Award-Winning Underpants
Ig Nobel Prizes honor research that first makes you laugh and then makes you think. Yesterday, the UZH study Proof by Underpants was among the lucky winners.
Archive Awards 2026
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Revolutionary DNA Sequencing
Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman, and Pascal Mayer are receiving the Gretener-Thürlemann Prize for their development of next-generation sequencing. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
“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? -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.