#GIUZ #ImageOfTheWeek At Greenland’s fastest glacier, Sermeq Kujalleq, sudden drainage of a surface lake triggered a subglacial flood and speedup pulse, culminating in prolonged calving at ...
Reversed roles: when students become the excursion guides
For many students, excursions and field trips are among the most enjoyable and memorable parts of their studies, and may even be one of the reasons why they chose this subject. For us as teachers, ...
#GIUZ #ImageOfTheWeek Located at a crossroads of many footpaths in the Irchel park, the sun needles radiate like crystals from the bridgehead into the surrounding landscape, pointing the ...
In clear skies, optical satellite images reveal where snow lies. Researchers at the University of Zurich’s Department of Geography use radar sensors to gather additional information about snow ...
From research paper to classroom: Making glacier science accessible
Latest research on measuring the melting of glaciers has been transformed into an engaging article for teens, making climate science accessible and inspiring for young minds. It is now available ...
Uneven illumination and the infrastructure politics of light masterplanning
Nocturnal illumination is both a hallmark and a driving force of global urbanisation—and increasingly an urgent environmental concern. Light infrastructures stretch the frontiers of economic and ...
Interdisziplinär, praxisnah, inspirierend: Wie GEO110 den Studienstart bereichert
Im Modul GEO110 – Schweiz 2040 setzen sich unsere Erstsemestrigen mit zentralen Fragen zu Erde und Gesellschaft im Wandel auseinander. Das Modul verbindet Humangeographie, Physische Geographie ...
Beech trees in a changing climate: A new genetic diversity experiment takes root at Irchel Campus
The European beech is a key species in Swiss and European forests. However, due to the increasingly hotter and drier climate, it is facing a growing threat from drought. To study its resilience, ...
SNSF Starting Grants 2026: Call to identify and offer support to selected candidates
The Department of Geography is pleased to support candidates for the SNSF Starting Grants 2026. We are particularly interested in candidates whose proposed research matches GIUZ’s identified ...
Making power visible to enable deep societal transformation
How can we transition from knowing about the most pressing challenges of our time—climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality—to achieving tangible, lasting transformation? What is ...
Natural hazards such as avalanches and flooding are likely to become more frequent in Switzerland. UZH geographers are working to improve predictions of where they could occur and what the ...
Students visited the Oberaar Glacier as part of the course GEO851 to measure its surface mass balance, meaning accumulation and ablation. Challenging weather conditions, hard work to drill holes ...
For many people, finding an apartment in Zurich has become a living nightmare. Extremely low vacancy rates, mass evictions and rising construction costs are exacerbating the situation. ...
«Blatten könnte ein Modellfall werden – auch international»
Eine neue Gefahrenkarte bietet einen Blick in die Zukunft im Lötschental. Sie zeigt, wo künftig gebaut werden darf – und wo nicht. Christian Huggel sagt im Interview, dass der Ort ein ...
«Geographies of Celebration»: EGEA Jahreskongress 2025
Wie beeinflussen Grossveranstaltungen unsere Städte, Landschaften und Gesellschaften – und welche Chancen können sie bieten? Diese Fragen standen im Zentrum des Jahreskongresses der European ...
The project GlaMBIE (Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise) explores how satellite observations are used to monitor over 275,000 glaciers worldwide. Livia Piermattei, Professor for ...
Aus den vielen, frei verfügbaren Daten von Ämtern und Organisationen Indikatoren für gesellschaftliche, ökonomische und ökologische Veränderungsprozesse zu entwickeln, das ist das Ziel des DIZH ...
Looking into the past to unravel the mystery of Pamir glaciers
In the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, certain glaciers have been resilient to climate change in recent decades – in sharp contrast to those in the rest of the world. Evan Miles and Andreas ...
Wie nehmen wir die Natur wahr? Welche Bedeutung hat sie für uns – persönlich, gesellschaftlich und wirtschaftlich? Und wie können wir ihre Werte und Leistungen langfristig sichern? Diesen Fragen ...
