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    Cultural Analysis Now!

    What does it mean to read (now)? Artificial intelligence and new media are changing the conditions of reading and raising new questions about our practices and strategies.

    Lecture Series A book open in profile
Apples, pears, nuts

Fall Market

“Kronprinz Rudolf,” “Enterprise,” or the Zurich variety “Nicolin”: Discover the diversity of fruits and wild berries at the University of Zurich's Botanical Garden.
Saturday, 17 October, 11:00am to 5:00pm
Kinder im Korridor einer Schule

Wenn Kinder herausfordern

Exper­t:innen aus Forschung und Praxis disku­tieren, wie der Umgang mit ver­haltens­auffälligen Kindern im Schul­alltag gelingen kann. Panel­diskussion, orga­nisiert vom “Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development”.
Monday, 19 October, 12:00pm
Jacques Pitteloud

Die Schweiz in Zeiten geopolitischer Umwälzungen

Klima­verän­derung, demo­grafische Revolution und eine rasante Techno­logie­entwicklung: Was bedeutet dies für die Schweiz und welche Heraus­forde­rungen müssen jetzt ange­gangen werden? Vortrag von Jacques Pitteloud, CH-Bot­schafter in Belgien, am EIZ.
Tuesday, 20 October, 6:30pm
Pinocchios

Ein Menschenrecht auf Wahrheit?

Vortrag von Dr. Elif Askin von der Rechts­wissen­schaft­lichen Fakultät. Aus der Ring­vorlesung «Wahrheit und Lüge», organisiert von den Fort­geschrit­tenen Forschen­den und Lehrenden der UZH (FFL).
Wednesday, 21 October, 6:15pm
Moose im Botanischen Garten

Moose im Klimawandel: Überlebenskünstler in Gefahr?

Moose reagieren besonders empfind­lich auf Verände­rungen von Feuchtig­keit und Temperatur, welt­weit gelten rund 30% als gefährdet. Wie wirkt sich der Klima­wandel auf die ein­heimische Moosflora aus und welche Mass­nahmen werden zu ihrem Schutz getroffen?
Thursday, 22 October, 6:00pm

Lecture Series Fall 2026

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    Cultural Analysis Now! (in German)

    What does it mean to read (now)? The lecture series examines reading practices, strategies and contexts in the age of AI and new media.
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  • Visualisation: an open mouth conveying powerful messages

    Language and Power (in German)

    Language shapes how we perceive the world, defines who belongs and can reinforce social inequalities. The lecture series explores the relationship between language and power from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.
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  • Jewish and Islamic symbols

    Judaism and Islam (in German)

    The lecture series explores the relationships and mutual influences between Judaism and Islam, offering new perspectives on their historical and contemporary entanglements.
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    Labor Migration (Online)

    From precarious working conditions to the racialization of migrants, labor migration has shaped the economies, societies and communities of Eastern Europe for more than 200 years.
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  • Pinocchios

    Truth and Lies (in German)

    A transdisciplinary exploration of different aspects of truth and lies, at a time when distinguishing between the two has taken on renewed urgency.
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  • Visualisation: Stacked publications with outliers

    Fake Science

    Manipulated images, fabricated data and made-up studies: the lecture series examines how to address scientific fraud and what forms of regulation may be effective.
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  • Sculptures on the side portal of Strasbourg Cathedral

    Virtues and Vices (in German)

    Justice and courage, pride and greed: ideas, concepts and understandings of virtue and vice from the Middle Ages to the present day.
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Current Events

  • Sun, 18.10.
    11:30 Uhr
    Guided tour: Immerse yourself in the marine world of Monte San Giorgio (in English)
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  • Sun, 18.10.
    14:00 Uhr
    Family workshops:The seasons from an animal’s perspective
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  • Mon, 19.10.
    16:15 Uhr
    #BookTok: Genre, Paratext und digitale Lesekulturen
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  • Mon, 19.10.
    17:00 Uhr
    From Casual Encounters to Long-Term Relationships: Bacteria and Their Hosts / Genomic Technology for Pathogen Surveillance: From Wildlife to Global Health
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  • Mon, 19.10.
    18:15 Uhr
    Forty Frankensteins. Science Fiction Lecture 2026 with Prof. Dr. Adam Roberts, London
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  • Mon, 19.10.
    18:15 Uhr
    Magie und Midrasch in der spätantiken jüdischen Literatur und im Koran
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  • Tue, 20.10.
    14:15 Uhr
    Die Suche nach der Supraleitfähigkeit bei Raumtemperatur
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  • Tue, 20.10.
    18:15 Uhr
    Tajik Labor Migration to Russia in the Wake of the War in Ukraine
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  • Tue, 20.10.
    18:30 Uhr
    Von der brutalen Realität eingeholt: die Schweiz in Zeiten geopolitischer Umwälzungen
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  • Wed, 21.10.
    18:00 Uhr
    Guided Tour: What makes us human?
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Public Lectures and Events

Lectures and Panel Discussions

University for All

Research Up Close

Special Exhibitions

Visual Fish 'n' Grips

Offers for Schools

UZH offers workshops, tours, events, continuing education courses and much more for primary and high school students, teachers and school heads.
Fish 'n' Grips: Offers for Schools (in German)
Visual of a MOOC by UZH

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

Coursera, which is currently the largest and best-known MOOC platform in the world, offers MOOCs created by UZH.
www.mooc.uzh.ch