12.09.23

ZHAW School of Engineering signs framework agreement with Siemens Schweiz AG

The ZHAW School of Engineering and Siemens Schweiz AG are consolidating their long-standing collaboration in research and development with a new framework agreement. The focus is on projects in the areas of artificial intelligence and embedded…

31.08.23

IEEE Sensors Conference Paper Accepted

“Improved Multi-Path Interference Separation for Indirect 3D Time-of-Flight Using Particle Swarm Optimization” will be presented by Matthias Ludwig at the 2023 IEEE SENSORS conference to be held in Vienna, Austria from Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2023.

15.08.23

GNSS modules with improved localization accuracy presented at ECC 2023 conference

A speech on low-cost multi-band and real-time kinematics (RTK) GNSS modules with improved localization accuracy was given by Luciano Sarperi at the ECC 2023 conference.

14.08.23

ZHAW is Part of ReFuel.ch Consortium Awarded Funding From SWEET Program

A decision has been made on the call for proposals “Sustainable Fuels and Platform Chemicals”: The reFuel.ch consortium led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) will receive project funding. ZHAW is involved…

31.07.23

Monitoring the implementation of the nursing initiative

From mid-2024, a national programme for the monitoring of nursing staff will observe whether the measures for the implementation of the nursing initiative are having an effect and are thus contributing to improving the nursing sector in Switzerland.…

15.06.23

EATAW Conference 2023. Writing technology, thinking, and learning

What tutoring, teaching, and learning of writing mean in a digitalized university

08.06.23

Using artificial intelligence to improve therapy following a stroke

Researchers at the ZHAW Institute of Occupational Therapy are working together with various partners to develop a measurement instrument based on webcams and sensors that will contribute to improving therapy provided to stroke patients. To help them…

26.05.23

ZHAW researchers develop AI platform for open processor architecture

ZHAW researchers are developing a software and hardware platform based on the RISC-V open source processor architecture as part of the EU-funded project REBECCA. The aim is to ultimately make the platform available for a wide range of applications,…

09.05.23

83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Massachusetts (USA)

Several papers from the Department of International Business have been accepted for presentation at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Boston, Massachusetts in August 2023.

21.04.23

Research project successfully completed: Strengthening Swiss Financial SMEs through Applicable Reinforcement Learning

The Innosuisse innovation project “Strengthening Swiss Financial SMEs through Applicable Reinforcement Learning” has come to a successful conclusion.

17.04.23

Daniela Händler-Schuster appointed as an adjunct professor at Victoria University of Wellington

As part of the collaboration between the ZHAW School of Health Professions and Victoria University of Wellington, Prof. Daniela Händler-Schuster from the Institute of Nursing has been appointed as an adjunct professor. The ZHAW lecturer is working to…

22.03.23

Working together to tackle the shortage of skilled workers: SMC and ZHAW launch competence centre

How can we counter the shortage of skilled workers and in doing so enhance our innovative capacity? The ZHAW School of Engineering and SMC Schweiz AG are taking on this challenge together: the Institute of Mechatronic Systems at the ZHAW set up…

02.03.23

swissuniversities und ZHAW fördern Weiterentwicklung von Open Research Data-Praktiken der Angewandten Linguistik

Um die Praktiken im Umgang mit offenen Forschungsdaten im Bereich der Angewandten Linguistik weiterzuentwickeln, fördern swissuniversities und die ZHAW im Rahmen der «Swiss Open Research Data Grants» (CHORD) das Projekt «Swiss-AL: Linguistic ORD…

15.02.23

"Family carers are a vulnerable group"

The ZHAW has investigated the situation faced by people in need of care and their family carers in the municipality of Wallisellen. “While people who care for their relatives do an enormous amount, their role is hardly noticed,” says project team…

13.02.23

Final report from our project on network charges for flexible loads (NETFLEX)

“The final report from our project on network charges for flexible loads (#NETFLEX) was published this week. We are planning to take a more detailed look at the findings as part of P&D projects, the #PATHFNDR consortium as well as a continuing…

07.02.23

Victims of compulsory social measures: "I am 17, lonely and abandoned"

Why it would be impossible to come to terms with the dark chapter of compulsory social measures in the canton of Uri without the personal recollections of those affected.

02.02.23

How can inclusive education succeed in Switzerland?

The Swiss school system focusses on integration. However, the curricula employed are based on “normal child development”, meaning that children with disabilities are often taught separately. ZHAW researchers are now investigating how inclusive…

31.01.23

Trend study Switzerland 2022: communication remains a success factor in the digital transformation

For the third time, a study has been conducted into the current situation and development needs of corporate communication in the digital transformation. In their working paper, Prof. Nicole Rosenberger, Markus Niederhäuser and Katharina Krämer not…

18.01.23

Two new professors present their research areas

Family-centred early intervention programme and interdisciplinary pain management: On 12 December, Prof. Schirin Akhbari Ziegler and Prof. Thomas Benz gave their inaugural lectures at the ZHAW School of Health Professions.

20.12.22

Social media Switzerland: wide use and routine, little innovation and dialogue

Facebook and LinkedIn come out on top, with YouTube and Instagram heading the chasing pack. The coronavirus had a clear impact on developments.