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    Semester Awards

    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.
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    Literature

    Beatings and Idolization

    Back in the 18th century, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau cast childhood in an entirely new light. His ideas inspired the thinking and writing of generations of authors. But happy childhoods are rarely encountered in literature.
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    Zoo animals

    Rethinking Population Management in Zoos

    Until now, contraception has been the method of choice for zoos to avoid surplus animals. Researchers are now calling for a paradigm shift: zoos could preserve their breeding populations, raise awareness of conservation challenges and improve animal welfare and their carbon footprint by allowing animals to reproduce naturally and culling surplus animals.
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    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 fascinating fossils to new insights into chimpanzee culture and the origins of syphilis. Each of these stories struck a chord and resonated internationally.
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    The Future of Work

    AI Shifts Power

    Machines are not yet capable of thinking like we do. But if artificial intelligence evolves further and does everything better than humans can, it raises questions about what that means for society and whether humans will stay in control.
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    Communication and Law

    Disinformation, Democracy and the Digital Sphere

    How should governments deal with disinformation in digital media? And what will it take to protect democracy? Media specialist Mark Eisenegger and legal scholar Florent Thouvenin set out some proposals in an interdisciplinary study.
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    Postdocs

    Impactful Research that Spans the Globe

    Is science experiencing a crisis of public trust? Viktoria Cologna and Niels G. Mede have tackled this question in a project that spans the globe. The UZH researchers have now won the 2024 UZH Postdoc Team Award.
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    Christmas

    Festive Fragrances

    Spices such as cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg have been a staple of the Advent season for centuries. We met with Maja Dal Cero from the Botanical Garden to find out what makes these spices so special. With this, the UZH News team signs off for the year, wishing all readers happy holidays!
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    Acute Spinal Cord Injury

    Antibody that Neutralizes Inhibitory Factors Involved in Nerve Regeneration Leads to Enhanced Motor Function after Acute Spinal Cord Injury

    Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury, as an international research team shows. For the first time, it was possible to identify patient groups that displayed a clinically relevant treatment effect. A follow-up study will start in December 2024.
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    Nexus-Report

    We must move away from silo thinking

    Ecological crises such as biodiversity loss, climate change and food security are interconnected and must be tackled in a coordinated way. This is one of the core statements of the Nexus Assessment Report published by IPBES.
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    UZH Space Hub

    UZH Paving the Way for New Space Economy

    Starlab Space, a major global space company, is planning its European base in Dübendorf. A major driver of this decision was the site’s proximity to the UZH Space Hub and the new Center for Space & Aviation.
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    New UZH Magazin

    Growing Up Happy

    At UZH, researchers from a wide range of fields are exploring the development of children and young people as well as the external factors that shape them. The latest UZH Magazin shines a light on what it takes for our kids to grow up happy.
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    Natural History Museum

    Walk This Way: How Neanderthals and Bipedalism Define Our Past

    Das Naturhistorische Museum der Universität Zürich wird um anthropologische Inhalte erweitert: Neu in der Dauerausstellung zu sehen sind die Themen «Die Eiszeit, die Neandertaler und wir» sowie die unterschiedlichen Fortbewegungsarten auf zwei Beinen.
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    Sustainability

    Facts and Role Models

    The sustainability team at UZH has been rebranded as the Sustainability Hub. Over the past decade, it has helped make the university more sustainable. In early September, hydrologist Jan Seibert was appointed as the new delegate for sustainability.
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    UZH Accessible

    “And then I’m trapped”

    How do blind users find their way around a website? How can they fill in information without using a mouse? People with disabilities face these and other challenges on a daily basis. The UZH Accessible project is currently assessing the accessibility of UZH’s web applications.
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    Drone Technology

    UZH Collaborates with NASA JPL to Pioneer Advanced Mars Science Helicopter

    Researchers at UZH are working on drone technology that will help to explore Mars: the Robotics and Perception Group at UZH is collaborating with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and focusing on the 2030 Mars Science Helicopter mission. A representative from NASA JPL is currently visiting Zurich.
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    Semester Awards

    More Maize for Farmers in Africa

    As part of their Master’s project, three informatics students developed a software solution that could help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce their crop losses. In recognition of this, they received a UZH semester award.
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    UZH 3R Award 2024

    Better Surgical Practice Improves Rodent Welfare

    Mandatory guidelines and training: this is how experimental surgery on mice can be optimized. Petra Seebeck and her team from Zurich Integrative Rodent Physiology won this year’s UZH 3R Award for the project. The second prize went to Benjamin Ineichen and his STRIDE Lab for the promotion of systematic literature searches.
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    Gig economy

    More Obligations for Uber & Co.

    Digital platforms arrange jobs at short notice and promise people the chance to work independently at their own pace. But what many of these digital gig workers really need are steady employment conditions.
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