Regula Jöhl has been President of the ZHAW since February 2025. In this interview, she talks about her first couple of months in office, an open university culture and what she thinks of the new (...)
Can artificial intelligence comfort us or develop a will of its own? Information scientist Elke Brucker-Kley, humanities scholar Volker Kiel, and robot researcher Yulia Sandamirskaya discuss these (...)
Plastic in the environment is a major problem. One potential solution is the selective replacement of plastic with biodegradable materials. However, degradability is influenced by many factors.
For those who do not eat meat, legumes are often a staple. While they are rich in protein, they lack vitamin B12 and are often difficult to digest. With the assistance of microscopic helpers, this (...)
Artificial intelligence with emotional capabilities may one day become part and parcel of everyday life. But is this something that we actually want? By means of virtual reality, researchers have made (...)
Meta-synthesis of a new food culture: What the devaluation of existing structures in the food system leads to.
Today, universities have to make the results of their work freely accessible under the postulate of open science. While the opening up of information is desirable, it is not yet easy to realise.
By 2032, all publicly financed research results should be made freely available in Switzerland. The University Library offers active support for researchers, lecturers and students.
Sharing research data is an important part of open science. But what data can actually be shared? A cross-School project is looking for answers.
Work, leisure activities and independent mobility are all important factors when it comes to mental health and contentment with life. In a research project, people with disabilities tell us where they (...)
The open science movement calls for science to no longer be something conducted behind closed doors, but rather to be treated as a public good.
For thousands of years, human survival has been inextricably linked to agriculture and the natural ecosystems that support it. What if we could produce food without sunlight, without vast tracts of (...)
Stefan Flückiger has represented Switzerland at the highest international level. After a long career as a diplomat, the easy thing to do in retirement would be to sit back and enjoy life. Instead, he (...)
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. (...)
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 (...)
Home
Categories
Editorial
Foreword by the Editor-in-Chief
Alumni
What ZHAW graduates do today
People
We look over the shoulders of researchers and lecturers
Main Topic
The main topic of each issue
Research
News from ZHAW research
Study
Insight into the study programmes
Interview
Experts discuss
Opinion
Viewpoints of ZHAW members
Panorama
Miscellaneous from campus life
Search
Archive
Previous Issue
About the Magazine ZHAW-Impact and the ZHAW
