The Faculty of Law Basel is located at Peter Merian-Weg 8, about a 10-minute walk from the SBB train station. You can reach us by public transport via Peter Merian station (streetcar no. 10 or 11). By bicycle, you do not enter the building via the main entrance, but via the so-called Hofgeschoss (on the basement floor).

Euroairport Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg is connected to Basel SBB railroad station by bus line 50. From Basel SBB station, you can reach all destinations in the city by streetcar and bus.

The City of Basel is bicycle-friendly. Bicycle parking spaces are provided throughout the city. You can use public transport by streetcar and bus. With the U-Abo you can travel on the entire network of the Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz (TNW), in the German RVL zones 1, 2 and 3 and on the French Distribus network. You can buy a U-Abo online for one month or one year. For occasional journeys, you can obtain tickets and multi-journey tickets via the BLT tickets app or the SBB app. Further information and timetables can be found here.

There are various cab companies in Basel that you can use without hesitation. However, cabs are by far the most expensive way of getting around the city. You can find guide prices and cab companies here. You can also use Uber in Basel.

Basel is a city of culture, especially because of its many museums. The cultural offerings in the three-country region (CH/D/F) also extend beyond the city limits. Information on cultural institutions and offers can be found here.

If you need medical care, you find a general practitioner's emergency practice near Basel SBB station. In addition an with serious emergencies, you can go to the emergency center of the university hospital.

The library of the Faculty of Law is a reference library. Its holdings are intended for teaching and research and can only be used within the library. The first point of contact for questions about the library is the information desk at the entrance to the library. The library mandates 4 reading rooms with 200 individual workstations (including eight height-adjustable desks) with a network connection. Further information can be found here.

We ask all guest researchers to bring their own laptops to work at our institution. In the library, individual devices are available for research in the library catalog. WIFI ist accessable in all university buildings (eduroam or guest access). Copying and scanning machines are available in the library. If you have a UNIcard, you can use it to print, scan and copy. If you do not have a UNIcard, you can borrow a scan card from the library for a deposit. You will need a USB stick for scanning.

Our Catereria La Strada is located near the main entrance of the Faculty of Law. You can eat here Monday to Friday, 9:00-16:00. A warm lunch is available between 11:30-14:00. Information on the lunch menu and prizes can be found here. A drinking water dispenser, coffee machine, snack machine and microwave are also provided at the entrance to the cafeteria outside of opening hours. In the nearby Gundeli district, you will also find a variety of restaurants and supermarkets.

There is generally no dress code at the Faculty of Law of the University of Basel, so you are free to choose your attire when working in the office or library. There is also no dress code for lectures, meetings and conferences, but experience has shown that smart casual or business casual is usually chosen here, and business formal at professor level.

At the internal lecture series Work in Progress, researchers from the Faculty of Law share current research questions and theses in an input and also discuss unfinished thoughts. The event takes place approximately three times a semester, always at lunchtime and including a small stand-up lunch. The joint lunch before the input offers space for exchange and networking at the faculty. The dates for the event are communicated via the newsletter and notices on floors 3-5 of the Faculty, and you can also find the event here. As a guest researcher, you are cordially invited to participate!