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Researchers have discovered more than 200 new animal and plant species in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia. In an interview with Radio SRF, Sofia van Moorsel, biodiversity expert at the Department of Geography, explains what science can learn from this and whether these species discoveries can put extinction into perspective.
Ecological crises such as biodiversity loss, climate change and food security are interconnected and must be tackled in a coordinated way. This is one of the core statements of the Nexus Assessment Report published by IPBES. Maria J. Santos is one of the main authors of the comprehensive scientific analysis published this week.
There are still no effective treatments for Long Covid. Health geographer Maaret Jokela-Pansini has developed an innovative tool together with patients and shows how social sciences can deepen our understanding of the disease.
Ulrike Müller-Böker was Professor of Human Geography at the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich until 2019. Her research focused on livelihood strategies of poor people, labor migration, development and participation processes with a focus on South Asia.
Karin Schwiter is one of the experts who, as part of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) at the University of Zurich, focus on topics related to digital transformation and its impact on society. The DSI Spotlights are short videos that highlight different aspects of digitalization.
After the extreme circumstances encountered in 2022 and 2023, no relief is in sight for Swiss glaciers. Despite exceptionally large volumes of snow during the winter, a combination of temperatures in July and August that at times reached record levels and dust from the Sahara resulted in a loss of 2.5% of the glacier volume.
Digital platforms arrange jobs at short notice and promise people the chance to work independently at their own pace. But what many of these digital gig workers really need are steady employment conditions. Karin Schwiter and her team are researching work in the gig economy.
People in wheelchairs or with pushchairs are often led to insurmountable obstacles by navigation apps. The city and the University of Zurich want to make the city more accessible.
In many studies, Bernhard Schmid has shown that biodiversity is of great importance for the functioning of natural and agricultural ecosystems. The latest has just been published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. In interviews with the media, he comments on the biodiversity initiative that will soon be put to the vote.
Farming coffee can be both ecological and profitable at the same time, according to the research of Earth system scientist Maria J. Santos. The key is to combine the crops with trees.
Die Juragewässerkorrektion hat das Seeland zum Gemüsegarten gemacht. Sie hat allerdings auch zur massiven Absackung des Bodens geführt. Ob Aufschüttungen den Abbau des Moorbodens reduzieren können, untersucht ein Forschungsteam um Markus Egli an 10 Standorten.
Global warming has led to the disappearance of thousands of glaciers worldwide – with high impact on human communities in terms of cultural meaning, natural beauty, water availability, economic opportunity, and world heritage. The Global Glacier Casualty List exists to remember their names and tell their stories.
Als Glaziologin erforscht Kathrin Naegeli die Schweizer Gletscher. Mit der von ihr gegründeten Organisation «Girls* on Ice» versucht sie, Schülerinnen die Welt der Berge näherzubringen. Im Gespräch mit der Aargauer Zeitung gibt sie Einblick in ihren Alltag und verrät, weshalb es Aargauerinnen und Aargauer besonders oft ins Gebirge zieht.
Ecosystems are more stable and productive when they contain more species. This has been demonstrated impressively by researchers from the URPP Global Change and Biodiversity. The successful program is committed to ensuring that the value of biodiversity is better understood and appreciated in society.
The third World Biodiversity Forum (WBF), organised by UZH, is taking place in Davos this week. In this interview, UZH earth system scientists Maria J. Santos and Gabriela Schaepman-Strub explain how biodiversity and climate change influence each other and what needs to be done to overcome the climate and biodiversity crisis.
Der Boden im Grossen Moos ist in den letzten 100 Jahren um bis zu 2.4 Meter gesunken. Dies zeigt die Digitalisierung von über 44'000 Messpunkten einer zufällig gefundenen Karte aus dem Jahr 1920. Die Studierenden des Moduls GEO 401 konnten so ein historisches Oberflächenmodell erstellen und mit den aktuellen Daten von Swisstopo vergleichen.
Nach zwei Jahren mit wenig Schnee und sehr heissen Sommern bleibt der Permafrost in der Schweiz im Herbst 2023 warm und der Eisgehalt des Bodens nahm vielerorts weiter ab. Die Blockgletscher bewegten sich zudem schnell talwärts. Dies geht aus den neuesten Messungen des Schweizer Permafrost-Messnetzes hervor.
Nachhaltige Lösungen für gesellschaftlich relevante Probleme: Mit den langjährigen UFSP spielt die Universität ihre Kompetenzen in ausgewählten Forschungsbereichen aus. Letzte Woche feierte die UZH den Abschluss der zweiten Serie. Bei mehreren waren auch GIUZ-Mitglieder in Leitungsfunktionen oder als Mitarbeitende beteiligt.
Climate change is afflicting indigenous beech trees in Switzerland. Researchers at GIUZ now want to find out what Swiss beech forests might look like in the future. To do that, they are taking an experimental approach, using spectral data to investigate the biodiversity of the beech forests.
At the Dies Academicus 2024, the GIUZ Air Miles Group was honoured with the UZH Team Effort Award 2023 for its pioneering role in reducing flight-related emissions at the University of Zurich. Congratulations!
