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28.05.2026 Digital Transformation 

“We need a culture for addressing AI errors” 

As the National Research Program Digital Transformation comes to a close, a new wave of digital change, driven by artificial intelligence, is already underway and needs to be addressed, says Abraham Bernstein.

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27.05.2026 Remote Sensing

ESA Mission to Explore Understory Biodiversity

The HiBiDiS mission aims to provide new insights into forest biodiversity, answering key questions about climate change. UZH is participating as a scientific partner.

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05.05.2026 Botany

Botanical Rarity in Full Bloom

Visitors to the Botanical Garden are currently being treated to a rare natural spectacle: the giant bromeliad is in bloom.

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04.05.2026 Mathematics

Playing with Numbers

Number theory is the branch of mathematics dedicated to the magic of natural numbers. Claire Burrin, assistant professor of mathematics, specializes in this field.

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28.04.2026 Evolutionary Biology

Cozzarelli Prize Awarded to Jordi Bascompte

UZH evolutionary biologist Jordi Bascompte has received the Cozzarelli Prize for his research on the emergence of eukaryotic cells.

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17.04.2026 Athena Swan

Equality by Design

The Faculty of Science is applying for an international label for equality, diversity, and inclusion – the first faculty in Switzerland to do so.

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15.04.2026 Research Funding

UZH Creates New Fellowship Program for Postdocs

Meet the first three recipients of the Sylvia Isobel Willener Fellowship, a new funding instrument for postdoctoral researchers.

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14.04.2026 Evolutionary Biology

How Soil Microbes Adapt to Life in Lakes

An analysis of bacteria in Lake Zurich reveals that some soil microbes acquire new traits in order to colonize new aquatic habitats, while others reduce their genome size.

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02.04.2026 Space Mission

Collecting Data for NASA

UZH provides NASA with flight data from the Orion space capsule to test the possibility of involving external parties in monitoring flight paths.

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18.03.2026 Citizen Science

Researching on Equal Terms in the Amazon

Two researchers have discovered a new palm species in the virgin forests of Colombia. Together with an indigenous community, they mapped its geographical distribution.

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12.03.2026 BrainFair 2026

How AI Can Learn Better

Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems have difficulty understanding complex relationships. Benjamin Grewe wants to change this and draws his inspiration from biology.

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26.02.2026 Climate change

Global Warming Causes Cropland Areas to Shrink

The subtropics are particularly affected. Explore animated diagrams and interactive maps that show the extent of the decline in various climate scenarios.

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17.02.2026 Chemistry

Bug-Born Breakthrough

Oliver Zerbe is working on an active substance that attacks pathogenic bacteria in a novel way and eliminates them.

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30.01.2026 New National Centers of Competence in Research

Muons and Childhood Cancer

The University of Zurich has been chosen to host two new National Centers of Competence in Research, for childhood cancer diagnostics and treatment as well as muon research.

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28.01.2026 Soil Ecology

Pesticides Significantly Affect Soil Life and Biodiversity

Seventy percent of soils in Europe are contaminated with pesticides. A Europe-wide study now shows that their effects on soil life are substantial, as pesticides suppress various beneficial soil organisms.

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20.01.2026 TRANSFORM funding line

Crime Research and Responsible AI

Two interdisciplinary projects have been awarded seed funding. One researches topics such as new forms of crime, while the other promotes the accountable use of AI.

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15.01.2026 Physics

Einstein’s Dissertation: Groundbreaking Work in Physics

Exactly 120 years ago today, Albert Einstein was awarded his doctoral certificate at the University of Zurich (UZH). Test your knowledge of Einstein’s dissertation in our quiz.

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12.01.2026 Plant and Microbial Biology

How Wheat Fends Off Fungi

Although cereals naturally resist pathogenic fungi, powdery mildew can overcome this resistance. Researchers have now discovered one of the mechanisms behind this process.

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17.12.2025 Paleontology

Young Shark Species More Vulnerable to Extinction

Among sharks and rays, species within the first four million years of existence are significantly more likely to go extinct than older species, according to a study based on fossils from the last 145 million years.

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16.12.2025 Obituary Charles Weissmann

A Life of Tireless Scientific Energy

The molecular biologist Charles Weissmann was one of the leading figures in his field, his research on the antiviral agent alpha interferon brought him worldwide recognition. He passed away last Friday in Zurich at the age of 94.

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