Why UZH launched an initiative for #SustainableFinance : Interview with Zacharias Sautner who is co-leading the initiative: finance.swiss/en/news-and-ev…
UZH Banking & Finance

Today we celebrate the 2024 Dies academicus: 191 years ago, on 29 April 1833, the University of Zurich was founded 🥳
At today's ceremony on Irchel Campus, we look back at the highlights of 2023 and honor outstanding figures in science and research: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/me…

Each year, the faculties award the best PhD theses. This year’s annual faculty awards go to: Dr. Nina Beerli, Dr. Pascal Felix Meier, Daniel Gehrig, Dr. Lucia Šinka, Dr. Kira Dassler and Dr. Simon Jantschgi.
Congratulations! 🎉

The UZH Blockchain Center is offering a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Crypto Compliance, starting Autumn 2024. Sign up for the Information Evening on 14 May 2024 at 18:00 CEST on Zoom.
Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/TW72ZWssQ0

Honorary doctorates 2024: On the occasion of #DiesAcademicus , the faculties at UZH award honorary doctorates to seven outstanding scholars. Congratulations! 💐
Polly Taylor Kim Stanley Robinson Stanford University DESY (Deutsch) Universität Hamburg Tel Aviv University Harvard Kennedy School University of Haifa

The Call for the UZH 3R Award 2024 is open: The award aims to highlight the efforts and successes of UZH staff in the field of 3Rs, both within and outside UZH.

Make your nomination now! Deadline is 15.06.24: tierschutz.uzh.ch/en/UZH-3R-Awar…

🏆 Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen has shown in his dissertation that turtles communicate acoustically. The postdoctoral researcher at the UZH Paleontological Institute has been awarded the Prix Schläfli Biology by SCNAT for this discovery: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/ne…
UZH Science

UZH has made a spectacular acquisition of an important manuscript by Richard Wagner. In 'Eine Mitteilung an meine Freunde' (“A Message to My Friends”), the composer takes autobiographical and artistic stock and looks to the future: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/me…

Generative AI, inter­national cooperation, free­dom of speech and the re­location of upper secondary schools to Irchel Campus – Director of Education Silvia Steiner and UZH President Michael Schaepman share their thoughts in UZH's Annual Report 2023: jahresbericht.uzh.ch/en/2023/profil…

Faces, facts and stories: Discover the annual report 2023 of the University of Zurich: jahresbericht.uzh.ch/en/2023/home

Research with the public and for the public: Citizen Science Zurich provides a range of resources and templates 👇

Study program #Biodiversity UZH Science
🦋🧬🐞🔬🐟🦠🫎🐡🌿

~150 students started the new BSc study program last fall; the MSc will follow from HS24 & enthusiasm on all sides: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/ne…

Register now & more about the program: biodiversitaet.uzh.ch/en.html

🏆 UZH scientist Gabriela Schaepman was recognized as National Champion for Switzerland by the Frontiers Planet Prize.

The Prize rewards pioneers of transformational science for their breakthroughs in Earth system and planetary science: frontiersplanetprize.org/news/blog-post…
UZH Science

The annual SOLA relay race will take place on 4 May! 🏃 More than 80 staff members at the Comprehensive Cancer Zurich (Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich) will be running at SOLA to raise money for innovative cancer research. 👟
Donate here: uzhfoundation.ch/projekte/mediz…
Unispital_USZ
#SOLAgegenKrebs

🌎 Happy #EarthDay ! The project 'TipWash' is exploring ways to reduce plastic waste in UZH labs: A novel washing device allows reusing pipette tips up to 20x instead of disposing them after a single use.

Learn more about sustainability initiatives at UZH:
sustainability.uzh.ch/de/forschung-l…

🇩🇪🇨🇭University leadership from Freie Universität 🏛️ and UZH⛰️ have met to strengthen their strategic partnership and university friendship. Discussions focused on regional studies, internationalization, and sustainability, deepening future collaborations. global.uzh.ch/en/global_univ…

Compassionate leadership has tangible benefits. CEOs’ expressions of empathy during the COVID-19 pandemic correlate with positive stock performance, a new study shows: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/me… Lauren Howe @lauramgiurgie LSE Alexander Wagner Dr. Joachim Menges Cambridge Judge

When wars break out in places such as Gaza or Ukraine, hate comments have a field day. Political scientist Karsten Donnay is looking into how to also establish social norms online: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/ne…
IPZ - Political Science UZH

Conference
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN THE AGE OF A.I.
Zürich ⏺️ June 6-7, 2024 ⏺️ #AISCICOMM24

▶️Registration now open: ikmz.uzh.ch/en/aiscicomm24…

▶️Program & Book of Abstracts: ikmz.uzh.ch/en/aiscicomm24…

▶️Travel & Accomodation Info:
ikmz.uzh.ch/en/aiscicomm24…

See you in Zurich 🙏🇨🇭!

The culture-specific sequelae of trauma found in Switzerland align with the norms of a competitive and individualistic society, says a study from the University of Zurich. Post-traumatic coping strategies tend to involve closer connections to nature. news.uzh.ch/en/articles/me…