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  • Obituary Charles Weissmann

    A Life of Tireless Scientific Energy

    The molecular biologist Charles Weissmann was one of the leading figures in his field, his research on the antiviral agent alpha interferon brought him worldwide recognition. He passed away last Friday in Zurich at the age of 94.
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  • Early-Career Researchers

    “We’re watching”

    Last week, Vice President Elisabeth Stark weighed in on a panel discussion about preventing abuses of power at the university.
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  • 2025 Employee Survey

    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.
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  • Inclusive Communication

    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.
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  • UZH Gender Equality Monitoring

    Share of Female Professors Reaches 30%

    The share of female professors at UZH climbed to a new high in 2024, surpassing the 30% mark for the first time. Among assistant professors, this figure stood at 50%.
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  • Mensa & Catering

    “The value for money is unbeatable”

    Patrik Beetz, the general manager of the UZH cafeteria portfolio, shares what he himself likes to eat and reveals what new changes he is planning in the interview below. And readers have chance to win a cafeteria voucher.
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  • UZH Accessible

    Equal Access to University Life

    UZH aims to eliminate barriers faced by people with disabilities. An extensive internal consultation process has generated 18 measures to help achieve this goal.
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  • Dies academicus

    Advocating Bold Research in Turbulent Times

    UZH celebrated its 192nd birthday and presented 26 honors at this year’s Dies academicus. Councilor of States Tiana Angelina Moser delivered the keynote address and spoke about the relationship between science and politics.
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  • Dies academicus 2025

    UZH Awards Eight Honorary Doctorates

    The University of Zurich has awarded honorary doctorates to historian Amy Nelson Burnett, legal philosopher Elisabeth Holzleithner, academic economist Laura Starks, linguist Elisabeth Gülich, conservationist Paula Kahumbu, theologian Herman Johan Selderhuis, banking expert Christian Rahn and horse trainer Fredy Knie Jr.
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  • UZH Accessible

    "A lot of work, but it pays off"

    What does it take for persons with mobility, visual or hearing disabilities to be able to study at a university? Three people with disabilities reported on their university experiences in the UZH Accessible workshop series.
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  • Networking

    Achieving More Together

    In this series, we shine a light on UZH members dedicated to sharing knowledge, helping others and building a community on UZH’s campuses.
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  • Senate Reform

    Senate Reform

    The Senate of the University of Zurich wants to play a more active role in matters of university-wide importance. It recently approved measures to achieve this goal.Der Senat der UZH will sich aktiver einbringen in Fragen von gesamtuniversitärer Bedeutung. Eine kürzlich beschlossene Reform kommt diesem Anliegen nach.
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  • Sustainability

    Cafeteria Food and Carbon Footprints

    Decarb UZH is a strategic project that gives new momentum to achieving climate neutrality at UZH. The university is reviewing its current implementation strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible by 2030.
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  • SNSF Advanced Grant

    CHF 2 Million for Neonatology Research

    Professor Martin Wolf has been awarded one of the coveted SNSF Advanced Grants 2023. His project to develop an imaging device capable of detecting hypoxia in premature babies will receive CHF 1.9 million of funding.
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