Previous Issue: zhaw-impact

Editorial

Research – a balancing act between freedom and responsibility

In our December issue, we invite you to embark on a journey with us through the world of research, a place where freedom and responsibility are inextricably linked.

PATRICIA FALLER, Editor in Chief

13.12.2023

4/2023

Main Topic

“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

“For me, programming was something creative from the very beginning, something that is quite personal, and it was always clear to me that I wanted to develop apps or games after completing my degree,” says Daniel Stefania, an alumnus of the School of Engineering.

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

Main Topic

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

Main Topic

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

Main Topic

“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

Research

ZHAW researchers help develop the world’s most powerful neutron source

The European Spallation Source, which is set to be the world’s most powerful neutron source, is currently under construction in the Swedish city of Lund. The purpose of the large-scale research (...)

David Bäuerle

13.12.2023