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  • Astrophysics

    Witnessing the formation of moons

    NASA's Webb Telescope is investigating the formation of moons around a massive planet. An UZH team is studying the chemical composition of a disc believed to be the basis of new moons.
  • AI-X Summit

    Using AI Responsibly

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating more and more areas of life. Scientists at the University of Zurich (UZH) are developing new solutions, but they are also highlighting the consequences for our society.
  • Brain Research

    Watching the Brain Learn

    Modern imaging technology is improving our understanding of how the brain works. In the long term, this will help us treat learning disorders, among other things.
  • Research Funding

    Back in European Business

    Two ERC Starting Grants were awarded to UZH scientists, as researchers based in Switzerland are once again eligible for Horizon Europe funding.
  • Glaciology

    Falling Ice Drives Glacial Retreat in Greenland

    When an iceberg calves, huge chunks of ice break off at the end of the glacier. These trigger high waves on the surface and underwater, pushing warmer sea water upwards. This accelerates the melting of the ice masses.
  • Remote Sensing

    Wounded Rainforest

    Alexander Damm-Reiser uses satellite data to analyze the impact of companies on biodiversity, ecosystems and environmental damage.
  • One Health

    Mapping Disease Across the Globe

    Thomas Van Boeckel investigates environmental factors, global patterns of infectious disease and antibiotic resistance in order to better combat these issues.
  • Quantum Mechanics

    Schrödinger’s Legacy

    One hundred years ago, the foundations of quantum mechanics were laid at the UZH, among other places, enabling numerous technological innovations.
  • Evolutionary Anthropology

    Baby talk – a human superpower?

    Humans from different cultures use a form of child-directed speech. However, it appears that this characteristic is far from prevalent in non-human great apes.
  • Mathematical talent

    “I’ve spent half my life at UZH”

    Twenty-one-year-old Maximilian Janisch defended his PhD thesis today. In this interview, the mathematician reflects on his time at UZH and shares his plans for the future.
  • ERC Advanced Grant

    The Downside of Part-Time Work

    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.
  • Traditional Medicine

    Back to the Roots

    Knowledge of medicinal plants is communicated differently in African countries. A special exhibition at the Botanical Garden sheds light on traditional medicine in Uganda.
  • Cell biology

    Live View: Stress-Induced Changes in Generations of Cancer Cells

    Drugs that affect DNA replication, or radiation that causes direct DNA damage, lead to increasingly diverse offspring over multiple cell generations. This increases the tumor’s genetic complexity and facilitates the development of resistance to therapy.
  • International Year of Quantum Science

    “We’re in the second quantum revolution”

    Erwin Schrödinger laid the foundation for quantum mechanics at UZH 100 years ago. We met with UZH physicist Titus Neupert to discuss quantum computers, new sensors and the stability of tables.
  • Teaching Award

    “I want to rouse enthusiasm”

    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.
  • Plant Physiology

    Natural Substitute for Pesticides

    Chemical pesticides are becoming less and less effective. UZH plant immunologists are exploring a promising alternative that originates in the plants’ own natural defenses.
  • Particle Physics

    Major Award for CERN Experiments

    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.
  • Language evolution

    Bonobos Combine Calls in Similar Ways to Human Language

    Bonobos – our closest living relatives – create complex sequences of sounds that resemble human word combinations. A new study by researchers from the University of Zurich and Harvard University challenges the uniqueness of human communication.
  • iGEM-Award

    Students Develop Bacterium to Protect Plants

    Students at UZH developed a bacterium that can protect plants from negative environmental influences – and won the prize for Best Sustainable Development Impact at the international iGEM competition for synthetic biology.
  • Dark Matter

    The Cosmos on the Blackboard

    A mysterious phenomenon that’s steadily driving our universe apart, dark energy is almost impossible to grasp. Using new measurement techniques, astrophysicist Marcelle Soares-Santos attempts to shed light on the darkness.
  • Global species loss

    The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity

    Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. These are the findings of one of the largest studies ever conducted on this topic.
  • World Day for Glaciers

    Every Tenth of a Degree Helps

    In many regions, the “eternal ice” of the glaciers will not survive beyond the 21st century – with fatal consequences for millions of people, reports the UZH-based World Glacier Monitoring Service.
  • Space exploration

    Euclid reveals cosmic wonders

    Data from the Euclid mission is providing an unprecedented glimpse into the structure and expansion of the universe – with the help of UZH researchers.
  • Innovation

    New Spin-Offs with Innovative Technology

    Detecting prostate cancer at an early stage, keeping transplantation organs viable for longer, or a lab that fits on a chip: these six spin-offs from UZH are bringing research ideas to the market.
  • Exoplanets

    Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo

    Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. A team including the University of Zurich has just announced the existence of a planetary system, WASP-132, with an unexpected architecture. It contains not only a Hot Jupiter but also an inner Super-Earth and an icy giant planet.
  • Best-Of Media Releases 2024

    Science That Made the News

    UZH’s most successful media releases last year covered a wide range of topics – from meat consumption, Long Covid and fossils to new insights into chimpanzee culture. Each of these stories resonated internationally.

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