🇯🇵🤝🇨🇭Japanese blockchain leaders visited UZH to explore Swiss blockchain innovations. Their goal? To gain insights for policymaking in the blockchain domain. UZH blockchain expert Claudio Tessone introduced them to key strategies: global.uzh.ch/en/global_univ…
UZH Blockchain Center

Submit your film and join the first Swiss-wide 3MT (Three Minute Thesis Competition) on ▶️ 18 June 2024! This is your opportunity to showcase your research and win an award, so get ready to inspire with your skills:
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Many freshwater bacteria undergo prolonged periods in which they no longer adapt to their environments. Climate change could become a problem for them – and therefore also for lakes, which are vital for human survival.
UZH Science
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5000 years of history unveiled: A new study uncovers the origins of the Mapuche, revealing their extensive settlement history in South America.
Epifanía Arango-Isaza chiara barbieri
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A survey of 99 small Swiss streams reveals that the majority of the studied streams have significant deficits in their ecological condition and can only fulfill their function as a habitat for animals to a limited extent 🌱🐟

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Leprosy in medieval England: New findings from researchers University of Basel & University of Zurich reveal a probable transmission of leprosy bacteria between squirrels and humans. However, it is still unclear who infected whom.
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An international team of researchers aims to create a new class of therapies for the diagnosis and treatment of aggressive cancers such as lung and brain tumors: “radiotheranostics”. How they work:
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SMARTdrugs HollandLab UZH Science

Depression impacts men as much as it does women, yet many avoid seeking help. Learn how Andreas Walther's groundbreaking therapy is tailored to support male patients in their journey towards better mental health.
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This year’s teaching award goes to Marc Thommen! He teaches Criminal and Procedure Law at the University of Zurich. Students appreciate the stimulating, positive atmosphere that encourages dialogue, as well as the clear structure of his lectures.
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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…