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Alain Berset

European unity in a time of war and rupture

Eighty years after Churchill’s historic Zurich speech, Europe faces war, democratic backsliding and a profound crisis of the post-war legal order. Public lecture by Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, at UZH's Europa Institut.
Wednesday, 16 September, 6:00pm (Live Stream)
Science Comedian

Random Facts Exchange

Random Facts Exchange is what happens when you give nerds a microphone instead of telling them to stop. In this science comedy show at the Natural History Museum, real human beings get up and present whatever weird thing they’re obsessed with.
Thursday, 17 September, 6:00pm
Skulpturen am Seitenportal des Strassburger Münsters: Personifizierte «Tugenden» durchbohren die «Laster» mit Lanzen

Tugend und Laster

Was sie sind und wozu wir sie (nicht) brauchen. Vortrag der Ringvorlesung “Tugenden und Laster”, organisiert vom Zentrum Zürcher Mediävistik.
Tuesday, 22 September, 4:15pm

Lecture Series Fall 2026

  • 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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  • 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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  • Heavily soiled work boots

    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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  • 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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  • A book open in profile

    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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  • 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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    Die mittelmeerigste Pflanze und ihre Gesellschaft
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    Geographisch-ornithologische Exkursion an den Klingnauer Stausee
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    Introduction: Labor Migration in and from Eastern Europe, Past and Present
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    Taboo Topics We Can No Longer Avoid: Negligence, Tampering, and Fraud / Research Integrity and the Quest for Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
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    Guided tour: Slow chaos
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    Einführung Ringvorlesung «Wahrheit und Lüge»
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    18:30 Uhr
    Zürich im Buch: «Die Töchter von Zürich»
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    Breathwork für Mitarbeitende und Studierende der UZH – für entspanntes Studieren, Arbeiten und Miteinander
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    Die Symbolik der Pflanzen in Mythologien weltweit
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    Klostertradition und Klostergärten
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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