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1/2024

Regeneration

Here’s to regeneration

According to the WWF, if everyone were to live like we do in Switzerland, we would need 2.8 Earths. Going without certain things, however, will not be enough on its own to halt the downward spiral. We need to get down to work and actively repair our planet with innovative solutions.

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- Interview
- Main Topic
“Nature and the city are intertwined”

How can urban and natural regeneration succeed? And is it possible to reconcile nature conservation interests with the way we spend our leisure time? Two ZHAW experts from the areas of urban planning and environmental engineering address these questions in the following interview.
Interview by Patricia Faller
16.04.2024

1/2024
- Opinion
Planetary Health episode 6: Exponential food technology – revolutionising edibles

According to the UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, 170 kilograms of food are thrown away per person in Switzerland every year – the highest figure anywhere in Europe. This has to change. Exponential (...)
Gisela und Tilo Hühn
16.04.2024
- People
“Here, you can research for practice”

Making the financial world more sustainable: Julia Meyer is actively working to achieve this goal – and has probably been doing so for longer than many other experts in the world of finance. With her (...)
Elena Ibello
16.04.2024
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Carbon-fibre-reinforced concrete panels: Reusable, filigree and flexible

Filigree carbon concrete panels developed by the ZHAW are now being used in building construction for the first time. This innovation allows for significant CO2 and material savings and provides the (...)
Manuel Martin
16.04.2024
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The ground beneath our feet as the energy storage of the future

In order to reduce CO₂ emissions and curb climate change, it will be essential to expand renewable energies. However, without storage for surplus solar or wind power, it will not be possible to turn (...)
Andreas Engel
16.04.2024
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More flexible planning, less exhaustion

If healthcare professionals are unable to recover sufficiently, this not only impacts their personal well-being, but also has a significant effect on the quality of care they can provide. Simple (...)
Tobias Hänni
16.04.2024
- Panorama
ZHAW publishes first university-wide sustainability report

With its sustainability report, the ZHAW shows how sustainable development is anchored in governance, research and education at the university. Secondly, the report provides a transparent insight into (...)

13.12.2023
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“Complete freedom of research is an illusion”

Researchers find themselves trying to strike a balance between freedom and responsibility. Digitisation and artificial intelligence are throwing up explosive new issues. In the following interview, (...)
Interview Patricia Faller
13.12.2023
- Alumni
Programming is a school for life

With his start-up Cool Code GmbH, Daniel Stefania teaches children and young people the art of programming by working with them to develop games. He came up with the idea for this business during his (...)
Elena Ibello
13.12.2023
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AI research and the unknown unknowns

With its new research group, the ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence aims to play its part in ensuring AI applications are developed in an ethical and sustainable manner. Director of the Centre (...)
Tobias Hänni
13.12.2023
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Research that helps society rather than simply being filed away

Are researchers finished with their work upon the results being published, or should they also take care of how their findings are implemented? ZHAW employees talk about how they contribute to society (...)
Andrea Söldi
13.12.2023
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“Research is no longer conducted from the top down”

Applied psychology in Zurich this year looks back on a history spanning 100 years. Christoph Steinebach, Dean of the School of Applied Psychology, explains the developments in the area of (...)
Interview by Kathrin Reimann
13.12.2023
- Research
A fitness programme for your wallet

Money worries can negatively impact a person’s well-being. A study conducted by the School of Management and Law has investigated the topic of financial well-being. The study also shows how you can (...)
Sibylle Veigl
13.12.2023
- Research
Biases can have fatal consequences

Learned stereotypes shape our thinking. In medical settings, they can result in patients with identical complaints receiving different treatment. “Being aware that this may be the case represents the (...)
Eveline Rutz
13.12.2023
- Opinion
Planetary Health episode 5: Pixels, plants and processes – how food systems are becoming more resilient

In a world in which climate change, population growth and a scarcity of resources are becoming ever more present, we are faced with the challenge of redefining how we produce our food.
Gisela und Tilo Hühn
13.12.2023