Digital transformation affects not only technical aspects, but also social, economic and cultural dimensions. It therefore requires researchers from different disciplines to work together. The DIZH promotes this collaboration. 369 researchers are involved in the projects under the innovation programme. Almost 80 per cent are working on projects involving several… Read More »Data Story: Cooperation between universities
The exhibition “Eroding Grounds” was held at the Kulturhaus Helferei in Zurich from 1 to 3 May 2026 and attracted over 1,000 visitors in three days. It brought together artistic and scientific perspectives on a pressing issue: thawing permafrost, shifting scree, and fragile mountain habitats. Natural and cultural spaces worldwide… Read More »Exhibition “Eroding Grounds”
How is AI being used in Swiss journalism, and what are the implications for media quality and public trust? The project “AI Literacy in Swiss Journalism” provides the first comprehensive overview of the use of AI in Swiss journalism, based on a nationwide survey of 730 media professionals. The results… Read More »Project closure: AI literacy in Swiss journalism
On 18 May 2026, Liudmila Zavolokina, Zoya Katashinskaya and Gianluca Miscione presented the findings of the “Government as a Platform” project. When many Ukrainians were forced to flee following Russia’s attack in 2022, Switzerland responded quickly but in an uncoordinated manner. Between 2022 and 2026, the project team investigated how… Read More »Final presentation: Government as a Platform
Apéro Digital: Lectures and discussions at the intersection of technology and society Apéro Digital is a series of events for people from academia, research, politics and professional practice who are engaged with digitalisation and its societal implications. Each event combines public talks with peer discussion and concludes with a collaboratively… Read More »Sustainability, AI in SMEs and neurotechnology
Bigna Lenggenhager and her team are investigating how immersive technologies and AI can be used to foster self-compassion. A new preprint shows that brief VR-based interventions reduce self-criticism, regardless of how strongly participants identify with their digital version of themselves as a child. Brandenberger, D., Zybinska, P., Wiesendanger, J., Frund,… Read More »Technology-based approaches to fostering self-compassion
Researchers at the Ecovision Lab (UZH), in collaboration with the Public Data Lab, are investigating how urban spaces influence our well-being. As part of an ongoing pilot project, participants are asked to evaluate real-world locations – such as parks, streets, wooded areas and urban spaces – in terms of their… Read More »How do urban environments affect our well-being?
He refers to AI-generated content from right-wing social media accounts and, in particular, from political leaders such as Donald Trump and the Iranian regime. “Generative AI enables the rapid mass production of content that can spread quickly across social media on a global scale. But ‘Slopaganda’ is not merely a… Read More »The phenomenon “Slopaganda”
In the DSI Insight column on inside-it.ch, DSI Professor Anastasiia Koloskova explores how machine learning can be applied where it is most urgently needed. In healthcare, environmental science or the financial sector, data is often sensitive, scattered and difficult to access. Algorithms offer a solution, enabling institutions to train AI… Read More »DSI Insights: Democratising AI
Google Maps shows you the fastest route, ChatGPT answers your questions, voice messages spare you the effort of typing. That’s convenient — and a little unsettling: your digital traces together form a more accurate profile than you might want to reveal. Anika Hannemann researches data privacy and AI at ZHAW.… Read More »Uncannily Convenient: Data Between Comfort and Control