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Luck or Merit?

When do people consider inequality in earnings as fair – and when not? A UZH study reveals striking differences between Western and non-Western societies.
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UZH offers excellent research conditions and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Current and prospective researchers can find all the information they need on the UZH portal for researchers.

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Nine Days of Science

1,500 researchers, over 300 attractions, and nearly 40,000 visitors: The Zurich Science Festival, organized by UZH and ETH Zurich, was a huge success.

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Research News

15 Sep 2026

5 Tips from Nature’s Editor-in-Chief

Magdalena Skipper used her visit to the University of Zurich to meet with early-career researchers …

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15 Sep 2026

Measuring Plant Stress – From Space

On 15 September, the European Space Agency launched a satellite mission to measure and map the …

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14 Sep 2026

“A key player in matters of digital transformation”

With the Digital Society Initiative (DSI), the University of Zurich has established one of the …

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9 Sep 2026

Luck or Merit? Not All Inequality Is Equally Acceptable

Inequality in earnings attracts attention across the globe. A UZH-study has now examined when …

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7 Sep 2026

Kyiv, Uppsala, Zurich

Roman Horbyk researches the impact of mobile phones and digital propaganda on modern warfare – a …

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4 Sep 2026

Award-Winning Underpants

Ig Nobel Prizes honor research that first makes you laugh and then makes you think. Yesterday, the …

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3 Sep 2026

UZH Secures Ten ERC Starting Grants

UZH researchers have been awarded European Research Council funding for projects ranging from …

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