17.12.20

The (dis)informed society

We are practically on the way from the age of information to the age of disinformation. The importance of experts is getting lost in view of the wide range of experiences available online.

08.12.20

Swiss Words of the Year for 2020 have been chosen

“Systemrelevant”, “coronagraben”, “pandemia” and “mascrina” are the 2020 Swiss Words of the Year. They show what society is thinking about and what people are moved by. ZHAW researchers used Switzerland’s largest text database as a basis, with the…

03.12.20

The brain as a code machine

Ricardo Chavarriaga is a ZHAW researcher working on the interface between the brain and machines. As Head of the CLAIRE Office Switzerland, he also wants to promote connections between the European AI research community and people in politics and…

27.11.20

“I Want Swiss-EU Relations to Thrive”

H.E. Petros Mavromichalis, Ambassador of the European Union to Switzerland talked to students and faculty of SML about Swiss-EU relations and current developments in Brussels.

24.11.20

Switzerland’s digital future: An assessment by Philipp Rösler

What opportunities does digitisation offer for international politics and the Swiss economy? How can we create a “Silicon Switzerland”? And what really happens behind the scenes at a G8 summit?

21.11.20

New method for planning photovoltaic systems: "This is an easy way to save money"

Today, the planning of small photovoltaic systems is as expensive as the modules themselves. To reduce costs, ZHAW researcher Franz Baumgartner uses a futuristic-looking technology called Augmented Reality.

10.11.20

Webcast with the new EU Ambassador to Switzerland on 23 November 2020 - Register now

The ZHAW International Management Institute and its unit for Foreign Affairs and Applied Diplomacy are delighted to welcome H.E. Petros Mavromichalis, European Union Ambassador to Switzerland & Liechtenstein for a webcast.

05.11.20

On Swiss playgrounds, barrier-free does not mean inclusive

In the “Playground: a meeting place for all?” project, researchers from the Institute of Occupational Therapy investigated children’s experiences in playgrounds that were designed for children both with and without disabilities.

28.10.20

New method for measuring the population of Drosophila suzukii

For a number of years now, the Drosophila suzukii from Asia has been present in Switzerland. With its hard ovipositor, it also lays its eggs in ripe fruit. Such fruit is no longer edible after a short time. This is not good news for those with…

20.10.20

Artificial turf scores better

The comparison of the environmental impact of artificial and natural turf is heading into extra time. Filled artificial-turf sports fields have a high environmental impact, because the plastic granulate required to fill them has to be replenished on…

14.10.20

ZHAW researchers train enzyme that breaks down plastic

The “PETase” enzyme can break down plastic, but it is not very productive. ZHAW researchers are therefore applying “directed evolution” to train the enzyme so that it can be used in future for treating drinking water or biorecycling. Machine learning…

06.10.20

ZHAW moves onto its “digital campus” on edX

The ZHAW is the first university of applied sciences worldwide to offer freely accessible online courses on the edX online learning platform. New to the edX platform are ZHAW courses on human rights and globalisation as well as an innovative process…

28.09.20

The ZHAW School of Management and Law's MSc in International Business makes it into the Financial Times ranking

On Monday, 28 September 2020, the ZHAW School of Management and Law made it into the top rankings of the Financial Times (FT) for the first time. Only the top 90 management programs worldwide are included in the FT Masters in Management ranking.

13.08.20

Ten Percent of Swiss Residents Use Neobanks

Neobanks are on the rise in Switzerland. Every tenth person has already used these new online banking solutions, as the latest Swiss Payment Monitor of ZHAW and the University of St. Gallen shows. At the same time, the eradication of cash is not an…

07.08.20

Research and the coronavirus

From studies on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on health, SMEs and welfare to the production of vaccines – a great deal of research is being conducted at the ZHAW to deal with the pandemic. At the same time, however, the new situation is also…

22.07.20

Journalism for democratic society - how innovative media create quality

How do innovations in journalism influence the quality of reporting and thus the public in a democratic society? A new international research project, in which Professor Vinzenz Wyss and others at the ZHAW’s IAM Institute of Applied Media Studies is…

16.07.20

Data-based strength training to combat muscle atrophy

Researchers from the ETH Zurich and the ZHAW have together developed a simple method which can precisely describe strength training using fitness equipment and can record missing comparative data. This could, in the future, help in the development of…

02.07.20

Digital Futures Lab: launching a trendsetting community

Researchers driving digital transformation with their projects can look forward to much support.

09.06.20

Combatting social isolation with digital tools

Researchers at the Institute of Nursing are investigating, as part of a new project, how digital aids and resources can be used to support socially isolated people and their relatives. The project is being supported by the “ZHAW digital” initiative,…

02.06.20

Customer service in the digital age - between ambition and reality

Customer service is a central element for companies. Despite the wide acceptance of automation, most customer queries are still handled manually – negatively impacting both response times and efficiency levels. Some 80% of surveyed companies view the…