Research

We conduct research in cooperation with partners from industry and practice and with support from research funding agencies such as the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Commission for Technology and Innovation.

Centres and Sections

Our organisational units work in close cooperation with other research units, including other specialist sections, centres of the IAP Institute of Applied Psychology, other ZHAW departments and universities.

Applied Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Family Psychology
Human Factors Psychology
Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology
Media Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Environmental and Sustainability Psychology
Business psychology

Strategic priorities

With their know-how in teaching and research, the sections contribute towards solving individual and societal issues in the following areas:

Mental health and well-being
Experience and behaviour in the context of social and technological innovations
Dealing with risks and decision making
Diversity of human development, forms of work and life