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    UZH Accessible

    Equal Access to University Life

    The University of Zurich aims to eliminate barriers faced by people with disabilities, from organizational matters to everyday life at the university. An extensive internal consultation process has generated 18 measures to help achieve this goal.
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    Teaching Award

    “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.
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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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    iGEM-Award

    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.
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    Semester Awards

    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.
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Semester Awards

    “For me, it’s about the animals”

    In her Master’s thesis, veterinary science student Natalie Miller-Collmann dared to take her own stand on a contentious research question, earning her a semester award.
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    Künstliche Intelligenz

    UZH Students Embracing AI Tools

    The use of AI tools as study aids has become widespread at university. The DSI conducted a survey among students to find out how they use AI tools, where they see benefits and what concerns they may have.
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    Studying and Teaching

    “Listen to your inner voice”

    Find out how 2024 Teaching Award winner Marc Thommen fosters interaction in his courses and why curiosity and enthusiasm are the best guiding lights to get students through their studies.
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