Theodor Kocher Prize
Once a year, the University of Bern honours its best early-career researchers with the "Theodor Kocher Prize". The prize, which is an award of CHF 50,000, is conferred for outstanding and innovative scientific achievement in any faculty or field. The field in which the candidate works can be intra- or interdisciplinary.
Candidates are nominated to the awarding commission by two recognized researchers, one of whom must be a professor at the University of Bern. The achievement to be honoured should be mainly that of the candidate and should preferably have been carried out at the University of Bern. Please see the call text for details of the nomination procedure.
The Commission
Prof. D. Knoch (Chair), Faculty of Human Sciences
Prof. G. Beldi, Faculty of Medicine
Prof. F. Eichel, Faculty of Law
Prof. A. Kern-Stähler, Faculty of Humanities
Prof. A. Schneider, Faculty of Science
Prof. C. Spadavecchia, Vetsuisse Faculty
Prof. A. Wagner, Faculty of Theology
Prof. F. Wasserfallen, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Prof. V. Richter (Rector), ex officio
Theodor-Kocher-Preis Call
Call 2025
Call: November 2024
Application deadline: 31 March 2025
Award presentation at Dies academicus: December 2025
Prize winners since 2014
Prize winners 2005-2013
- Dr. Philippe Plattet (2013) (in German) (PDF, 52KB)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Nevian (2012) (in German) (PDF, 31KB)
- PD Dr. Arne Stollberg (2011) (in German) (PDF, 31KB)
- PD Dr. Mark van Kleunen (2010) (in German) (PDF, 44KB)
- PD Dr. Thomas König (2009) (in German) (PDF, 37KB)
- Prof. Dr. Pascal Mäser (2008) (in German) (PDF, 50KB)
- PD Dr. Christa E. Flück (2007) (in German) (PDF, 68KB)
- Prof. Dr. Matthew Evan Larkum (2006) (in German) (PDF, 37KB)
- Prof. Dr. Adrian Ochsenbein (2005) (in German) (PDF, 26KB)