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Archive Teaching 2025
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“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. -
Saving Miles
Rocco Bagutti analyzed researchers’ travel behavior for his Master’s thesis. His study has been recognized with a semester award. -
Embracing Diversity, Shaping the Future
The UZH Annual Report shows how diverse talents and perspectives lead to new ideas and future-oriented solutions. -
Towards a Quicker Diagnosis
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. -
“Let’s be generous!”
UZH boasts a wide and interdisciplinary range of study programs. The curriculum is now set to become even more attractive and offer even more opportunities to students. -
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. -
Conceptualizing the Virgin Mary
Maria 1.0 is an initiative run by Catholic women who promote traditional female roles in the Church – roles shaped by faith. Alexandra Probst analyzed the initiative in a term paper. -
Journeying through History
How seabird excrement made history in the Caribbean – the term paper about this topic by history student Vivianne Rhyner received a semester award from UZH. -
“Keep a childlike curiosity”
At the Sparkling Research celebration, Vice President Elisabeth Stark handed out 12 awards as UZH honored exceptional accomplishments in research, innovation and academic career development. -
Legal Detective Work
Law student Leander Etter used data analysis to demonstrate the impact that language barriers are having on the work of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. He received a semester award for his Master’s thesis.