News 2026
News list
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Love Data Week 2026 – Where Is the Data? #3
As part of this year’s international Love Data Week 2026 (motto: Where’s the Data?), Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub and Dr. Elena Plekhanova were interviewed on the topic.
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Addressing Global Challenges Together
Artificial intelligence, cell research and plant sciences were at the center of a symposium held last week, highlighting the potential of the strategic partnership between the University of Zurich and Kyoto University.
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Temporal changes in leaf fall have consequences for amphipods
Aquatic ecosystems are fragile. But just how fragile they are has been revealed in a new study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and the University of Zurich.
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A new book on the world of grasshoppers
Dr. Oliver Hawlitschek of the University of Zurich has edited a new book on grasshoppers together with Prof. Dr. Martin Husemann, Director of the Natural History Museum Karlsruhe. The publication focuses on a group of animals that, despite their remarkable global diversity, often receives little public attention.
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Film about study programmes in Biodiversity
The video offers an overview of the content, key topics, and perspectives of the programmes.
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Faculty of Science awards dissertation distinction to Cengiz Akandil
The Faculty of Science has awarded Cengiz Akandil a distinction for his PhD thesis, “Impact of Industrial Human Activity Quantified by Artificial Light at Night on Arctic Ecosystems”. Supervised by Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, his work introduces a novel approach to assessing industrial activity in the Arctic using light pollution, enabling to link economic activity with ecological processes.