DIZH https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/home-2/ Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:35:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Logo_DIZH-2-32x32.jpg DIZH https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/home-2/ 32 32 Publications on accessibility in Zurich https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/09/11/publications-on-accessibility-in-zurich/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32776 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… Read More »Publications on accessibility in Zurich

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]]> Reducing burdens to improve access to social benefits https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/09/09/reducing-burdens-to-improve-access-to-social-benefits/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:32:48 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32742 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… Read More »Reducing burdens to improve access to social benefits

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]]> The Question of the Just City https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/09/03/the-question-of-the-just-city/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32618 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,… Read More »The Question of the Just City

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]]> Call for proposals: Founder Call https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/09/01/call-for-proposals-founder-call-2/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:05:00 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32506 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… Read More »Call for proposals: Founder Call

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]]> Social influencer featured as an example of engagement against radicalisation https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/08/27/social-influencer-featured-as-an-example-of-engagement-against-radicalisation/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32594 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,… Read More »Social influencer featured as an example of engagement against radicalisation

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]]> Encounter with my younger self https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/08/24/encounter-with-my-younger-self/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32302 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… Read More »Encounter with my younger self

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]]> Learning in the Future. Education between Technology and Reflection https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/08/20/learning-in-the-future-education-between-technology-and-reflection/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32466 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.… Read More »Learning in the Future. Education between Technology and Reflection

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]]> Two new projects funded in the 3rd Structure Call https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/08/18/two-new-projects-funded-in-the-3rd-structure-call/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32447 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… Read More »Two new projects funded in the 3rd Structure Call

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]]> LUDIC CULTURE HUB https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/08/13/ludic-culture-hub-2/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:45:55 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32416 Leveraging Play for Innovation, Education, and Transformative Futures Games are a significant economic and cultural sector and shape social interaction, creative practice and civic participation. In the last 20 years,… Read More »LUDIC CULTURE HUB

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]]> HyP-Lab https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2026/08/13/hyp-lab-2/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:19:53 +0000 https://www.dizh.uzh.ch/?p=32289 Hybrid Participation for Sustainable and Liveable Communities Sustainable development of cities and municipalities is no longer conceivable without the active participation of the public. In the Canton of Zurich, formal… Read More »HyP-Lab

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