Archive Events 2022

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• 05.10.2022 Exhibition

  Collecting and Selling as a Business Model and Relationship Building

  A workspace exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum examines the commercial collecting practices of Borys Malkin, using objects and contemporary documents that came to Zurich in 1969.

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• 06.07.2022 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute

  Looking at the Bigger Picture

  Covid infections are on the rise again. Time for UZH epidemiologists Milo Puhan and Viktor von Wyl to take stock and look ahead. With video.

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• 29.06.2022 World Biodiversity Forum

  Reversing the Trend

  At the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos this week, the focus is on how to slow down species loss and protect ecosystems. The UZH-organized conference aims to inspire action by bringing together researchers and practitioners.

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• 14.06.2022

  Celebrations at the Brain Research Institute

  This week marks 60 years since the founding of the UZH Brain Research Institute. The institute has contributed to great leaps in our understanding of neuroscience, but the brain still holds many secrets.

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• 09.06.2022 Crypto Art

  Digital Ferraris

  Crypto art fever is lighting up tech communities and the traditional art world alike, fueling intense speculation. An interdisciplinary conference organized by UZH will examine the phenomenon from artistic, technological and legal perspectives.

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• 30.05.2022 Reproductive Medicine

  Surrogacy in Ukraine

  Advances in medical technology are expanding the possibilities for humans to have a child. Recently, two visiting scientists from Ukraine have been contributing their expertise to the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded.

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• 19.05.2022 Exhibition

  On Honeymoon? Ethnographic Museum Shines Light on Research into East Africa Collection

  A German couple goes on a honeymoon to East Africa and return with hundreds of objects, including everyday items, jewelry, musical instruments and tools. This collection is now stored in the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich. The new workspace exhibition “Honeymoon?” provides insights into how research is conducted on these objects based on five key questions. The exhibition invites visitors to rethink their views on museum collections and adds to the ongoing discussion on provenance research.

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• 31.03.2022 Exhibition

  Fossil Treasures of the Alpstein

  A new special exhibition at the University of Zurich’s Zoological and Paleontological Museum showcases sublime fossils found in the Alpstein massif in eastern Switzerland, taking visitors on a journey through time to the marine wildlife of the Cretaceous and Eocene more than 100 million years ago. The exhibition, conceived by the Natural History Museum in St.Gallen, is based on a book by UZH paleontologist Christian Klug and Peter Kürsteiner.

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• 16.03.2022 Institute for Global Negotiation

  diplomatic solutions

  This Thursday marks the launch of the Institute for Global Negotiation (IGN). Its founder, Jack Williams, explains why a negotiated solution appears to be so difficult to achieve in Ukraine.

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• 07.02.2022 Exhibition

  "Planet Digital": Digital research and design join forces

  Self-learning algorithms, rare earths, and robots bestowing blessings: In the Planet Digital exhibition, organized by the University of Zurich and the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, innovative research teams meet up with creative minds from the fields of design and art. In around 25 installations, they invite visitors to experience the science of digitalization with all their senses.

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