The Zug Institute for Blockchain Research (ZIBR) at the University of Lucerne is introducing its professors through a series of video profiles. In these short features, researchers explain how they are exploring blockchain technology from a range of perspectives – spanning law and sociology to energy markets and philosophical inquiry.

Who owns the land when several communities claim it? Anthropologist Willem Church has explored how struggles over customary land around a planned copper-gold mine in Papua New Guinea reshape communities, identities and access to wealth.

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded grants to five projects at the University of Lucerne. Researchers from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine have secured total funding of around CHF 3.79 million.

The spring edition of the LIFE B. Braun Lecture at the University of Lucerne addresses the relationship between science, public health, and democratic governance. Professor Lawrence O. Gostin discussed the challenges that evidence-based science and public health face in today’s shifting political and social landscape.

An online lecture series examines the relationship between theology, philosophy and current scientific findings.

Why is cancer prevention so difficult to implement, even when risks are known? Professor Sara Rubinelli has received CHF 375,000 from the Swiss Cancer League for a national research project aimed at strengthening how Swiss health institutions communicate about cancer prevention.

The research project "Bereavement care for parents of childhood cancer patients" has been completed. The study offers important insights into how parents and families cope with the loss of a child and the types of support they require.

The Zug Institute for Blockchain Research (ZIBR) at the University of Lucerne has officially opened. The Canton of Zug is funding the new research institute with 25 million Swiss francs over a period of five years.

The University of Lucerne has appointed Max Baumgart, Adam Hayes, Claude Humbel, Patrik Hummel and Markus Schreiber to professorships. Their appointments are linked to the Zug Institute for Blockchain Research (ZIBR) at the University of Lucerne.

How can we provide better care for people in their familiar surroundings while at the same time ensuring that the healthcare system is fit for the future? A team in Lucerne is addressing this question in collaboration with researchers from four European countries.