Projects and Publications School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Projects
The specialist knowledge offered by our institutes provides a solid basis for problem-solving with partners and clients. We adopt a highly practical and tailored approach to implementing research proposals, whether in the form of individual undergraduate dissertations investigating specific topics or interdisciplinary projects lasting many years and dealing with complex issues.
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RobotCare - User experience in development of service robots for elderly care
Objectives of the project: Establish a systematic dialogue between the technology developers and researchers and the elderly/healthcare institution stakeholders (including medical, care, and service personnel, management, patients, and their families) in both regions and develop a suitable international community ...
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Digitising Environmental Impacts using Geospatial Analytics
Biodiversity loss and water scarcity are increasing at an unprecedented rate. Small and large companies in agriculture, extractive and other industrial sectors have the greatest negative impact on ecosystems and water. Governments, international regulators, trade associations, non-governmental organizations and the ...
Publications
Publications are another key aspect of knowledge transfer between research and industry, and relevant outcomes are published in suitable outlets with the agreement of our partners.
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Aepli, Sarah,
2024.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30579
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Merkle, Thorsten; Knaus, Dominik; Siegrist, Chantal,
2024.
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In:
Sigala, Marianna; Fang, Marcela; Yeark, Anastasia; Albrecht, Julia N.; Vorobjovas-Pinta, Oscar, eds.,
Case Based Research in Tourism, Travel, and Hospitality.
Singapore:
Springer.
pp. 179-192.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1891-7_10