News releases

05.01.23

Despite landscape protection and preservation orders: the great potential of the sun

While expectations for solar energy are rising, the sense of nervousness is also on the increase. Politicians now want to launch a solar expansion offensive. This calls for a critical evaluation. ZHAW researchers show where the solutions lie.

04.01.23

Planetary Health: why food chains have to become food networks

After the most recent climate summit, we are left with no choice but to ask ourselves once more whether our planet can still be saved. And if it can, how? These are the questions addressed in the new “Planetary Health” series of the ZHAW’s Impact web…

30.11.22

His research is stabilising our energy systems

How can an energy grid be restarted again quickly after an outage? How do companies prepare their systems for disruptions? ZHAW researcher Matteo Spada is investigating the resilience of “critical systems” to certain events, such as natural disasters…

18.11.22

Leading House South Asia and Iran joins delegation visit to India

At the beginning of October 2022, a Swiss business and science delegation accompanied Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin on his state visit to India. In addition to strengthening economic ties, the visit also aimed to promote scientific exchange between…

14.11.22

A playful approach to stress relief for the over 55s

Stress can have a detrimental effect on the health of older employees and thus negatively impact a company’s productivity too. A digital coaching app is being developed with the aim of preventing this. The ZHAW Institute of Occupational Therapy is…

14.11.22

AI, art, biotechnology and more: 7 new fellowships

ZHAW digital congratulates the seven new fellows that will be funded via the DIZH fellowship program. Find out more about their future projects here.

01.11.22

The workplace is becoming a melting pot of experiences

An onboarding coffee with the CEO, live streams of location-based projects and quiet rooms for young parents: The workplace of tomorrow will look different to traditional office life. Where and how will we work? And what will this mean in terms of…

19.10.22

An agile approach to studying: eduScrum – achieving success as a team

What was once a term only known to die-hard rugby fans is now a standard approach in the IT sector – Scrum. In this context, it doesn’t refer to two sets of forwards packing down together on a rugby field, but rather an agile working method that is…

18.10.22

ZHAW at the “Zurich meets Berlin” festival

14.10.22

From occupational therapist to managing director

She manages the two cereneo neurorehabilitation clinic sites on Lake Lucerne, holds the post of CEO at owner company NRG Holding and is pressing ahead with the group’s development of telerehabilitation at its Amsterdam and Berlin locations:…

15.09.22

Delivery Problems and Rising Costs Plague Online Retailers

The lifting of Corona prevention measures led to a decline in online store sales for just a quarter of retailers, according to the latest Swiss Online Retailer Survey published by ZHAW. However, many online retailers are complaining about delivery…

09.09.22

Sustainability awards for dissertations

Every year, the Swiss Green Economy Symposium, in collaboration with the ZHAW, gives an Award for outstanding final theses that contribute in various ways to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s award-winning dissertations…

06.09.22

Get your digitalization project funded: 2. DIZH call for papers

The call promotes projects in which solutions to relevant practical questions and current societal challenges are developed.

03.08.22

Risk assessment: like taking a look in the crystal ball

Can pandemics and wars be predicted? No, says ZHAW data scientist Pasquale Cirillo. He knows the mistakes made by those who can’t get by without forecasts and the traps that they fall into. And he knows what the data nonetheless reveals.

29.07.22

Mediator between two worlds

15.07.22

Food – between territorial production and the bioreactor

12.07.22

DIZH: Innovation through exchange and networking

The Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions UZH, ZHAW, ZHdK and PHZH intensifies the exchange with practice and the public. To this end, DIZH is funding four innovation structures with a total of 16 million Swiss francs.…

11.07.22

New Education Unit: “For a culture of lifelong learning”

New professional requirements, changes on the job market and increasing digitalisation – ZHAW has developed its new lifelong learning strategy to ensure the continuous development of its students in different life situations. This constitutes the…

06.07.22

Sexualised violence against children and young people: associations want more support for their prevention efforts

Sports and leisure clubs in the canton of Zurich attach great importance to preventing the sexual exploitation of children and young people. As shown by a study carried out by the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, however, there is…

01.07.22

After the war comes the reform

Even if Ukraine manages to emerge as an independent state from this war, the country will still be faced with major challenges. Not only will it have to make a start on rebuilding, it will also need to implement comprehensive reforms. ZHAW Eastern…