Ten years ago today, the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) was launched. To mark the anniversary, the DSI is launching the “Decade of Impact” campaign and, over the course of ten weeks, will highlight the impact of interdisciplinary research. On September 14, 2016, the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) was officially launched… Read More »DSI is celebrating its 10th anniversary with “Decade of Impact”
Two new academic publications on the accessibility of Zurich’s urban environment have been published as part of the ZuReach project. The studies show how barriers in the street environment affect accessibility for people with mobility and visual impairments, and why accessibility must be assessed differently depending on the group of… Read More »Publications on accessibility in Zurich
Accessing social benefits is often challenging. Complex procedures, language barriers, and a lack of information can prevent people from claiming the benefits to which they are entitled. The Simplify! project is investigating how information can be made easier to understand and how administrative barriers can be reduced to make it… Read More »Reducing burdens to improve access to social benefits
How fair is Zurich’s housing market? Who is responsible for ensuring that urban development is shaped in a socially and environmentally responsible way? In an interview with Public Data Lab, Hanna Hilbrandt, Professor of Social Geography at UZH, talks about her research into displacement, the housing market and socio-ecological conflicts… Read More »The Question of the Just City
Support for innovative start-up ideas The DIZH innovation program promotes entrepreneurial projects in the context of digital transformation. The Founder Call provides targeted support for early start-up ideas from employees and students at DIZH universities. The Founder Call offers low-threshold start-up funding to develop an initial proof of concept from… Read More »Call for proposals: Founder Call
The Swiss Security Network (SVS) presented a new charter against radicalisation and extremism at a press conference on 21 August 2026. The charter is jointly backed by the federal government, cantons and municipalities, and focuses on collaboration, critical thinking and joint action in addressing extremism. Social Influencer was presented as… Read More »Social influencer featured as an example of engagement against radicalisation
For Me² – Me to the Power of Two – clients send in a childhood photo of themselves, taken between the ages of 7 and 13. From this, a realistic deepfake video of their younger self is created. Deepfakes are usually associated with deception or disinformation. Me² uses the same… Read More »Encounter with my younger self
For many students, digital tools such as chatbots have long been part of everyday university life. They help to summarise texts, make complex content easier to understand, or organise ideas. At the same time, they are changing the way students learn and are assessed. Which forms of assessment make sense… Read More »Learning in the Future. Education between Technology and Reflection
In the third Structure Call in the DIZH Innovation Program, funding has been awarded to two projects focusing on games as an interdisciplinary field of research and practice, and on new forms of governance in urban and community development. A total of 16 proposals were received. LUDIC CULTURE HUB The… Read More »Two new projects funded in the 3rd Structure Call
The MindfulPacer project was featured in the UZH Oec. Magazine. The smartwatch app, developed at the Institute of Computer Science at UZH, helps people with Long Covid and other energy-limiting conditions to manage their energy levels mindfully, rather than pushing themselves beyond their limits. Around 450,000 people in Switzerland live… Read More »Take it easy rather than overdo it with SmartWatch App
