06.03.19

New approaches to antibiotic resistance

Multi-resistant pathogens have constantly developed and spread over the past few years. The reason for this lies in the increased use of antibiotics in humans and animals, as well as in the premature termination of antibiotic therapies. As a result,…

21.02.19

SCCER CREST White Paper published: "How efficient are the prices for fossil energy consumption?"

Please find the new SCCER CREST White Paper on Swiss Climate Policy from Reto Schleiniger (lead author) here. The White Paper is available in German. 

21.02.19

ADHD treatment – changing the approach, not the child

A study conducted by the ZHAW and the University of Fribourg concluded that parents, specialists and teachers should cooperate more closely and involve the child more in the decision-making process during ADHD treatment. The results of the study were…

13.02.19

News for digital natives

How do young people use and understand news? What are their expectations of future news services and what is their media competence in relation to news? These questions are examined in a research project entitled «How to Reach Swiss Digital Natives…

07.02.19

TEDD Community News February 2019

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

06.02.19

E-services preferred by the public despite privacy concerns

Digital transformation has reached Switzerland’s public administration. A ZHAW study shows that, despite concerns about data protection and data security, the public are generally happy to accept the use of e-services.

28.01.19

First-ever qualified electronic signature for blockchain

Till now, conducting secure transactions using blockchain technology was impossible because there was no way to send a legally binding electronic signature. To remedy the situation, ZHAW and Swisscom have collaborated to develop the first application…

21.01.19

TEDD Community News January 2019

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

18.01.19

Research project on raising the age of retirement receives SNSF Ambizione grant

A Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) research grant of CHF 735 000 has been awarded to Dr Isabel Baumann for her project «Health inequalities in the context of working life extension». The grant comes from the Ambizione funding programme, which…

17.01.19

Midwives at ZHAW research with midwives in Tehran

Developing and validating a scale to assess a woman’s sexual quality of life after the birth of a child.

16.01.19

Leading House South Asia and Iran disburse research funds worth 280,000 Swiss francs

The Leading House South Asia and Iran at ZHAW is pleased to report the successful completion of its call for seed money grants 2018. This was the largest call ever launched by the Leading House, providing research funding of 280,000 Swiss francs. The…

14.01.19

Markus Rimann: a pioneer in bioprinting

Dr Markus Rimann has established the field of bioprinting at ZHAW – with the goal of creating human tissue to increase efficiency in developing new pharmaceutical products.

10.01.19

Using an acoustic signal to prevent wild boars from damaging crops

ZHAW researchers have developed an acoustic system to keep wild boars out of agricultural areas – and prevent them from damaging crops. The new deterrent has been tested and weighed up against conventional preventive measures. The findings are…

24.12.18

What makes bread taste good?

Not many ingredients are needed to bake delicious bread, but they need to be of top quality, according to Prof. Michael Kleinert, Head of the Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation at the ZHAW and a passionate bread expert.

19.12.18

Youth’s purchases of mobile phones worse for the environment than their use

If young people in Switzerland were to use their phones one year longer, this would reduce the impact on the environment by 25 per cent. ZHAW researchers have calculated that the production of a mobile phone accounts for 77 per cent of the…

07.12.18

SNSF-Sinergia project on antiviral drug discovery at the ICBT

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has granted a Sinergia project entitled "Morbillivirus cell entry machinery: mechanisms, structures and drug discovery".

06.12.18

Mobile communications network could make drone use safer

Unmanned aerial vehicles are an increasingly common feature of our skies, but until now they have not been registered or otherwise identified. Infrastructure for mobile communications could be used to integrate drones into the Swiss airspace. This is…

06.12.18

Switzerland’s Word of the Year 2018 selected

Doppeladler, charge mentale and gesto dell’aquila are Switzerland’s Word of the Year 2018 in German, French and Italian. They reflect what the public was concerned with and talking about during the year. ZHAW researchers used the largest Swiss text…

19.11.18

Two new doctoral graduates at the Institute of Physiotherapy

On 12 November 2018, the Institute of Physiotherapy celebrated the graduation of two new doctors of physiotherapy. Jeannette Saner and Christoph Bauer spent four to five years investigating research questions on the topic of nonspecific low back…

12.11.18

TEDD Community News November 2018

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more