How do AI-generated images reshape our understanding of reality, history and identity? DIZH bridge professor Roland Meyer explores how generative AI not only creates new visual worlds but also reinforces political narratives, from hypermasculine portrayals to nostalgic fantasies of an idealized past. Right-wing actors are increasingly using these tools for… Read More »AI, clichés and right-wing visual narratives
How can organizations effectively protect their employees from cyberattacks? The new CAS Cyber Risk Awareness at ZHAW addresses exactly this question. The program focuses on the human factor as a key element in information security. It combines practical experience with scientific insights and is aimed at professionals who want to… Read More »Looking Back: CAS Cyber Risk Awareness
Apéro Digital is an outreach effort, organized by the BRIDGE Lab at the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Responsible AI Innovation group at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), with the funding support from the DIZH. Apéro Digital aims to bridge the gap between sectors to drive impactful change through, among others,… Read More »Apéro Digital: Bringing Multi-stakeholders to Support Digitalization and Innovation in Switzerland
Three calls are currently open in the DIZH Innovation program. These calls address members of the participating universities who are engaged in various aspects of digital transformation – ranging from early-stage entrepreneurial ideas to interdisciplinary research projects and initiatives with societal impact. The Founder Call is aimed at students and staff developing… Read More »Current DIZH Calls
What if doctors could test a treatment on a virtual model before applying it to a real person? In this episode of Schampar digital, we talk to Sven Hirsch about digital twins in medicine. A so-called digital twin is not a virtual avatar like in video games, but a medical… Read More »Digital Twin – Medicine of the Future or Sci-Fi?
How are AI companions changing the way we live together? This question is at the center of a currently advertised study on technology impact assessment. More and more people, especially young people, are using chatbots not only as digital assistants, but also as emotional companions. The planned study examines the… Read More »Call for proposals for a technology assessment study
The Digital Society Initiative (DSI) of the University of Zurich invites applications for a PhD position in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) as part of its interdisciplinary project “Empowering AI to Explore the Space of Reasons (Project AIR)”. Start: by arrangement, ideally on October 1, 2025Application deadline: August… Read More »PhD Position: Empowering AI to Explore the Space of Reasons 80 %
On February 12 and 13, 2026, the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference of the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care will take place at the University of Zurich. The focus is on the topic: True IMPACT – Providing Innovation for Patients and the Public. The conference will highlight the… Read More »Call for Abstracts: 4. Swiss Implementation Science Conference
Louis Moser has been part of the Public Data Lab (PDL) since June 1, 2025 and is working on an innovative project as part of his doctoral thesis: the development of an index of multiple deprivation for the canton of Zurich. The aim of this index is to spatially map… Read More »Research on social disadvantage in the canton of zurich
DIZH was also represented at the 3rd Zurich SME Innovation Day on July 3, 2025. Under the motto “Fit for the future together: Achieving a big impact with small levers”, the focus was on current challenges and practical solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, including digitalization and sustainability. Third Zurich… Read More »Review: 3rd Zurich SME Innovation Day 2025