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 ...
The production chain of Stadler Rail, the Swiss-based rail vehicle manufacturer, has been severely affected by the recent floods in Valencia. It will take years to get back to normal. This case ...
Bridging academia and social media: Gallopping with the Critical Pony
The Critical Pony is a project designed to make the field of human geography more approachable and entertaining for a broad audience. Through bite-sized, engaging videos, this initiative tries to ...
Geography of suffering – body maps express what words cannot
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 ...
High altitude dilemmas: Reducing air travel emissions in academia
Academic air travel contributes significantly to universities' greenhouse gas emissions. A study evaluated five air travel reduction measures while also considering the willingness of academic ...
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 ...
What makes working for taxi apps and online delivery services problematic
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 ...
AgroPionier: Vielfalt auf den Feldern, innovative Lösungen und Zusammenarbeit
Zunehmende Wetterextreme wie Trockenperioden und Starkregen zeigen, wie wichtig es ist, dass sich die Landwirtschaft an das veränderte Klima anpasst, um die Lebensmittelversorgung zu sichern. Mehr ...
Wie man zur Römerzeit in Zürich badete, wie das Trink- und Abwassersystem funktioniert und wo in der Stadt Strom aus Wasserkraft erzeugt wird: Mit dem neuen VoiceMap-Audioguide kannst du die Stadt ...
Working together to take measurements, getting to know my classmates, and enjoying the landscape: For me, a master's student from Texas, this weekend in the field was a unique experience!
The End of Sheikh Hasina’s Era: Is women leadership in Bangladesh at risk?
Besides experiencing the longest-serving female prime ministers, Bangladesh is doing better in the gender equality index. However, only appointing women in different positions does not necessarily ...
Severe melting of glaciers despite heavy snowfall at high altitudes
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 ...
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 ...
Mit dem Anlass «Next in Geography», bei dem der geographische Nachwuchs im Mittelpunkt steht, hat die diesjährige Vortragsreihe der Geographie Alumni UZH begonnen. Einerseits wurden herausragende ...
Launch of the Geography Creative Lab: Innovative student work at UZH in the spotlight
The new UZH Geography Creative Lab website is a collaborative ‘lab’ space created to showcase creative and engaged research produced in various formats by students at our department. Our aim is to ...
Modelling in the lab is one thing, practical work in the field is another. In a block course, students learn how to properly produce hazard maps and conduct risk analyses – and come into direct ...
Economic processes from a critical standpoint: Video podcasts by students on an economic geography course
How are the videos from Instagram about cute animals connected with an illegal global trade of exotic animals? What is care-work and why is it important to understand our current economic system? ...
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.
"Biodiversity and genetic diversity are vital for us humans"
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 ...
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.
