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17.09.2026 National Science Advice Network

“Crises don’t care about academic boundaries”

The digital world is full of misleading content, which poses a challenge for governments and democracies. A new group of researchers with strong representation from UZH has been tasked with advising policymakers and public authorities on how to handle disinformation.

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14.09.2026 Digital Society Initiative

“A key player in matters of digital transformation”

With the Digital Society Initiative (DSI), the University of Zurich has established one of the largest interdisciplinary networks for topics surrounding digital transformation.

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07.09.2026 Portrait

Kyiv, Uppsala, Zurich

Roman Horbyk researches the impact of mobile phones and digital propaganda on modern warfare – a topic that blends the media specialist’s academic work with personal experience.

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11.08.2026 Communication and media research

Social Media Have Only Partially Democratized Climate Communication

Despite a wider range of actors being involved, established voices continue to dominate climate the discourse. Climate change skeptics are disproportionately visible.

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11.06.2026 East Asian Art History

Ready for the Museums of the Future

Art history students created a virtual exhibition featuring works from the Sigg Collection of Chinese art, gaining hands-on experience in curating.

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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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28.05.2026 Digital transformation

How do young adults stay informed nowadays?

An NRP 77 study by the University of Zurich was the first to systematically investigate which news 18- to 25-year-olds consume online.

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09.04.2026 Digital Antiquity

History Set in Stone

Inscriptions from the Hellenistic and Roman periods are rich sources of information about life in ancient times. Databases make them available for research.

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19.03.2026 Occupational Health

AI as a Resource and Challenge

How can we maintain mental health in our AI-driven world of work? Interview with UZH professor of psychology Laurenz L. Meier.

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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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30.01.2026 Cardiology

New AI Tool Improves Treatment of Cancer Patients after Heart Attack

Researchers have developed an AI-based risk prediction model that combines cancer-related and traditional cardiovascular factors.

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27.01.2026 Postdoc Team Award

When Spirituality Meets AI

A team of four researchers has won the UZH Postdoc Team Award for creating an AI tool that can search through thousands of UN documents for information on religion and spirituality.

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22.01.2026 Healthy Aging

Through Zurich Without Barriers

At the UZH Healthy Longevity Center, researchers working across disciplines are developing solutions that help older people live healthier, happier lives.

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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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12.01.2026 Flagship Project

UZH Research Co-Stars in TV Crime Drama

A federally funded research project aims to improve the implementation of assistive computer technologies, such as audio descriptions of TV programs for visually impaired viewers.

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