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Space to contemplate, to reflect, to experiment – the University 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.

Sustainability

13 Aug 2025

Falling Ice Drives Glacial Retreat in Greenland

When an iceberg calves, huge chunks of ice break off at the end of the glacier. These trigger ...

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5 Jun 2025

Fungal Resistance in Wheat: Preserving Biodiversity for Food Security

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

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15 May 2025

How Plants Communicate with Each Other

A new exhibition on plant communication marks the inclusion of botany at the University of ...

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15 May 2025

Dual Associations with Two Fungi Improve Tree Fitness

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

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15 May 2025

More Sustainability, Less Moral Preaching

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

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2 May 2025

A Natural Substitute for Pesticides

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

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26 Mar 2025

The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity

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

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21 Mar 2025

Every Tenth of a Degree Helps

In many regions, the “eternal ice” of the glaciers will not survive beyond the 21st century – ...

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19 Feb 2025

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 ...

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30 Jan 2025

Climate Change Increases Risk of Successive Natural Hazards in the Himalayas

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

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Digital Transformation

6 Nov 2025

AI Widening Digital Divide between Generations

Most people in Switzerland are worried about AI and the next generation of digital technology, ...

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29 Oct 2025

Lost in Bad News

Communication scientist Anne Schulz is investigating how we can stay informed without harming ...

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6 Oct 2025

Bringing Japan and Switzerland Closer Together

A dialogue event series with Swiss and Japanese scholars created a unique platform to explore ...

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25 Sep 2025

Using AI Responsibly

Artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating more and more areas of life. Scientists at the ...

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23 Sep 2025

Clear Majority of Swiss Media Professionals Use AI Tools – But Have Reservations

A vast majority of media professionals in Switzerland use AI tools in their day-to-day work but ...

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26 Aug 2025

When AI Meets Ancient Rome

Researchers in classical studies have developed a tool that creates AI images of antiquity that ...

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4 Jul 2025

A Faster Path to Tailor-Made Voting Advice

An algorithm developed by computer scientists at UZH aims to enhance the quality of voting ...

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2 Jul 2025

False Heroes and a Disappearing Soldier

Roland Meyer studies how our perception of images is shifting in the digital world and why the ...

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18 Jun 2025

Visit UZH in Japan, Virtually

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

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23 Apr 2025

Current AI Risks More Alarming than Apocalyptic Future Scenarios

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

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Innovation

25 Nov 2025

Sleepless in Dübendorf

Students spent 30 hours working meticulously on business ideas for space. The Starlab Space ...

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14 Nov 2025

Strengthening Supply Chain Management with AI and Mathematical Insight

Funded by a BRIDGE Discovery Grant, UZH physicist Nicola Serra and ETH mathematician Alessio ...

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23 Oct 2025

Pulling Together

If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to be able to collaborate and develop solutions ...

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9 Sep 2025

UZH Device Searches for Light Dark Matter

Superconducting sensors can detect single low-energy photons. Researchers have now used this ...

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4 Sep 2025

Back in European Business

Two ERC Starting Grants were awarded to UZH scientists, as researchers based in Switzerland are ...

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26 Aug 2025

When AI Meets Ancient Rome

Researchers in classical studies have developed a tool that creates AI images of antiquity that ...

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26 Aug 2025

Think Big

How can Switzerland continue to grow as a leading hub for science-based innovation? High-profile ...

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16 Apr 2025

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, ...

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1 Apr 2025

A Giant Step that Heralds a New Space Age

On board the private spaceflight mission Fram2, the Space Genomics experiment of the University ...

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18 Mar 2025

Efficient Development of Drugs with Fewer Mice

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

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Precision Medicine

4 Dec 2025

Deciphering the Immune System Side by Side

For their research that has helped develop immunotherapies to combat various forms of cancer, ...

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20 Oct 2025

Targeted Diet Enhances Effects of New Childhood Cancer Therapy

Researchers from UZH and Kispi have developed a new approach to treat children with malignant ...

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16 Oct 2025

AI Analyzes World’s Largest Heart Attack Data Sets – and Reveals New Treatment Methods

A landmark international study led by the University of Zurich has shown that artificial ...

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15 Oct 2025

Beyond Women’s Hearts

Heart attack symptoms, disease risks, drug responses: our understanding of gender- and ...

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3 Oct 2025

Researchers use Ultrasound Holograms to Influence Brain Networks

The technique could open up new possibilities for treating devastating brain diseases such as ...

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29 Sep 2025

Tricky Tumors

Brain tumors exploit the body’s immune system for their own benefit. Neurosurgeon Jenny Kienzler ...

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24 Sep 2025

Lifelong Motor Function Development: Applying Percentile Reference Curves in Practice

UZH researchers found that strength and coordination decrease dramatically with age, but fine ...

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4 Sep 2025

Back in European Business

Two ERC Starting Grants were awarded to UZH scientists, as researchers based in Switzerland are ...

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19 Aug 2025

The Google Maps of Cell Analysis

Apricot BIO, a University of Zurich spin-off, developed a process that quickly determines the ...

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12 Aug 2025

AI Meets CRISPR for Precise Gene Editing

The powerful new method opens the door to more accurate modeling of human diseases and lays the ...

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One Health

9 Oct 2025

Air Pollution Can Contribute to Obesity and Diabetes

Long-term exposure to fine air pollution can impair metabolic health by disrupting the normal ...

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9 Jul 2025

Mapping Disease Across the Globe

Thomas Van Boeckel investigates environmental factors, global patterns of infectious disease and ...

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8 Jul 2025

“Antibiotic resistance is a global problem like climate change”

Biochemist and microbiologist Markus Seeger explains why international, multidisciplinary ...

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18 Dec 2024

“We must move away from silo thinking”

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

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12 Aug 2024

Ancient Ailments

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

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17 Jul 2024

Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells

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

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24 Jun 2024

“Una Europa acts as a catalyst for interdisciplinarity”

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

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20 Feb 2024

Rabid Dogs in Uganda

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

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16 Jan 2024

“We can only solve problems together”

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

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14 Sep 2023

Focus on One Health

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

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