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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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The workplace is becoming a melting pot of experiences

An onboarding coffee with the CEO, live streams of location-based projects and quiet rooms for young parents: The workplace of tomorrow will look different to traditional office life. Where and how (...)
Interview Patricia Faller

Interview by Patricia Faller
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Hybrid diplomacy

Digital transformation has changed the requirements placed on diplomats. People with an understanding of new technologies are increasingly being sought as bridge builders to Big Tech companies.
Dominique Ursprung*
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An agile approach to studying: eduScrum – achieving success as a team

What was once a term only known to die-hard rugby fans is now a standard approach in the IT sector – Scrum. In this context, it doesn’t refer to two sets of forwards packing down together on a rugby (...)
Thomas Schläpfer
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A playful approach to stress relief for the over 55s

Stress can have a detrimental effect on the health of older employees and thus negatively impact a company’s productivity too. A digital coaching app is being developed with the aim of preventing (...)
Kathrin Reimann
06.10.2022
- People
His research is stabilising our energy systems

How can an energy grid be restarted again quickly after an outage? How do companies prepare their systems for disruptions? ZHAW researcher Matteo Spada is investigating the resilience of “critical (...)
David Bäuerle
06.10.2022
- Research
A second life for e-bike batteries

The production and recycling of lithium batteries requires a lot of energy. Researchers from the ZHAW have supported a start-up with an impressive solution for used batteries from electric bikes.
Andrea Söldi
06.10.2022
- Study
Can humanity be fed on a vegan diet?

In her Master's thesis, Patricia Krayer investigated what a vegan world might look like in the future. The results not only came as a surprise to her, but also attracted national attention.
Cindy Schneeberger
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- Alumni
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Katrin Oller
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- Changing Perspectives
“I’m working on a recipe for a solid hand cream”

São Paulo/Wädenswil: Ariane Ladeira is spending six months at the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management and is working on sustainable care for stressed hands for her Master’s thesis in (...)
Aufgezeichnet von Sara Blaser

Recorded by Sara Blaser
06.10.2022
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Overcoming crises: solidarity helps others and ourselves

Does de-escalation always result in peace? Are we setting the right priorities in terms of ecology and economics? What can we do to tackle individual crises? Three ZHAW experts discuss ecological, (...)
Interview Patricia Faller
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After the war comes the reform

Even if Ukraine manages to emerge as an independent state from this war, the country will still be faced with major challenges. Not only will it have to make a start on rebuilding, it will also need (...)
Ümit Yoker
30.06.2022
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Risk assessment: like taking a look in the crystal ball

Can pandemics and wars be predicted? No, says ZHAW data scientist Pasquale Cirillo. He knows the mistakes made by those who can’t get by without forecasts and the traps that they fall into. And he (...)
Ümit Yoker
30.06.2022
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Putting a stop to lies, hatred and misleading information through artificial intelligence

The Centre for Artificial Intelligence at ZHAW is conducting research into tools for automatically detecting problematic content on the internet. These tools are aimed at helping platforms decide (...)
Thomas Müller
30.06.2022
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Food – between territorial production and the bioreactor

Agricultural prices are skyrocketing. The UN is warning of the threat of a hunger crisis due to the war in Ukraine. That would be the third hunger crisis in 15 years. The food system requires urgent (...)
Tilo Hühn
30.06.2022
- Alumni
Mediator between two worlds

She gets role models moving and keeps IT running. Since graduating in Business Information Technology, Kim Fuchs has been working as a service delivery manager at Migros. Through her Bachelor’s (...)
Elena Ibello
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