Swiss glaciers lose a further five per cent of their volume
Intense heatwaves from May to September, combined with a winter with little snow, led to another devastating year for the glaciers. This is evident from the latest data from the Swiss Glacier …
Adapting without losing purpose: How Swiss development NGOs navigate Swiss domestic political shifts
What happens to development cooperation projects abroad when political priorities shift at home? A Master's thesis explores how Swiss development NGOs navigate shrinking budgets, changing …
Next in Geography: Einblicke in Matura- und Masterarbeiten junger Geograph:innen
Der Anlass «Next in Geography» der Geographie Alumni UZH gibt jährlich jungen Geograph:innen eine Bühne: Prämiert werden herausragende Maturaarbeiten im Fach Geographie, und unterstützte …
The EU’s Copernicus Earth observation program provides real-time data for climate protection, biodiversity, and other key areas. Yet Switzerland continues to refrain from financial …
Wohnungsnot, steigende Mieten und Verdrängung prägen viele Grossstädte, besonders auch Zürich. Die Sozialgeografin Hanna Hilbrandt untersucht die sozialen Folgen dieser Entwicklung. Welche …
On 15 September, the European Space Agency launched a satellite mission to measure and map the photosynthetic activity of plants on Earth. The Department of Geography is involved in the project.
When the forest looks like autumn in summer: What we can learn from the Hardwald’s unique history
This summer has been a tough one for nature. Prolonged drought and high temperatures have put forests across Switzerland under severe stress. This was particularly evident in the Hardwald near …
Klimawandel hautnah: GIUZ-Forscherin begleitet Staatsoberhäupter auf den Stubaier Gletscher
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer, Glaziologin der Universität Zürich und des World Glacier Monitoring Service und Ko-Präsidentin der Internationalen Permafrost Assoziation, hat am 1. September 2026 die …
“One of the largest historically documented rock-and-ice avalanches”
Since the early hours after the disaster in Nepal, Christian Huggel, Simon Allen and Holger Frey have been analyzing the available data together with international colleagues. In numerous media …
Seit mehr als einem Jahr liegen riesige Schutt- und Eismassen bei Blatten im Tal. Gleb Kabakovitch und Andreas Hüni untersuchen mithilfe von Spektrometern, wie fein oder grob das Geröll an der …
“We need to improve walkability and use UZH as a real-world laboratory”
The University of Zurich has presented a new, campus-wide mobility and transportation strategy. Esra Suel, professor of Urban Analytics, explains the challenges involved and the role research plays.
Experience science up close for nine days at Switzerland’s largest science festival. Researchers will present their current projects and findings at exhibition booths and in short lectures at …
Switzerland's national landmark is severely affected by the impacts of climate change. High temperatures are leading to massive rockfalls. In an interview with “24 heures,” Christian Huggel and …
ValPar.CH-Praxisnavigator: Schnelle Antworten auf drängende Fragen zu Biodiversität und Ökosystemleistungen
Wie entwickeln sich Biodiversität und Ökosystemleistungen heute und in Zukunft – und wie können wir diese Entwicklung gezielt beeinflussen? Der ValPar.CH-Praxisnavigator bietet praktische Antworten …
NASA's first biodiversity-focused project aimed at measuring, mapping and understanding the unique biodiversity of the Greater Cape Floristic Region in South Africa. Maria J. Santos and Andreas …
Rethinking Change: Putting Indigenous Worldviews at the Heart of Human-Nature Relations
As the world faces a deepening ‘polycrisis’ – from biodiversity loss and climate change to social inequity and political instability – transformative change is urgently needed. With our SNSF Spark …
Nationales Geographisches Berufspodium 2026: Inspiration und Netzwerken
Am Donnerstag, dem 7. Mai 2026, fand an der Universität Zürich das Berufspodium für Geographie und Erdsystemwissenschaften statt. Organisiert vom Geoteam bot es rund 200 Studierenden der …
The high proportion of sealed surfaces in cities leads to significant heating of urban areas, reduces rainwater infiltration, and increases the risk of flooding. One approach to deal with these …
Nachhaltigkeit im Labor: Gold-Zertifizierung für die GeoLabs
Die Universität Zürich hat im Rahmen ihrer Decarb 2030-Initiative Labore und Arbeitsgruppen systematisch zu ihrer Nachhaltigkeitspraxis befragt. Unsere GeoLabs, die gemeinsamen Labordienste mehrerer …
Drought in Switzerland: How the CrowdWater app fills data gaps
The current drought is affecting small streams in particular—yet they are rarely monitored. This is where the citizen science project CrowdWater comes in: With the app, anyone can collect data and …
