10.09.21

Data-driven decision support for the prevention of food waste in hospitals

Researchers from the Health Research Hub report how simulations can contribute to resource-optimized services in health institutions.

16.07.21

Digital literacy at Swiss universities

swissuniversities is supporting a project looking to promote the use of AI in academic writing as well as in language teaching and learning in the university context.

13.07.21

Dr Simon Ashworth from the Institute of Facility Management wins GEFMA sponsorship award

Dr Simon Ashworth has taken first place in the competition for the sponsorship award of the German Facility Management Association (GEFMA). The jury were impressed by his dissertation on the evolution of facility management in the BIM process.

05.07.21

Technology Outlook 2021: three ICBT research areas as technologies of the future

The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) identifies industrially relevant and pioneering technological developments on behalf of the federal government. Every two years, it produces an early identification report, the Technology Outlook.…

21.06.21

Research aimed at ensuring more effective tobacco prevention

If politicians have their way, tobacco advertising in print media and online is set to continue. To enable actors in the area of tobacco prevention to counter the marketing of tobacco companies with more effective campaigns, researchers at the ZHAW…

17.06.21

Doctoral students champion children’s right to play

Two ZHAW doctoral students, Ines Wenger and Thomas Morgenthaler, are researching children and play as part of the European “P4PLAY” doctoral programme. Their PhD projects look at spatial, social and societal aspects and inclusion at playgrounds and…

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…

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…

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.