This institute sections are divided into tree research fields and one SNSF-professorship:
Physical Geography
Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics & Geochronology (3G)
Soil Science and Biogeography (2B)
Hydrology and Climate (H2K)
Human Geography
Human Geography (HGg)
Political Geography (PGg)
Economic Geography (WGg)
Methodical Geography
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis (GIVA)
Remote Sensing Laboratories (RSL)