Support measures for scientists from Ukraine
The Graduate School for Health Sciences as part of the University of Bern stands in solidarity with Ukraine and its universities and its scientists.
We support the statement by swissuniversities, the appeal of The Guild and statements made by its partner institutions and networks on the solidarity of all democratic states with Ukraine. Please find below useful links regarding funding and research opportunities:

General Information from the University:
https://www.unibe.ch/ukraine
/index_eng.html

For researches from the Ukraine and group leaders wanting to offer positions for Ukrainian scientists, possibilities for funding can be found at the Swiss National Science Foundation:
1) https://www.snf.ch/en/WpOfVoVBYdBid6By/
news/support-measures-for-scientists-from-ukraine
2) Scienceforukraine.eu
3) https://www.bfh.ch/en/news/ukraine/

For support, donations and helping a good source is the Swiss Ukrainian Society
www.swiss-ukrainian.ch

Your GHS Team

Annual Report 2022

Information about the new regulations of the GHS

ORPHEUS

The GHS is also a member of the Orpheus (Organisation for Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System). Orpheus is an association of European biomedical and health science faculties and institutions that is committed to developing and disseminating best practice within PhD training programs.

GHS Brochure

CAS Clinical Research in Health Care

Clinical research is a branch of healthcare science that determines the safety and effect of medications, medical devices, diagnostic tests or procedures, and treatment regimens used in humans and patients.

For further information check the website