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Game Changer

State-of-the-art infrastructure and new core labs: the new site of the University Children’s Hospital offers great benefits for patients and researchers alike.
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Downsides of the platform economy

Online delivery or cleaning services are very convenient for customers. But for the people who work through these platforms, they mean a lot of effort and great uncertainty, as Karin Schwitter explains.

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Research at UZH

UZH offers excellent research conditions and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Current and prospective researchers can find all the information they need on the UZH portal for researchers.

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19 Nov 2024

The Chilling Sound of the Aztec Death Whistle

The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study conducted at the University ...

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14 Nov 2024

Researcher, Founder, Helper

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

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12 Nov 2024

Tales of Ginseng Cut in Radiant Red Paper

Ginseng is treasured for the healing powers attributed to it. Its natural presence in the ...

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12 Nov 2024

Working with More Emotion

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

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6 Nov 2024

Use of “Genetic Scissors” Carries Risks

The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease ...

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6 Nov 2024

Improving Orientation for the Blind

Cameras that control autonomous flying robots can also help blind people in their everyday ...

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31 Oct 2024

Unraveling the Link Between Hepatitis and Kidney Damage

The hepatitis E virus affects the liver. But infected liver cells secrete a viral protein that ...

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URPP Highlights

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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