Ideas for a Fairer World
How can poverty be tackled more effectively? How can companies be held accountable? The new issue of the UZH Magazin explores how researchers at UZH are addressing these questions.
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Bug-Born Breakthrough
Oliver Zerbe is working on an active substance that attacks pathogenic bacteria in a novel way and eliminates them. -
Acknowledge the Good
When we talk about morality, we tend to think about guilt, blame and punishment rather than praise, says philosopher Pascale Willemsen. -
Starving Emotions into Submission
Nutrition psychiatrist Patrick Pasi treats patients with eating disorders and explores new therapeutic methods at the USZ Eating Disorders Center. -
A Feast for the Eyes
Since the advent of cinema, characters have been shown eating on screen. A culinary journey through the history of film. -
The Mind Doctor
Rwandan psychologist Celestin Mutuyimana studies how societies can overcome historical trauma – and hopes to help his compatriots heal. -
The World Is Getting Fatter
We eat too much and move too little. Physiologist Thomas Lutz and obesity specialist Philipp Gerber know how overweight people can get back on track. -
Through Zurich Without Barriers
At the UZH Healthy Longevity Center, researchers working across disciplines are developing solutions that help older people live healthier, happier lives. -
The Habits of Healthy Eating
Our eating habits are often unhealthy and take a long time to change. Psychologist Sebastian Bürgler and nutrition scientist Sabine Rohrmann explore why that is and what we can do about it. -
Built for Fish, Not Fast Food
The modern world offers an abundance of convenience foods. But our Stone Age physiology isn’t built for modern diets, which are taking their toll on our bodies. -
A Healthy Lifestyle, Long May It Last
Are you trying to change your lifestyle and do more for your health? Keeping New Year’s resolutions isn’t easy. Psychologist Urte Scholz examines how it can be done. -
Choosing to Abstain
In today’s secular world of abundance, fasting has lost its religious necessity – yet it has made a comeback as a form of “detox.” -
“AI is changing education fundamentally”
AI is rapidly changing how we work, learn and do research. The UZH think tank FutureU has developed future scenarios for universities in the digital age. -
Back to the Big Bang
UZH physicist Ben Kilminster designs the most precise parts of the enormous CERN detectors to look for flaws in the physical models used to explain the beginnings of the universe. -
Enjoy Your Meal!
From feasting to fasting, researchers at the University of Zurich are taking a close look at how we eat, what keeps us healthy and the ways in which the wrong food can harm us. The new UZH Magazin serves up fresh insights into the latest findings. -
Understanding China
As a collector, UZH alumnus Uli Sigg has shaped the course of Chinese contemporary art like no other. He is now passing on his knowledge as a visiting professor at UZH. -
Onward to Rome
Historian Sebastian Scholz argues that migration has always put society to the test. Here are five insights informed by the Migration Period and the early Middle Ages. -
Landslides and Heavy Rainfall
Geographers are working to improve predictions of where natural hazards, such as landslides and floodings, could occur and what the impact will be. -
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. -
Into the Woods
UZH anthropologist Colin Shaw investigates from an evolutionary perspective which environments are harmful to our health and which are beneficial.