http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/allnews/topics/awards.html http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/sparkling-research.html At the research gala Sparkling Research, Vice President Research Elisabeth Stark presented seven awards for outstanding achievements in the fields of research and innovation. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/sparkling-research.html Barbara Simpson 2026-02-04T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/postdoc-team-award.html A team of four researchers has won the UZH Postdoc Team Award for creating an AI tool that can search through thousands of UN documents for information on religion and spirituality. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/postdoc-team-award.html Carole Scheidegger 2026-01-26T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/UZH-3R-Award-2025b.html Fabiola Jörger received the UZH 3R Award 2025 for her practical training in clinical procedures using silicone animal models. The second prize goes to Markus Seeger and Johannes vom Berg for developing flycode technology. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/UZH-3R-Award-2025b.html Kurt Bodenmüller; translated by Georgia Gray 2025-12-17T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/erc-consolidator-grants.html Amid the toughest competition to date, UZH researchers emerged remarkably strong, winning major support for ambitious projects across disciplines. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/erc-consolidator-grants.html Barbara Simpson 2025-12-08T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/gretener-thuerlemann-prize-recipients.html For their research that has helped develop immunotherapies to combat various forms of cancer, Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe are the laureates of the Gretener-Thürlemann Prize. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/gretener-thuerlemann-prize-recipients.html Adrian Ritter 2025-12-03T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/snsf-starting-grants.html Ten UZH researchers have received a Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for projects that explore topics ranging from immune cells to visual toxicity. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/snsf-starting-grants.html UZH Communications 2025-11-18T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/20-years-bme.html For the past 20 years, Nikola Biller-Andorno and her team have used innovative methods to get medical students to engage with ethical questions. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/20-years-bme.html Barbara Simpson 2025-11-12T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/synergy-grant-ohad-medalia.html What exactly happens during cell division? UZH biochemist Ohad Medalia has secured an ERC Synergy Grant to find out. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/synergy-grant-ohad-medalia.html Carole Scheidegger 2025-11-05T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/tag-der-lehre.html The theme of this year’s Tag der Lehre was Celebrating Interdisciplinarity. As well as providing a platform for sharing best practices, the event also recognized students’ outstanding academic achievements. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/tag-der-lehre.html Barbara Simpson 2025-11-03T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/jana-ordon-women-science-award.html Phytobiologist Jana Ordon researches plant immune responses. She has just received a L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her work. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/jana-ordon-women-science-award.html Interview: Carole Scheidegger; Translation: Mark Rabinowitz 2025-10-22T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/koetser-prize.html Rosa Cossart receives the Koetser-Prize for her work on brain development and its impact on adult brain function. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/koetser-prize.html Sebastian Jessberger 2025-09-16T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/latsis-prize.html Legal scholar Saskia Stucki, recipient of this year’s Swiss Science Prize Latsis, discusses animal rights and legal developments in the Global South. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/latsis-prize.html Barbara Simpson 2025-09-15T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/ERC-Advanced-Grant.html With her ERC Advanced Grant the UZH labor geographer Karin Schwiter plans to study the problem of underemployment in Switzerland, the UK and the Netherlands. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/ERC-Advanced-Grant.html Roger Nickl 2025-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/dies-academicus-2025.html UZH celebrated its 192nd birthday and presented 26 honors at this year’s Dies academicus. Councilor of States Tiana Angelina Moser delivered the keynote address and spoke about the relationship between science and politics. Tue, 20 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/dies-academicus-2025.html Carole Scheidegger 2025-05-20T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/teaching-award-altermatt.html Biodiversity expert Florian Altermatt is the recipient of this year’s UZH Teaching Award. In the portrait below, he tells why he makes students count birds on Lake Zurich and divulges what that has to do with Pokémon. Sun, 18 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/teaching-award-altermatt.html Carole Scheidegger 2025-05-18T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2025/Dies.html The University of Zurich has awarded honorary doctorates to historian Amy Nelson Burnett, legal philosopher Elisabeth Holzleithner, academic economist Laura Starks, linguist Elisabeth Gülich, conservationist Paula Kahumbu, theologian Herman Johan Selderhuis, banking expert Christian Rahn and horse trainer Fredy Knie Jr. Thu, 15 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2025/Dies.html 2025-05-15T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/semester-awards-faculty-of-science.html Rocco Bagutti analyzed researchers’ travel behavior for his Master’s thesis. His study has been recognized with a semester award. Mon, 05 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/semester-awards-faculty-of-science.html Marita Fuchs 2025-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/gretener-thuerlemann-prize.html The Gretener-Thürlemann Prize at the University of Zurich is awarded in its first year to researchers in the field of translational/clinical medicine. Sun, 04 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/gretener-thuerlemann-prize.html UZH Communication 2025-05-04T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/semester-awards-medicine.html Medical student Marlene Münger devoted her Master’s thesis to the topic of diagnosing congenital immune deficiencies. She received a semester award for her achievement. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/semester-awards-medicine.html Marita Fuchs 2025-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/cern-breakthrough-prize.html Four experiments at the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at CERN have been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. UZH researchers are significantly involved in two of the prize-winning experiments. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/cern-breakthrough-prize.html Theo von Däniken 2025-04-09T22:00:00Z