03.06.21

Electric cylinders for Industry 4.0

Although ZHAW graduate Jeremias Wehrli only came up with the idea for his start-up after graduating, there is still a great deal of know-how from the university that has gone into "Cyltronic". The young entrepreneur wants to replace conventional…

25.05.21

With public support: ZHAW and FHNW digitalise Swiss dialects

Both universities call for support on collecting Swiss dialects in German-speaking Switzerland. As of now, the public can help by recording language samples with an app. The digitalised dialects can train important computer programmes.

19.05.21

Exercise as therapy: potential still largely untapped in Switzerland

Physical activity represents an effective form of therapy in combating many chronic non-communicable diseases. In Switzerland, however, the potential offered by exercise as a form of therapy has until now only been utilised to a very limited extent,…

11.05.21

Winterthur vaccination centre: study sounds out the population

At the regional vaccination centre in Winterthur Töss, countless doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being administered each and every day. But what are the motives and factors behind people’s decision to get vaccinated? And how does the population…

06.05.21

Long COVID: a (preliminary) interdisciplinary assessment of the current situation

In the latest edition of the Schweizerischen Zeitschrift für Sozialversicherung und berufliche Vorsorge (SZS), a Swiss journal that addresses issues in the fields of social insurance and occupational pension plans, Philipp Egli (lawyer and head of…

06.05.21

Credit Cards Now Highest-Grossing Payment Method

The credit card has grown massively in importance since the beginning of the pandemic. In addition, contactless payment is becoming the new standard, with the strong growth of mobile phone payments also contributing to this. This is confirmed by the…

15.04.21

2. ZHAW Managers Survey

In our second ZHAW Manager Survey, we again want to examine current trends at Swiss companies.

14.04.21

COVID-19 vaccination and the right of self-determination when employed

Since the approval of the coronavirus vaccine in December 2020, numerous questions have been raised by the Swiss population regarding their obligation to their employers with respect to mandatory vaccination.  Nicole Vögeli (a lecturer at the Center…

08.04.21

“20 Minuten” reports on the ZHAW’s laboratory-produced chocolate

For the first time, a research team including the biotechnologist Regine Eibl and food technologist Tilo Hühn has produced chocolate from a cell culture that was propagated in a bioreactor. On Easter Sunday, the news portal “20 Minuten” ran a report…

24.03.21

Institute of Nursing and Spitex Zürich Sihl take collaboration to the next level

The Institute of Nursing and the home care organisation Spitex Zürich Sihl have signed a contract renewing their partnership. They have been working together for years now to scale up home care. The new agreement provides a secure, institutional…

24.03.21

Atlas of Mammals of Switzerland and Liechtenstein now published

The largest regional survey to date of mammals in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has concluded. After several years of research, the new Atlas of Mammals of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Atlas der Säugetiere – Schweiz und Liechtenstein) is now…

04.03.21

DGE Poster Prize awarded to ZHAW-led research «Characterisation of Meat Consumption in Switzerland»

Master student Linda Tschanz wins the poster award for her work on the consumption of white and red meat, which have been linked with very different health outcomes, nutritional advantages but also health risks.

03.03.21

Bacteriophage tail spike proteins: attractive molecular tools for applications in food technology and in medicine

The increase in antibiotic resistance in human pathogens is a cause of great concern. Bacteriophages (phages) that infect bacteria and inactivate them in a highly specific manner are a promising alternative.

03.03.21

Climate research: Earth faced global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago

About 42,000 years ago, a weakening of the Earth’s magnetic field caused a massive climate shift, sparking a global environmental crisis. This was the sensational conclusion of a recent international climate study. The ZHAW's own Julien Anet was…

18.02.21

«How to Reach Swiss Digital Natives with News» – the results are in

Media houses are increasingly confronted with the challenge of no longer being able to reach younger people. The study “How to Reach Swiss Digital Natives with News” investigated the demands and expectations of young people with respect to news…

17.02.21

Research and teaching across institutes

Interdisciplinary approaches are more important than ever: A current project example of the Health Research Hub shows how not only research but also teaching can be linked across institutes.

11.02.21

Allowing chatbots to talk to each other for research purposes

Machine dialogue systems should behave in a manner that is as human-like as possible. ZHAW researchers have now developed a new process for the reliable evaluation of such chatbots, enabling various systems to talk to each other and then be assessed.

08.02.21

Facts or fiction? The question of fair access to disability benefits

Disability insurance and, in particular, the question of fair access to the benefits it provides have in recent years increasingly led to major political and jurisprudential debates. It was for this reason that Coop Rechtschutz AG commissioned three…

29.01.21

Aqu@teach – The first aquaponics curriculum to be developed specifically for university students

The results of our ERASMUS+ project have been published.

28.01.21

Smart city activities are on the rise in Swiss cities

Smart city activities have been increasing in Switzerland since 2016. The number of cities pursuing an overarching smart city strategy is also increasing, though at a lower level. More than 40 Swiss cities are already actively engaged with the smart…