Organizational Development project: "Take Responsibility for the Whole Picture"
The University of Zurich’s highest academic body, the Extended Executive Board, is to be given a broader base, and the administrative and technical staff is to be recognized as the University’s fourth...
View ArticleAsia Science Day: Research in the Fast Lane
Many countries in Asia are booming on both the economic and the scientific fronts. This is creating interesting opportunities for cooperation, including partnerships with Swiss researchers. The Asia...
View ArticleThinkSwiss: Young Scientists Come to Switzerland
The ThinkSwiss program run by the Swiss embassy in Washington, DC, enables students from the US and Canada to visit a Swiss university. Emily Raubach is one of the ThinkSwiss scholars. She has just...
View ArticleStudent Exchange: Tianjin University and UZH Join Forces
At the start of the year, UZH chemistry professor Jay Siegel embarked on a venture at Tianjin University in China, where he will be active member of the teaching staff until 2017. He sees himself as a...
View ArticleExecutive Board of the University: Inspiring the Spirit of Discovery
In February, Christoph Hock will succeed Daniel Wyler as Vice President for Medicine and Science. The Alzheimer’s researcher will be working to promote basic research and innovative medicine.Hock
View ArticleComputers for Research: University of Zurich takes a stake in CSCS supercomputer
The University of Zurich is entering into a research partnership with ETH Zurich and CSCS to make supercomputer Piz Dora available to its researchers.Piz Dora
View ArticleNeurosciences: How blood vessels grow in the brain
Thomas Wälchli’s goal is to curb the growth of brain tumours. In his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich, the ETH and the University Hospital, the physician examined how blood vessels develop...
View ArticleWyss Translational Center Zurich: Accelerated Translation
Patron Hansjörg Wyss has donated USD 120 million to promote research in Zurich. UZH and ETH will use this money to found the Wyss Translational Center Zurich. The aim is to accelerate the development...
View ArticleReview: Highlights of 2014
Almost every day throughout 2014, UZH News reported on events at Switzerland’s largest university. We’d like to close the year with a review of some of the highlights. We’ll be back in January 2015...
View ArticleCitizens Science: Citizens create knowledge
Search for asteroids, observe birds or make the computing power of your own computer available: through ‘citizen science’, citizens can participate in various research projects. At a workshop hosted by...
View ArticleHult Prize: Early Education for Kids in Urban Slums
Fully committed on all fronts: In the rare moments when they’re not busy with their research, Zurich PhD students Shan Krishnan, Nina Stojeva, and Marta Morawska are working hard to win a million...
View ArticleUniversity Children’s Hospital Zurich: The Burning Issue of Poverty
The University Children’s Hospital Zurich is helping a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul improve care for children with burn injuries. The premises have been renovated, and now it’s time to train...
View ArticleLanguage Center: Learn German at turbo speed
The Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich has developed a new, nine-month intensive German course. This highly practical course aims to open the way for better integration of...
View ArticleVetsuisse Faculty: The Agrovet-Strickhof construction project is underway
UZH, ETH Zurich and the Canton of Zurich have permission to build the Agrovet-Strickhof, a jointly operated agricultural education and research centre in Eschikon Lindau. Agrovet-Strickhof
View ArticleHuman Lactation Research: Breastfeeding is Healthy. But Why?
We still don’t know why breastfeeding protects children from illness and infection. But that’s about to change. Thanks to funding from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, the world’s first...
View ArticleAlumni: A New Chapter for the Nation’s Capital
The University of Zurich has a new alumni group in Washington, D.C. The chapter was inaugurated last week in a ceremony attended by ambassador and UZH alumnus Martin Dahinden and UZH president Michael...
View Articleswissuniversities: “We don’t want a mishmash. We want clear profiles.”
UZH President Michael Hengartner has been elected the new president of swissuniversities, the conference of the rectors of Swiss tier-one universities, universities of applied sciences, and...
View ArticleLooking back to the year 2015: From Mother’s Milk to Rocket Launches
On an almost daily basis over the course of 2015, UZH News reported the latest news at Switzerland’s largest university. We take leave for this year by passing review on some of the biggest events of...
View ArticleAlumni: G'day Sydney!
The 12th international association for UZH alumni will be established today in Sydney. The inspiration for this came from UZH alumnus Mario Bassi, a well-traveled legal scholar who previously set up an...
View ArticleMemorandum of Understanding: Strengthening Cooperation with Iran
At the end of February, swissuniversities president Michael Hengartner traveled with the delegation of Federal Councilor Schneider-Ammann to Iran. During this time he signed, as President of UZH, an...
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