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Stimulating the brain with gentle sounds during deep sleep significantly enhances cardiac function, according to a new study. This discovery could have implications not only for cardiovascular diseases but also for competitive sports, among…

Open Access Week, held annually since 2008, provides a container in which to exchange experiences of open science practices and raise awareness of open access and related issues among researchers and institutions. The event was…

UZH is developing alternative methods to animal experiments in line with the 3Rs principle. To highlight outstanding achievements of its members in the field of 3Rs, the university has introduced the UZH 3R Award, which has now gone to…

Dina Pomeranz digs a few scraps of paper out of the coin pocket of her wallet. They bear vocabulary words in Swahili that she is trying to memorize. The economist is learning the East African language for the sake of her new…

UZH is present at this year’s OLMA with two projects exhibited in the trade fair’s “research garden.” One project demonstrates how supplemental feeding with algae makes pigs healthier. The other project explains the arms race underway on…

A sociological study by the University of Zurich confirms that a considerable proportion of employees perceive their work as socially useless. Employees in financial, sales and management occupations are more likely to conclude that their…

Until now, UZH employees have received their monthly salary statement on paper by mail. This is about to change. From the end of July, UZH employees in some units will be able to log in to the new Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS), where…

In pursuit of a more ethical world, people in business and society speak out to criticize groups for wrongdoing and call for them to change their harmful ways: Activists demand justice for victims in their campaigns, employees might call…

What will the computer of the future look like? How will it work? The search for answers to these questions is a major driver of basic physical research. There are several possible scenarios, ranging from the further development of…

Cystinosis is a rare lyosomal storage disorder affecting around 1 in 100,000 to 200,000 newborns worldwide. Nephropathic (non-inflammatory) cystinosis, the most common and severe form of the disease, manifests with kidney disease symptoms…