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Natural and artificial

It seems to be part of human nature to constantly want to improve ourselves and our environment. This ambition has made our lives more comfortable in many ways. At times, however, we overshoot the mark and conclude that it is time to return to our roots.

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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 (...)
Interview Thomas Schläpfer
30.06.2022
- Interview
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“Old age should be regarded as a valuable resource”

Ageing is both multifaceted and multi-layered, says Katharina Fierz, project manager of the Applied Gerontology focus area at ZHAW. In this interview, she talks about the greatest challenges and (...)
Interview Patricia Faller
31.03.2022
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When our bodies age

Why do our bodies age and how can we slow down the processes involved? These are questions occupying both researchers and the anti-ageing industry. The aim is to live out the last years of our life (...)
Irene Bättig
31.03.2022
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A new post-stroke therapy: virtual apple picking

Game-oriented methods can make post-stroke therapy both motivating and measurable. ZHAW researchers have developed a new form of therapy that uses augmented reality and a dynamic chair.
David Bäuerle
31.03.2022
- Opinion
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Is a flexible retirement age the answer to everything?

Alongside raising the retirement age for women and increasing the rate of VAT, introducing a flexible retirement age is one of the key components of the “AHV 21 reform” approved by parliament. Not (...)

31.03.2022
- People
He’s both a midwife and a lawyer

From Tenerife, via England and Austria, to Winterthur: Jonathan Dominguez Hernandez has spent time in many different places all over Europe. And his professional career has been no less varied. Since (...)
Carole Scheidegger
31.03.2022
- Study
Future Kids: combining studies with social commitment

Doing good and receiving ECTS points in return: the Future Kids mentoring programme gives ZHAW students the opportunity to pass on their experience and knowledge in a playful manner. The programme’s (...)
Fabienne Trümpi
31.03.2022
- Alumni
“We wanted to make the vaccine available as soon as possible”

Globally sought-after substance: biotechnologist Joel Varonier works for Lonza in the production of a vaccine against the coronavirus. It’s hard work, a heavy responsibility and a privilege all at the (...)
Elena Ibello
04.12.2021
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- Research
Green Finance Ratings: With Artificial Intelligence, instead of a guessing game

Is a stock or debenture sustainable? There’s a whole host of ratings and labels that provide this information. But the criteria are vague, the classifications often inconsistent. ZHAW Zurich (...)
Thomas Müller
04.12.2021
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Keeping arable land fertile thanks to radio information

Smallholder farmers in Africa very rarely make use of methods to keep their soil fertile. Researchers of ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences are looking for new ways to bring this knowledge to (...)
Judith Raupp
04.12.2021
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Brewing sustainable beer with hemp instead of hops

Currently, the flowers of hemp grown for industrial use are simply thrown away. Researcher of ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences Amandine André wants to use them to brew beer – and to help (...)
Mathias Plüss
04.12.2021
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- Study
ZIPAS: When students treat sick people by themselves

At the Kantonsspital Winterthur, trainees and students from several healthcare professions jointly manage two patient rooms. The ZIPAS training model increases their awareness of vital (...)
Eveline Rutz
04.12.2021
- Opinion
Narratives of food and how they influence us

Food has been shaping culture since the existence of humankind and is increasingly becoming props for self-definition and self-staging: "You are what you eat." What is urgently needed, however, is to (...)
Gisela Hühn and Tilo Hühn*
04.12.2021
- Opinion
Building global bridges – what does that mean for you?

This is what the ZHAW-Impact university magazine wanted to know from members of the ZHAW Executive Board and students. Read the answers here.

25.10.2021
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The brain as a code machine

Ricardo Chavarriaga is a ZHAW researcher working on the interface between the brain and machines. As Head of the CLAIRE Office Switzerland, he also wants to promote connections between the European AI (...)
Bettina Sackenreuther
25.10.2021