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University Research Priority Programs

The University of Zurich runs University Research Priority Programs (URPP) to underpin its position among the world’s leading research institutions. These programs create and promote outstanding interdisciplinary networks and support promising early-career researchers in areas that benefit society.

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Adaptive brain circuits in development and learning

Communication, interaction and transformation in the digital society

Economic and social causes of inequality

Legal, medical and social requirements of parenthood

Development of new therapies for treating rare diseases

URPP News

9 Jul 2024

Values and Sustainability

The way people behave in complex social relationships over time can now be analyzed in great detail thanks to methods developed by the URPP Social ...

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3 Jul 2024

“Biodiversity is our life insurance”

Ecosystems are more stable and productive when they contain more species. This has been demonstrated impressively by researchers from the URPP ...

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27 Jun 2024

“The next crisis can’t be prevented through regulation alone”

Financial market law can’t prevent a bank going bankrupt – nor should it – but it should effectively limit the impact on systemic stability and ...

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24 Jun 2024

“The tumor microenvironment enormously affects cancer cells”

One major achievement of the URPP Translational Cancer Research is the newly created “dialogue among equals between basic research and clinical ...

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19 Jun 2024

“Making the catalysts work for us”

“The scientific strides we’ve made will hopefully allow us to kick-start the long-awaited technology of producing energy from artificial ...

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13 Jun 2024

“UZH is a leader in evolutionary biology research”

How do organisms and pathogens evolve and adapt to the environment? This was the question that the URPP Evolution in Action sought to address. The ...

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10 Jun 2024

Setting New Standards through Interdisciplinary Research

Elvira Glaser, co-founder of the recently concluded University Research Priority Program Language and Space, takes stock and tells us what ...

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5 Jun 2024

Time to Take Stock and Think Ahead

UZH’s University Research Priority Programs tackle pressing societal problems. They enable researchers to apply their expertise in selected ...

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3 Jun 2024

Leading the Way in Research on Aging

The recently-concluded UZH University Research Priority Program Dynamics of Healthy Aging achieved some impressive results. The World Health ...

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More information on URRPs can be found on the UZH for Researchers website.

UZH for Researchers: URPP

Eight University Research Priority Programs that started in 2013 are concluding at the end of 2024.

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