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16.07.2026 Brain Research

CHF 4 Million for Brain Health Research

Can the brain’s aging process be slowed? An interdisciplinary team led by UZH psychiatry professor Philipp Homan is investigating this question. The researchers have now received funding from the Horten Health Foundation.

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08.07.2026 Leading House Asia Pacific

Multilateral Research Takes Shape Across the Asia-Pacific

More than 200 proposals were submitted from across the Swiss higher education sector to the first funding call of the Leading House Asia Pacific.

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23.06.2026 ERC Advanced Grant

The Puzzle of Fitness Landscapes

Evolutionary biologist Andreas Wagner has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. Over the next five years, he and his team will investigate a longstanding puzzle in Darwinian theory.

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26.05.2026 Götz Award 2026

Targeting Cancer Cells’ Metabolism

Raphael Morscher, of the University Children’s Hospital Zurich, received the award for his research examining the metabolism of cancer cells as a potential therapeutic approach for neuroblastoma.

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12.05.2026 Dies academicus 2026

Universities as Democratic Anchors

At this year’s Dies academicus, UZH celebrated its 193rd birthday. In her keynote address, Zurich Government Councilor Silvia Steiner emphasized the vital role UZH plays in society.

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08.05.2026 Dies academicus 2026

UZH Awards Honorary Doctorates to Belarusian Nobel Laureate and Swiss Author

UZH has awarded honorary doctorates to Svetlana Alexievich, Catherine Housecroft, Ingeborg Schwenzer, Klaus Merz, Phanish Puranam, Chong Yap Seng and John Bonagura.

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07.05.2026 Educational Science

“I just want a little bit of peace”

What do Ukrainian children who fled the war in their home country need in order to feel comfortable in Switzerland?

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28.04.2026 Evolutionary Biology

Cozzarelli Prize Awarded to Jordi Bascompte

UZH evolutionary biologist Jordi Bascompte has received the Cozzarelli Prize for his research on the emergence of eukaryotic cells.

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17.04.2026 Athena Swan

Equality by Design

The Faculty of Science is applying for an international label for equality, diversity, and inclusion – the first faculty in Switzerland to do so.

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05.02.2026 Sparkling Research

Innovative Researchers in the Spotlight

At the research gala Sparkling Research, Vice President Research Elisabeth Stark presented seven awards for outstanding achievements in the fields of research and innovation.

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27.01.2026 Postdoc Team Award

When Spirituality Meets AI

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.

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18.12.2025 UZH 3R Award 2025

Honing Anesthesia Techniques Using Silicone Animal Models

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.

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09.12.2025 ERC Consolidator Grants

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.

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04.12.2025 Cancer Research

Deciphering the Immune System Side by Side

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.

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19.11.2025 Research Funding

Ten SNSF Starting Grants for UZH Researchers

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.

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13.11.2025 Biomedical Ethics

Embedding Ethics in the Medical Mainstream

For the past 20 years, Nikola Biller-Andorno and her team have used innovative methods to get medical students to engage with ethical questions.

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06.11.2025 Cell Research

Biochemist Ohad Medalia Receives Synergy Grant

What exactly happens during cell division? UZH biochemist Ohad Medalia has secured an ERC Synergy Grant to find out.

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04.11.2025 Tag der Lehre

Semester Awards for 68 Students

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.

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23.10.2025 Research Award

Plant Biologist Receives Award for Immune Research

Phytobiologist Jana Ordon researches plant immune responses. She has just received a L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her work.

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17.09.2025 Koetser-Prize 2025

Encoding Experiences in the Brain

Rosa Cossart receives the Koetser-Prize for her work on brain development and its impact on adult brain function.

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