02.03.23

swissuniversities und ZHAW fördern Weiterentwicklung von Open Research Data-Praktiken der Angewandten Linguistik

Um die Praktiken im Umgang mit offenen Forschungsdaten im Bereich der Angewandten Linguistik weiterzuentwickeln, fördern swissuniversities und die ZHAW im Rahmen der «Swiss Open Research Data Grants» (CHORD) das Projekt «Swiss-AL: Linguistic ORD…

15.02.23

"Family carers are a vulnerable group"

The ZHAW has investigated the situation faced by people in need of care and their family carers in the municipality of Wallisellen. “While people who care for their relatives do an enormous amount, their role is hardly noticed,” says project team…

13.02.23

Final report from our project on network charges for flexible loads (NETFLEX)

“The final report from our project on network charges for flexible loads (#NETFLEX) was published this week. We are planning to take a more detailed look at the findings as part of P&D projects, the #PATHFNDR consortium as well as a continuing…

07.02.23

Victims of compulsory social measures: "I am 17, lonely and abandoned"

Why it would be impossible to come to terms with the dark chapter of compulsory social measures in the canton of Uri without the personal recollections of those affected.

02.02.23

How can inclusive education succeed in Switzerland?

The Swiss school system focusses on integration. However, the curricula employed are based on “normal child development”, meaning that children with disabilities are often taught separately. ZHAW researchers are now investigating how inclusive…

31.01.23

Trend study Switzerland 2022: communication remains a success factor in the digital transformation

For the third time, a study has been conducted into the current situation and development needs of corporate communication in the digital transformation. In their working paper, Prof. Nicole Rosenberger, Markus Niederhäuser and Katharina Krämer not…

18.01.23

Two new professors present their research areas

Family-centred early intervention programme and interdisciplinary pain management: On 12 December, Prof. Schirin Akhbari Ziegler and Prof. Thomas Benz gave their inaugural lectures at the ZHAW School of Health Professions.

20.12.22

Social media Switzerland: wide use and routine, little innovation and dialogue

Facebook and LinkedIn come out on top, with YouTube and Instagram heading the chasing pack. The coronavirus had a clear impact on developments.

12.12.22

Paper published in the journal "IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing".

Marc Kuhn is co-author of an article titled “Pairwise node localization from changes in their UWB channels to observer nodes” in the journal IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

12.12.22

ICAS 2022 Congress Paper Published

"Localization of Interrogators with a 1030/1090 MHz Spectrum Monitoring System" has been presented by Michael Jäger at the ICAS 2022 Congress held in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 4 - 9, 2022.

30.11.22

DICOM router project: more efficient use of medical image data

Medical institutions use the DICOM data standard to exchange their medical image information. Until now, however, medical professionals have been unable to access the data in a targeted and efficient manner. A platform developed by ZHAW researchers…

10.11.22

Researching Together for a Healthy Diet

Agroscope and Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW are stepping up their cooperation in food research and have signed a memorandum of understanding. The aim is to conduct joint and complementary research on good nutrition. Both partners will…

06.10.22

Rieter and the Johann Jacob Rieter Foundation Sponsor Professorship for Artificial Intelligence at the ZHAW

The Rieter Group is constantly expanding its technology leadership. Together with the Johann Jacob Rieter Foundation, the company is therefore supporting a new Endowed Professorship for Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the ZHAW School of…

19.09.22

Tradable gas allowances for gas savings and cost reduction

A market-based solution to save gas and reduce payments to supplier countries.

14.09.22

“The experiences and needs of persons with disabilities in using paratransit services”

People with disabilities still do not receive equal treatment when it comes to using public transport and often have to resort to calling on so-called paratransit services.  In an interdisciplinary article published in the “Disability and Health…

12.09.22

Hydropower reserve by means of tradeable obligations

Within the context of rising electricity prices, the storage reserve that the federal government wishes to procure via an auction will likely be very expensive. In the following article, we propose an alternative instrument for procuring this…

30.08.22

ZHAW chemistry student wins Lab Science Award for his Bachelor's thesis on identifying new enzymes

Chemistry student Kevin Yar received the Lab Science Award 2022 for his Bachelor's thesis. The award is presented by the Toolpoint for Lab Science association and is endowed with CHF 8,000. Yar’s thesis addresses the search for new enzymes that could…

29.08.22

IHB research project on the intangible heritage of the Lake Constance region

The research project investigated the living traditions that lie within the area of conflict between mobility, immobility and social change, placing a focus on the bearers of this heritage. The project results can be accessed in the form of…

29.08.22

IEEE SENSORS Conference Paper Accepted

"Sensor Fusion of 3D Time-of-Flight and Thermal Infrared Camera for Presence Detection of Living Beings" will be presented by Moritz Oppliger at the 2022 IEEE SENSORS conference , to be held in Dallas, Texas USA from Oct 30 - Nov 2, 2022.

20.07.22

Skills training in Virtual Reality – pilot test with students in Central Tanzania

Virtual Reality (VR) learning exercises are recognized to boost motivation of students and to be highly scalable. In Central Tanzania, the organization for development Helvetas and the ZHAW conducted a pilot study with electrical engineering students…