University of Zurich

Inge Herrmann Joins Balgrist University Hospital and University of Zurich to Spearhead Medical Technology Innovations

(IN BRIEF) Inge Herrmann, a renowned expert in medical technology, has been appointed to the academic team at Balgrist University…

6 months ago

Digitalization meets design and art at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich as part of an exhibition that starts on 11 February, 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 7-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Zurich, the largest university in Switzerland, and the Museum für Gestaltung…

2 years ago

Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. appoints Renato Costantini as new General Counsel

(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 26-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. welcomes Renato Costantini as the new General Counsel. In…

3 years ago

UZH: leather balls discovered in northwest China now the oldest known balls in Eurasia

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 12-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the University of Zurich, together with German and Chinese peers have…

4 years ago

University of Zurich researchers announce novel immunotherapy against leukaemia

The new immunotherapy will be tested in humans as soon as possible (PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 8-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — University…

4 years ago

10 year long CHF 3 million grant from Credit Suisse backs an existing professorship at the University of Zurich

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 1-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Professorship of the Economics of Corporate Culture, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility…

5 years ago

UZH: new crystallographic method is set to greatly accelerate drug development

ZURICH, 27-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — UZH researchers have developed a novel method that speeds up the process of determining crystal structures…

6 years ago

University of Zurich researchers awarded ERC Consolidator Grants

ZURICH, 05-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Two researchers from the University of Zurich have been awarded lucrative Consolidator Grants: The European Research…

6 years ago

University of Zurich: new insights on epigenetic gene regulation open the door to new approaches for future cancer treatments

How can defective gene activity, which can ultimately lead to cancer, be avoided? Researchers at the University of Zurich have…

7 years ago

50 meters long cotton scroll paintings with Buddha’s story on display at the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich

ZURICH, 20-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — For more than 2,000 years, it has been the source of Asian literature and art: the…

7 years ago

Climate Policies Needed to Mitigate Risks in Financial System

Climate change brings new risks for financial investments, in particular for pension funds. An international research team coordinated by the…

7 years ago

New Research shows Honest Behavior Can be Influenced by Brain Stimulation

Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the brain mechanism that governs decisions between honesty and self-interest. Using non-invasive…

7 years ago

University of Zurich study: People in Switzerland buy fair trade products more frequently than their German counterparts

People in Switzerland buy fair trade products more frequently than their German counterparts. A new study by the Institute of…

7 years ago

University of Zurich researchers studied the effects of acute sleep deprivation in children for the first time

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich has studied the effects of acute sleep deprivation in children for…

8 years ago

University of Zurich: Sick mice removes itself from the group to limit disease spread

Sick wild house mice spend time away from their social groups, leading to a decrease in their potential for disease…

8 years ago

2016 International Physics Olympiad at the University of Zurich from 11 to 17 July

From 11 to 17 July, over 400 talented young students from 84 different countries will go head to head at…

8 years ago

University of Zurich study: Mice cooperate if they benefit

ZURICH, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — House mice often raise their offspring in a communal nest. A new study conducted by biologists…

8 years ago

ETH Zurich / University of Zurich: the fourth Scientifica recorded 25,000 visitors

ZURICH, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The fourth edition of Scientifica was a resounding success: This weekend, 25,000 visitors had the…

9 years ago

University of Zurich: success in decoding the genome of a currently incurable sub-type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

ZURICH, 28-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In industrialized countries like Switzerland acute lymphoblastic leukemia represents the most frequent type of cancer…

9 years ago

University of Zurich: Diverse plant communities are more successful and enable higher crop yields than pure monocultures

Diverse plant communities are more successful and enable higher crop yields than pure monocultures, a European research team headed by…

10 years ago

University of Zurich ranked 57th among the world’s leading universities in this year’s QS World University Rankings

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In this year's QS World University Rankings, the University of Zurich has made a large…

10 years ago

University of Zurich biologists create first global map of Cellular traffic control system

Zurich, 12-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The transport routes of nutrients and messenger cargos can be compared to the traffic system of a…

10 years ago

Zurich researchers engineered skin cells for the very first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries

Zurich, Switzerland, 3-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich have engineered skin cells…

10 years ago

Zurich and Basel universities study reveals 1 in 7 Swiss students use “smart” drugs to enhance their cognitive performance

Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — One in seven Swiss students has already tried to enhance his or her performance…

10 years ago

University of Zurich researchers prove online psychotherapy is just as efficient as conventional therapy

Online psychotherapy is just as efficient as conventional therapy. Three months after the end of the therapy, patients given online…

11 years ago