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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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    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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    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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    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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    Economics

    Gatekeeper of the Music World

    Over 80% of recorded music today is listened to on streaming platforms. Even though one big player – Spotify – dominates the Western market, that has led to wider and more diverse music offerings for the public.
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    Evolutionary Anthropology

    “Genetic Time Machine” Reveals Complex Chimpanzee Cultures

    Chimpanzees are known for their remarkable intelligence and use of tools, but could their cultures also evolve over time like human cultures? A new study suggests that some of their most advanced behaviors may have been passed down and refined through generations.
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    Irene M. Staehelin Foundation

    Generous Donation for Research on Violence against Women

    Thanks to a generous donation from the Irene M. Staehelin Foundation, the University of Zurich can expand its research on discrimination and violence against women. The funds will allow two professorships and a research center to be established.
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    Neuroscience

    The Chilling Sound of the Aztec Death Whistle

    The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study conducted at the University of Zurich shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in sacrificial rituals.
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    Portrait — Onur Boyman

    Researcher, Founder, Helper

    Onur Boyman became a doctor because he wanted to help people. Now, having achieved a breakthrough with his research on autoimmune diseases, the UZH professor plans to bring a new therapy to market – and switch role from head of clinic to entrepreneur.
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    Business Administration

    Working With More Emotion

    Digital technology will shape the way we work in future, but the focus must still be on human beings with all their feelings and needs. This is why companies need to become more emotionally intelligent, says business economist Jochen Menges.
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    Exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum

    Tales of Ginseng Cut in Radiant Red Paper

    Ginseng is treasured for the healing powers attributed to it. Its natural presence in the wilderness of Northeast China is rare, and it takes complex knowledge to search out and find it. Numerous tales accordingly entwine around the root and the quest for it. A papercut exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich devotes itself to those stories.
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    2024 Koetser Award

    Eminent Neuroscientist and Violinist Honored

    Professor Klaus Toyka has received the 2024 Betty and David Koetser Award for Brain Research in recognition of his pioneering experimental and clinical contributions in the field of inflammatory diseases of the nervous system.
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