In an interview with WOZ, Roland Meyer, DIZH Bridge Professor for Digital Cultures and Arts at UZH and ZHdK, talks about the cultural and political consequences of generative image AI. Instead of creating new visual languages, they mainly reproduce stereotypical motifs and backward-looking aesthetics. He warns of a “model collapse”:… Read More »“AI image generators are nostalgia machines and cliché amplifiers”
UZH’s Data Donation Lab supports data journalism cooperation project In the run-up to the 2025 federal elections in Germany, left-wing influencers have gained reach on TikTok. An analysis of exclusive user data, conducted by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) in collaboration with Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, the Weizenbaum Institute and the University… Read More »Political content on tiktok
The European automotive industry is in crisis: 2024 sales figures for electric and combustion cars have fallen. Anja Schulze, Director of the Swiss Center for Automotive Research and DIZH bridge professor at the UZH and ZHAW, explains why electromobility still has a future in an interview with the Beobachter. She… Read More »‘It’s inconceivable that the combustion engine will run forever’ – Interview with Anja Schulze
Spatial imagination is a fundamental skill for orientation in space. The targeted promotion of this skill can be supported particularly effectively through playful approaches, especially through methods from game design. The Spatial Abilities project is developing interactive, virtual training software in the form of a video game. The three-dimensional game… Read More »Spatial Abilities: New visual material in the project video
The projects cover a wide range of topics – from health, education and social participation to biodiversity. In the 4th project call, the DIZH is funding 16 projects that are characterised by their innovative strength, social relevance and strong practical relevance. The projects are realised by interdisciplinary teams that combine… Read More »16 New Projects Receive Funding
The CYRENZH Cybersecurity Clinic offers pro bono cybersecurity services to selected organizations in Switzerland. Students from the University of Zurich, the ZHAW School of Engineering and the ZHAW School of Management and Law apply the knowledge they have acquired during their studies in a practical way to strengthen the cyber… Read More »Successful Implementation of the First Four Cybersecurity Clinic Projects
The Best Blend of Tradition and Trend: Enhancing Cognitive Tests with Digital Pens and Mobile Brain Imaging The project enhances a neuropsychological test of visual memory, the Rey Figure Test, using smart pens and mobile brain imaging. The project team develops a computer vision algorithm to automate figure analysis, analyzes… Read More »CogniDIP
A virtual therapy guidance system for personalized rehabilitation after stroke This project develops a VR-based trunk control rehabilitation system for stroke patients, using adaptive algorithms, real-time motion data, and advanced communication. Through participatory design with clinicians and patients, we aim to create a user-friendly, scalable system that enhances recovery and… Read More »HoloTeach
Sensory Reweighting, Muscle Synergies and Triggers for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Freezing of Gait is a frequent and debillitating condition in Parkinson’s Disease, for which there is no proven therapeutic approach. AntiFreeze uses virtual reality to assess, evaluate, and train strategies to avoid Freezing in a tailored manner.… Read More »AntiFreeze
Headaches are a major cause of health loss in Switzerland. The DHDH project brings together digital and analog processes for headache communication. Using methods from linguistics and digital language analysis, the project team aim to close the gaps between communications in the hospital setting and pain expression in the digital… Read More »DHDH. Decoding Headaches in Digital Helvetia