Reta Barfuss is researching the downsides of part-time work as part of her doctoral studies at UZH. In an interview with Katia Soland, she explains how unwanted part-time work arises in the building cleaning sector and what mechanisms enable these precarious working conditions. Many building cleaners work on minimum contracts… Read More »Low employment rates, long working days in the cleaning sector
The second Founder Call enables projects that aim to establish a start-up or spin-off, from the initial idea to proof of concept. Algorithm-based leukaemia diagnosis, digital memory boxes for people with dementia and EdTech certification demonstrate the breadth of the projects. The second Founder Call in the innovation program supports… Read More »Eleven projects approved in the second Founder Call
Digital Health Zurich (DHZ) brings together expertise on a central platform. Digital Health Zurich provides extensive materials for professionals from research, clinics and industry on its resources page. The collection includes manuals, webinar materials, presentations and scientific publications on all aspects of digital transformation in healthcare. To the DHZ resource… Read More »DHZ Resources: Knowledge for digital health innovations
Since early 2025, Markus Weil, Head of the Department of University Didactics and Adult Education, has been coordinating the DIZH’s educational support programme at the PH Zurich (BiFö). The programme serves as an incubator for innovative teaching projects in digital transformation and promotes cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary collaboration.In a bottom-up process, three… Read More »Education Program at PH Zürich
Quantum computers will be as standard in the future as conventional computers are today. But what exactly are quantum computers? And what makes them so much better than the computers we have available today? Physicist and professor at the University of Zurich Marcelle Soares-Santos explains exactly that in this video.… Read More »Quantum computers explained in a nutshell
Mentor-based AI for Teaching & Education MentorMate is a GDPR-compliant AI assistant for schools and universities. Easy to use and equipped with learning analytics, it enables scalable, personalized tutoring at low cost. With pilots underway and a spin-off planned for 2026, the project prepares cloud migration, customer onboarding, and business… Read More »MentorMate
In an interview with Katia Soland, Anna Sigrist, co-director of Opendata.ch, talks about the importance of open data and Opendata.ch’s involvement in the DIZH Public Data Lab (PDL). She explains why open data is often perceived as an abstract topic and why it is important to highlight the concrete social… Read More »Why open data needs more visibility
In coordination with the university’s strategic planning, the BiFö-team at PHZH addresses various topics in bottom-up groups. This results in implementation projects that are evaluated and shared. The current focus areas are AI & Assessment, OER, and laboratory program development. AI & Assessment Artificial intelligence—and language models such as ChatGPT… Read More »Education program at PHZH
How can objects in museums remain accessible when they are too large, too fragile, or too valuable to be displayed? The exhibition “Museum of the Future – 17 Digital Experiments” addresses this question and shows how digital technologies and artificial intelligence enable new forms of communication. Seventeen digital experiments transform… Read More »Museum of the Future – 17 Digital Experiments
A big thank you to all DIZH members and colleagues for their commitment this year. 2025 has once again demonstrated the value of cross-university collaboration, interdisciplinary exchange and the connection between science and practice. We published five Calls for proposals in the Innovation program (4th Rapid Action Call, 2nd Founder… Read More »Goodbye 2025