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    Understanding Human Beings

    What makes us human? Scholars have been grappling with this question for centuries. UZH researchers from across different fields are providing answers to these fundamental questions.

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UZH Students

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Public Events

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

Andrew Bailey

The future of global financial stability

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England since 2020, is coming to the Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF) for an exclusive live discussion on the future of global financial stability and the most pressing economic challenges of our time.
Monday, 9 November, 6:30pm
Annika Brockschmidt

Religion, Macht und Social Media

Annika Brockschmidt beleuchtet die Allianz zwischen christlichen Nationalist:innen und der Tech-Elite, ihre Gefahren für die Demokratie und die Rolle von Social Media. Eine Veranstaltung des Universitären Forschungsschwerpunkts “Digital Religion(s)”.
Wednesday, 11 November, 7:00pm
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Public Lecture Series

“Judaism and Islam”, “Language and Power”, or “Labor Migration”: You are invited to the “Ringvorlesungen” of the fall semester. Free of charge, no registration required. Until 17 December.
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Current Events

  • Today
    16:15 Uhr
    Die Zukunft des Lesens
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    17:15 Uhr
    Stilles Risiko Sitzen
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  • Today
    18:15 Uhr
    Ist die UNO noch zu retten?
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  • Today
    18:15 Uhr
    Numinous and Fungible: Images as Media of Restitution
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  • Today
    18:30 Uhr
    «Talk and Q&A» with Andrew Bailey at the Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF)
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  • Tue, 10.11.
    14:15 Uhr
    Resetting Time: How Cancer Rewinds Its Clock to Embryonic Origins (in English)
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  • Tue, 10.11.
    16:15 Uhr
    «Alles ist in allem». Der Stoffkreislauf in der Sāṅkhya- und Yoga-Philosophie
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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.
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