University of Zurich

The University of Zurich (UZH) with over 26,000 students, the largest university in Switzerland. The University of Zurich was founded in 1833 as the first university in Europe of a democratic state and is one of the best in German-speaking universities. Seven faculties offer a variety of opportunities for study at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level. In addition, the University of Zurich has a wide range of continuing education portfolio.

The University of Zurich is a member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) among the leading European research universities.

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The time has come for many of us to turn off notifications and put work to the back of our minds, but research shows that pre-and post-vacation workload makes it hard to totally switch off and recharge. Stokkete/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Why it’s so hard to switch off on holiday – and what workers and employers can do

For vacation time to be truly restful, the onus is on both employers and employees.
Une tourbière sur l’île Miscou, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Le site fait partie du projet Tracking the Colour of Peatlands, qui utilise des photographies prises par des particuliers à partir de points fixes. (Scott J. Davidson)

Les tourbières sont essentielles pour nos écosystèmes, mais elles sont peu considérées et peu étudiées

Le projet PeatPic a utilisé plus de 3 700 photos prises avec des smartphones dans 27 tourbières de 10 pays afin de recueillir des données sur l’impact du changement climatique sur ces zones.
A peatland on Miscou Island, New Brunswick. The site is part of the ‘Tracking the Colour of Peatlands’ project, which uses photographs collected by members of the public from fixed-point locations. (Scott J. Davidson)

Harnessing technology and global collaboration to understand peatlands

The PeatPic Project used over 3,700 smartphone photographs from 27 peatlands in 10 countries to gather data about how climate change is impacting them.
Les bonobos sont des grands singes en danger d’extinction habitant la forêt équatoriale en République Démocratique du Congo. M. Surbeck, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project.

Les bonobos font des phrases (presque) comme nous

Une nouvelle étude démontre que les bonobos créent des combinaisons de cris complexes et avec du sens, semblables aux phrases dans le langage humain.
Faut-il simplement demander aux banques d'avoir des réserves pour les protéger face aux risques ? Shutterstock

Réglementer ou taxer : comment garantir la stabilité des banques ?

La réglementation internationale exige des banques d’avoir un certain matelas de fonds propres pour pouvoir faire face aux risques. Ne pourrait-on pas imaginer un autre outil de nature fiscale ?
Artist reconstruction of Alienacanthus malkowskii, a 365-million-year-old placoderm fish from Poland and Morocco. (Beat Scheffold & Christian Klug)

A 365‑million‑year‑old fish with an extreme underbite showcases vertebrate diversity

What paleontologists had believed to be spiny fins turned out to be elongated jaws. New examination of fossils that were 365 million years old revealed a fish with a remarkable lower jaw.
Would people still call a women’s soccer match boring if they didn’t know the players’ genders? isitsharp/E+ via Getty Images

We blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate their performances − with surprising results

A common criticism of women’s sports is that female players aren’t as entertaining or skilled as their male counterparts. Two researchers decided to put this notion to the test.
One clever clogs from the animal kingdom. Jpmckenna/Flickr

Are crows really that clever?

Scientists pour over the existing literature on corvids’ smarts to debunk some myths, and uphold others.

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