A recent publication by researchers at the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich highlights the potential and limitations of patient preference predictors (PPP) in clinical practice. The study examines innovative AI-based approaches to predicting patient preferences in critical medical situations. It focuses in particular on severe brain injuries… Read More »What is important to patients in intensive care?
In the project “The impact of Deepfakes in virtual reality scenarios for mental health therapy” a prototype for a therapeutic intervention was developed that combines virtual reality with generative AI. The aim was to strengthen self-compassion in cases of psychological stress by engaging users in an immersive dialogue with a… Read More »Project closure: VR and generative AI to promote self-compassion
Applications for the DSI Excellence Programme 2026 are now being accepted. Starting in September 2026, the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) will offer doctoral students a complementary doctoral programme with a focus on interdisciplinarity and digitalisation. The supplementary curriculum is aimed at students from all disciplines in doctoral programmes and specifically… Read More »DSI Excellence Programme 2026: Application window now open
In the Stroke DynamiX project, scientists are developing data-driven methods for modelling and predicting stroke progression using machine learning techniques. Two scientific publications from the project have recently been published: Computers in Biology and Medicine presents an approach to mixed-effects additive Bayesian networks that structurally analyses multicentre clinical data and… Read More »Stroke DynamiX: Publications on data-driven stroke research
AI is rapidly changing how we work, learn and do research. This also presents a challenge for universities. The UZH think tank FutureU has developed future scenarios for universities in the digital age. Committed to the university of the future: Claudia Witt and Karsten Donnay in the UZH faculty building.… Read More »“AI is changing education fundamentally”
Interpreting laboratory results is a demanding task in everyday medical practice. The project ‘Clinical decision support system for the interpretation of blood lab results and diagnoses based on them’, funded by the Founder Call, has now developed a clinical decision support system (CDSS) that assists doctors in making diagnoses. The… Read More »Project closure: Decision support in diagnostics
Quantum computers will be way more powerful than the computers we have today. This often makes people worry that quantum computers will be able to crack encrypted data easily, making it unsecure. In this video, Christof Aegerter, a physicist and professor at the University of Zurich, explains why this worry… Read More »Quantum encryption
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