More about Plant Diversity Enhances Soil Carbon Retention 24 Oct 2024 Plant Diversity Enhances Soil Carbon Retention A new study shows that increasing plant diversity in agriculture can be used to improve the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural soils. ... More about Plant Diversity Enhances Soil Carbon Retention
More about Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in the Arctic 22 Oct 2024 Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in the Arctic More than 800,000 km2 of the Arctic were affected by human activity in 2013, according to an analysis of satellite-derived data on artificial ... More about Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in the Arctic
More about Reducing Herbivore Damage Using Biodiversity Instead of Insecticide 7 Oct 2024 Reducing Herbivore Damage Using Biodiversity Instead of Insecticide Pesticides aren’t always necessary: researchers at the University of Zurich have conducted a comprehensive field study showing that damage from ... More about Reducing Herbivore Damage Using Biodiversity Instead of Insecticide
More about Working with More Emotion 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 beings with all their feelings and needs. This is ... More about Working with More Emotion
More about Improving Orientation for the Blind 6 Nov 2024 Improving Orientation for the Blind Cameras that control autonomous flying robots can also help blind people in their everyday lives, the Sight Guide team demonstrated at this year’s ... More about Improving Orientation for the Blind
More about AI Needs to Become More Human 15 Oct 2024 AI Needs to Become More Human In the future, we will be working with AI just like we work with humans. But in order for this to work, AI needs to become more human. More about AI Needs to Become More Human
More about Researcher, Founder, Helper 14 Nov 2024 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 ... More about Researcher, Founder, Helper
More about Space for New Ideas, Courage and Ambitious Goals 25 Sep 2024 Space for New Ideas, Courage and Ambitious Goals The UZH Space Hub has relocated to Innovation Park Zurich. We sat down with Oliver Ullrich, the director of the Space Hub, to find out why space ... More about Space for New Ideas, Courage and Ambitious Goals
More about Getting Brilliant Ideas Market-Ready 27 Aug 2024 Getting Brilliant Ideas Market-Ready Seven early-career researchers were awarded UZH Entrepreneur Fellowships this year. The jury was impressed by their innovative product ideas and ... More about Getting Brilliant Ideas Market-Ready
More about Ancient Ailments 12 Aug 2024 Ancient Ailments Infectious diseases like the plague, leprosy and syphilis have made history and shaped humanity over a long period of time – are still doing so ... More about Ancient Ailments
More about Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells 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’ surface. UZH researchers have now discovered that ... More about Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells
More about “Una Europa acts as a catalyst for interdisciplinarity” 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 time last week. Vice President Elisabeth Stark looks ... More about “Una Europa acts as a catalyst for interdisciplinarity”
More about Researcher, Founder, Helper 14 Nov 2024 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 ... More about Researcher, Founder, Helper
More about Use of “Genetic Scissors” Carries Risks 6 Nov 2024 Use of “Genetic Scissors” Carries Risks The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers ... More about Use of “Genetic Scissors” Carries Risks
More about “We need to intensify research into sepsis and coordinate it better” 18 Sep 2024 “We need to intensify research into sepsis and coordinate it better” Sepsis is a life-threatening disease which affects all age groups, but especially children. Luregn Schlapbach, professor of pediatric intensive ... More about “We need to intensify research into sepsis and coordinate it better”
