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Highlights

  • The Role of Gut Bacteria in Boosting Cancer Treatment


    New research from Zurich shows that the gut microbiome may have an impact on cancer immunotherapy, giving patients who did not initially respond to treatment a second chance.

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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

National Day Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

With leaflet campaigns across all campuses, an exhibition titled “What Were You Wearing?” at Lichthof on City Campus, and two online lunchtime talks on Inclusive Leadership and From Awareness to Action.

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

  • Tue, 14.4.
    17:30 Uhr
    Podiumsdiskussion: ChatGPT zieht in den Krieg?: KI im Dienst des Militärs – eine Debatte, die uns alle angeht
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  • Tue, 14.4.
    18:00 Uhr
    MAGIE - Kreativwerkstatt 2: Märchen neu denken - Vertiefung
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  • Tue, 14.4.
    18:15 Uhr
    Homo Faber in Rom. Das Bauhandwerk: Aspekte seiner wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Bedeutung
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  • Wed, 15.4.
    10:15 Uhr
    Aufklärungsfeminismus in Leipzig. Johann Sebastian Bach vertont Christiana Mariana von Ziegler
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  • Wed, 15.4.
    11:00 Uhr
    Co-Creating a Sustainable Campus Through Citizen Science
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  • Wed, 15.4.
    18:00 Uhr
    Epizentrum 1: This House Has Moved Me
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  • Wed, 15.4.
    18:00 Uhr
    Öffentliche Führung: Was macht uns zu Menschen?
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Planning to Join Us from Abroad?

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.

UZH Condemns Events in the Middle East Conflict

We observe the developments in the Middle East with great concern and call on all parties involved to respect international humanitarian law, particularly the duty to protect civilians.

Solidarity with Ukraine

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine lasts on. UZH continues to support refugees, people affected, and UZH members.