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ZHAW and swissuniversities promote further development of Open Research Data practices

In further developing the Swiss-AL speech data platform into an open-research-data (ORD) resource, the ZHAW Digital Discourse Lab is doing something better that AI-based text generation systems like Chat GPT are not yet paying attention to – and adding value for researchers in the applied sciences. Guest post by Daniela… Read More »ZHAW and swissuniversities promote further development of Open Research Data practices

AI for the Common Good: Mental Health

According to the WHO, one in every eight people in the world lives with a mental disorder, a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour. Which impacts do recent advances in artificial intelligence have on mental health issues? Experts on the topic share their insights. Author:… Read More »AI for the Common Good: Mental Health

Titelbild: Von links nach rechts Judith Bühler, Meret Reiser und Christoph Heitz. Erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Departement Soziale Arbeit und der School of Engineering.

Social work digitally transformed

The projects of Meret Reiser, research associate at the ZHAW Department of Social Work, show how the balancing act between digital and social can succeed. Based on a project supported by the ZHAW’s internal Digital Futures Fund (DFF), a successful collaboration with the School of Engineering was established. A brand… Read More »Social work digitally transformed

Landkarte der Schweiz

Displaying data with maps

The DSI GIS Hub offers support in the use of Geographic Information Systems for researchers and students across UZH. It is your first point of contact if you have a question about how to use GIS in your research or teaching, providing rapid feedback on your questions, bundled with the… Read More »Displaying data with maps

ChatGPT in school education

How must education respond to chat GPT? A NZZ guest commentary by Tobias Röhl, professor of digital learning and teaching at PH Zurich. Digital abstinence is certainly not a solution. Rather, we need to find a competent way of dealing with the new technical possibilities at schools. Teachers are now… Read More »ChatGPT in school education

Founder Call: Founding of start-ups or spin-offs in the field of digital transformation

The Founder Call offers students and employees of DIZH universities the opportunity to obtain the low-threshold funding they need to advance their start-up or spin-off.  By funding the step from a pure start-up idea to a proof of concept, founders are supported in demonstrating that their conceptually developed project can… Read More »Founder Call: Founding of start-ups or spin-offs in the field of digital transformation

Call for Participation: Fostering focused work and collaboration in hybrid teams

Are you working in a knowledge work team and have frequent interactions with your co-workers? Do you sometimes find it challenging to balance focused work and collaborating with or helping your team? Then this study, conducted by the University of Zurich, might be valuable to you! https://youtu.be/sSs4gDe1MGU We are looking… Read More »Call for Participation: Fostering focused work and collaboration in hybrid teams