What Do Parents Actually Do at Work?
On National Future Day, UZH shows children where and how their parents work, highlighting the wide range of professions beyond research and teaching.
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Strengthening Global Supply Chain Management with AI and Mathematical Insight
Funded by a BRIDGE Discovery Grant, UZH physicist Nicola Serra and ETH mathematician Alessio Figalli plan to pair optimal transport theory with AI to fortify supply-chain weak spots. -
A Shared Future for Israelis and Palestinians
For peaceful coexistence, dialogue and greater mutual understanding are crucial. This was the conclusion of a lively discussion on the topic at UZH. -
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. -
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. -
Architecture of Trust
Former Thai Prime Minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat views Southeast Asia as the world’s up-and-coming region. He expounded on what that means for the world economy and global politics in the annual State of Asia address held at the University of Zurich. -
The Looming Threat of Demolition
For many people, finding an apartment in Zurich has become a living nightmare. Researchers at UZH are investigating the crisis and putting it into conversation with experiences in Geneva. -
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. -
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. -
On the Pulse of UZH
UZH’s latest employee survey highlights where the university is doing well as an employer and where there is room for improvement. -
Into the Woods
UZH anthropologist Colin Shaw investigates from an evolutionary perspective which environments are harmful to our health and which are beneficial. -
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. -
Partnership Between the NOMIS Foundation and the Collegium Helveticum
The partnership will support international research and strengthen Zurich's status as a leading science hub, for instance via a new fellowship program. -
Lost in Bad News
Communication scientist Anne Schulz is investigating how we can stay informed without harming our mental health. -
New Recommendations for Inclusive Language
How can we communicate in a way that truly includes everyone? A new website provides UZH staff and students with recommendations and tools to support inclusive communication. -
CIO Thomas Sutter to Leave UZH
After 11 years as Chief Information Officer, Thomas Sutter will leave the University of Zurich next spring. -
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. -
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. -
Pulling Together
If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to be able to collaborate and develop solutions across disciplinary boundaries. This is a skill that can be learned. More than 150 students have already participated in a UZH Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. -
Targeted Diet Enhances Effects of New Childhood Cancer Therapy
Researchers from UZH and Kispi have developed a new approach to treat children with malignant tumors of the nervous system. Combined with a special diet, an approved drug slows tumor growth much more effectively.