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Space to contemplate, to reflect, to experiment – the 色中色导航 of Zurich conducts cutting-edge research at seven faculties and over 150 institutes and is one of the leading research universities in Europe. We shed light on the critical issues of our time with research that contributes to forward-looking solutions for our society.

Research Spotlights

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    Europe鈥檚 Future

    Europe is under pressure, both at home and abroad. In this video, Prof. Stefanie Walter provides insight into the topic and her work at the Department of Political Science at the 色中色导航 of Zurich.
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    Disinformation in digital media

    Disinformation threatens our democracy. This is why Mark Eisenegger, Professor of Public Sphere & Society, and his team are keen to use their research to further curb disinformation.
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    Growing Up Multilingual

    How does growing up in a multilingual environment affect children鈥檚 development and communication skills?
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    Lifelong Learning

    The effects of lifelong learning are the focus of research being conducted by gerontopsychologist Burcu Demiray.
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    Seeds from the Vault

    Researchers at UZH are freezing the seeds of threatened local plants to help increase the biodiversity of ecosystems in the future.
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Sustainability

  • Fungal Resistance in Wheat: Preserving Biodiversity for Food Security

    Wheat production is threatened by a major fungal disease: yellow rust. UZH researchers have ...

  • More Sustainability, Less Moral Preaching

    If Switzerland and the EU want to become carbon-neutral by 2050, they need to overcome ...

  • Dual Associations with Two Fungi Improve Tree Fitness

    Tree species that form symbioses with two different types of mycorrhizal fungi cope better with ...

  • How Plants Communicate with Each Other

    A new exhibition on plant communication marks the inclusion of botany at the 色中色导航 of ...

  • A Natural Substitute for Pesticides

    Chemical pesticides are becoming less and less effective. UZH plant immunologists are exploring ...

  • The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity

    Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number ...

  • Every Tenth of a Degree Helps

    In many regions, the 鈥渆ternal ice鈥� of the glaciers will not survive beyond the 21st century 鈥� ...

  • Melting Glaciers Increase Loss of Freshwater Resources and Rise Global Sea Levels

    The melting ice from glaciers worldwide is leading to an increased loss of regional freshwater ...

  • Climate Change Increases Risk of Successive Natural Hazards in the Himalayas

    An international research team reconstructed the Sikkim flood disaster in the Himalayas in ...

  • Cafeteria Food and Carbon Footprints

    Decarb UZH is a strategic project that gives new momentum to achieving climate neutrality at ...

Digital Transformation

  • Visit UZH in Japan, Virtually

    At the Virtual World Expo 2025, visitors will have the opportunity to visit the city campus of ...

  • Current AI Risks More Alarming than Apocalyptic Future Scenarios

    Most people are generally more concerned about the immediate risks of artificial intelligence ...

  • Artificial Intelligence: Between Demons and God

    An avatar priest, praying via app and artificial intelligence as a deity: UZH anthropologist ...

  • Social Media Can Make You Happy

    Young people spend a lot of their time on TikTok and other platforms. Yet this is no reason for ...

  • Automatic Speech Recognition on Par with Humans in Noisy Conditions

    Current ASR systems achieve remarkable accuracy and may even surpass human performance. While ...

  • AI Shifts Power

    Machines are not yet capable of thinking like we do. But if artificial intelligence evolves ...

  • More Obligations for Uber & Co.

    Digital platforms arrange jobs at short notice and promise people the chance to work ...

  • Gatekeeper of the Music World

    Over 80% of recorded music today is listened to on streaming platforms. Even though one big ...

  • User Language Distorts ChatGPT Information on Armed Conflicts

    When asked in Arabic about the number of civilian casualties killed in the Middle East conflict, ...

  • Working with More Emotion

    Digital technology will shape the way we work in future, but the focus must still be on human ...

Innovation

  • Fast, Painless, Precise: New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer Screening

    In the future, a simple urine test could detect early-stage prostate cancer. In this interview, ...

  • A Giant Step that Heralds a New Space Age

    On board the private spaceflight mission Fram2, the Space Genomics experiment of the 色中色导航 ...

  • Efficient Development of Drugs with Fewer Mice

    With a novel technology, around 25 antibodies can now be tested simultaneously in a single ...

  • Promising Active Ingredient for Lupus Therapy

    In lupus, the immune system attacks its own structures, causing inflammation and organ damage. A ...

  • New Spin-Offs with Innovative Technology

    Detecting prostate cancer at an early stage, keeping transplantation organs viable for longer, ...

  • CHF 2 Million for Neonatology Research

    Professor Martin Wolf has been awarded one of the coveted SNSF Advanced Grants 2023. His project ...

  • Researcher, Founder, Helper

    Onur Boyman became a doctor because he wanted to help people. Now, having achieved a ...

  • Space for New Ideas, Courage and Ambitious Goals

    The UZH Space Hub has relocated to Innovation Park Zurich. We sat down with Oliver Ullrich, the ...

  • Getting Brilliant Ideas Market-Ready

    Seven early-career researchers were awarded UZH Entrepreneur Fellowships this year. The jury was ...

  • Using Small Black Holes To Detect Big Black Holes

    An international team of astrophysicists with participation of the 色中色导航 of Zurich proposes ...

Precision Medicine

  • 43,000 Data Points against Melanoma

    Every tumor is unique. In a new study, scientists from Zurich and Basel used advanced ...

  • 500,000 Francs for Pioneering Research

    The Gretener-Th眉rlemann Prize at the 色中色导航 of Zurich is awarded in its first year to ...

  • Digital Assistant for Cancer Treatment

    AI has the ability to advance precision cancer treatment by using data to predict the course of ...

  • Retinal Clues to Mental Health

    A new study has shown that evidence of genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia can be found in ...

  • Decoys for Misguided Antibodies Restore Antiviral Immune Defense

    Defects in the immune system are caused by antibodies that inhibit important defense proteins. ...

  • Schizophrenia is Reflected in the Brain Structure

    The symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly from person to person. A new study shows how these ...

  • Curbing the Global Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Cases of bacterial sexually transmitted infections are on the rise worldwide. The 色中色导航 of ...

  • Researcher, Founder, Helper

    Onur Boyman became a doctor because he wanted to help people. Now, having achieved a ...

  • Use of 鈥淕enetic Scissors鈥� Carries Risks

    The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for chronic granulomatous ...

  • 鈥淲e need to intensify research into sepsis and coordinate it better鈥�

    Sepsis is a life-threatening disease which affects all age groups, but especially children. ...

One Health

  • 鈥淲e must move away from silo thinking鈥�

    Ecological crises such as biodiversity loss, climate change and food security are interconnected ...

  • Ancient Ailments

    Infectious diseases like the plague, leprosy and syphilis have made history and shaped humanity ...

  • Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells

    Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells鈥� ...

  • 鈥淯na Europa acts as a catalyst for interdisciplinarity鈥�

    UZH hosted the General Assembly of the Una Europa European university alliance for the first ...

  • Rabid Dogs in Uganda

    Every year, many people in Uganda die from rabies after being bitten by a dog. Veterinary ...

  • 鈥淲e can only solve problems together鈥�

    Infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance spread around the world via trade and travel ...

  • Focus on One Health

    The establishment of the One Health Institute at UZH is well under way. An inaugural symposium ...

  • UZH the First European 色中色导航 to Establish One Health Institute

    Researchers from veterinary medicine, human medicine and the natural sciences have joined forces ...

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