Through Zurich Without Barriers
At the UZH Healthy Longevity Center, researchers working across disciplines are developing solutions that help older people live healthier, happier lives.
Arts and Social Sciences
Article list Arts and Social Sciences
-
-
The Habits of Healthy Eating
Our eating habits are often unhealthy and take a long time to change. Psychologist Sebastian Bürgler and nutrition scientist Sabine Rohrmann explore why that is and what we can do about it. -
Staying Single for Longer Affects Young People’s Well-Being
Long-term singles experience a sharper decline in life satisfaction over time and feel lonelier and more depressed – especially in their late twenties. -
UZH Research Co-Stars in TV Crime Drama
A federally funded research project aims to improve the implementation of assistive computer technologies, such as audio descriptions of TV programs for visually impaired viewers. -
A Healthy Lifestyle, Long May It Last
Are you trying to change your lifestyle and do more for your health? Keeping New Year’s resolutions isn’t easy. Psychologist Urte Scholz examines how it can be done. -
Choosing to Abstain
In today’s secular world of abundance, fasting has lost its religious necessity – yet it has made a comeback as a form of “detox.” -
Nine Research Groups Win ERC Funding
Amid the toughest competition to date, UZH researchers emerged remarkably strong, winning major support for ambitious projects across disciplines. -
Onward to Rome
Historian Sebastian Scholz argues that migration has always put society to the test. Here are five insights informed by the Migration Period and the early Middle Ages. -
Hope for Children in War-Torn Ukraine
UZH psychologist Naser Morina is bringing his expertise to the Nadija Foundation, an ambitious project in Ukraine that helps traumatized children rebuild their ability to trust. -
AI Evaluates Texts Without Bias – Until Source Is Revealed
Large Language Models change their judgment depending on who they think wrote a text, even when the content stays identical. -
AI Widening Digital Divide between Generations
Most people in Switzerland are worried about AI and the next generation of digital technology, but those who regularly use AI are more sanguine about it. While the youngest spend more time online, older people and those with little digital literacy are falling behind. -
Lost in Bad News
Communication scientist Anne Schulz is investigating how we can stay informed without harming our mental health. -
News Deprivation on the Rise – with Consequences for Democracy
In Switzerland, fewer and fewer people are paying attention to current events. They lack trust in politics and feel disconnected from democratic society. -
“Democracies die slowly”
Despite all the current wars and conflicts, the use of political violence is on the decline around the globe, says Belén González. The academic, who researches peace and conflicts, talks about the calculus of violence, democracies being eroded and Western nostalgia. -
Walking a Tightrope
Chronic stress affects both body and mind, with serious consequences for our health. Researchers at UZH are studying how this happens – and what makes us resilient. -
Clear Majority of Swiss Media Professionals Use AI Tools – But Have Reservations
A vast majority of media professionals in Switzerland use AI tools in their day-to-day work but do so mostly to support their tasks rather than produce content. -
Half of Swiss Population Wary When AI Reports on Science
According to the 2025 Science Barometer survey conducted by UZH, most people also support scientific research and condemn attacks on science. -
When AI Meets Ancient Rome
Researchers in classical studies have developed a tool that creates AI images of antiquity that are grounded in history, offering fresh perspectives. -
What Phở and Christmas Cookies Have in Common
In its new exhibition “Symphởny of Spices”, the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich explores the complex ancient and modern connections between Cinnamon, star anise and cardamom – tracing their journey from local fields to the global marketplace. -
Off Balance
Uncertainty can weigh us down, but it can also serve as an opportunity to learn new things, say sinologist Polina Lukicheva and economist Philippe Tobler.