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Highlights

  • Zero Tolerance Toward Sexual Harassment

    Students and staff who have been affected by harassment or assault must be able to access support quickly and easily, Deputy President Gabriele Siegert stresses in an interview.

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Shaping the Future

Seven faculties, over 150 departments and more than 200 study programs: benefit from the interdisciplinary and pioneering spirit of Switzerland’s largest university.

Education at the Cutting-Edge

The teaching at UZH is varied, dynamic and high quality, designed to meet the needs of a rapidly changing society with innovation and creativity.

Research Excellence

Imagination, daring, patience and determination are vital to shed light on scientific unknowns and make breakthrough discoveries. For this, freedom and space to reflect and question are required.

Exhilarating Variety

UZH encompasses a huge breadth of differing but mutually stimulating perspectives, ways of thinking and academic milieus. Our knowledge and findings are made to be shared: let yourself be inspired.

Current Events

Lectures, guided tours, panel discussions – find out what our researchers are working on in our public events.

News

Spring Festival at the Botanical Garden

Featuring a herb and seedling sale, information booths on edible wild plants, short guided tours, activities for children, and the finest savory and sweet culinary delights.

Public Lecture Series

Focus Humanity, Work in Antiquity, or "Beyond Carbon": You are invited to the "Ringvorlesungen" of the spring semester. Free of charge, no registration required. Until 29 May.

Ideas for a Fairer World

How can poverty be tackled more effectively? How can companies be held accountable, taxes be distributed more fairly? The new issue of the UZH Magazin explores how researchers at UZH are addressing these questions.

Events

  • Thu, 23.4.
    18:00 Uhr
    Wissen to go - abends im Museum: Unterwegs mit Fuchsmangusten in der Kalahari
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  • Fri, 24.4.
    14:00 Uhr
    The Power of Procurement
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  • Fri, 24.4.
    14:15 Uhr
    CHESS talk "Why and How the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony is Moving to Europe"
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  • Fri, 24.4.
    17:30 Uhr
    Vortragsabend: „Die KI als Mozart unserer Zeit?“ – Musik, Künstliche Intelligenz und Digitaler Humanismus
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  • Sun, 26.4.
    11:00 Uhr
    Frühlingsfest im Botanischen Garten
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  • Sun, 26.4.
    11:30 Uhr
    Sonntagsführung: Die wundersame Verwandtschaft der Elefanten (ab 7 J.)
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  • Sun, 26.4.
    14:00 Uhr
    Familien-Workshops: Dinosaurier – damals und heute, Zahn und Stachel
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The University of Zurich is home to students and staff from over 120 countries. Find out more about our diverse and inspiring learning, research and working environment.