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During parabolic flights in zero gravity the first experimental evidence was obtained that a key physical process, known as shear-flow instability, occurs under conditions similar to those in planet formation regions. A research team led by the University of Bern, with participation of ETH Zurich, UZH and NCCR PlanetS conducted this research.

UZH evolutionary biologist Jordi Bascompte has received the Cozzarelli Prize for his research on the emergence of eukaryotic cells.

The Faculty of Science is applying for an international label for equality, diversity, and inclusion – the first faculty in Switzerland to do so.

The University of Zurich has set up a new funding instrument for postdoctoral researchers. We present the first three recipients of the Sylvia Isobel Willener Fellowship.

In order to successfully to colonize new habitats, some microbes acquire new traits, but others reduce the size of their genome and lose some functions, as the genomes of bacteria in Lake Zurich show.

Where does Switzerland stand in addressing climate change? The latest report from the Swiss Academies of Sciences (SCNAT) provides an answer to this question. It also assesses future risks associated with climate change and presents a wide range of scientifically proven, effective options for climate protection and adaptation.

The Academia Europaea was founded in 1988 and is the most prestigious Academy with individual membership from the Council of Europe states and other nations across the world. Its members are eminent individual scientists and scholars, who cover the full range of academic disciplines. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub has been elected as member of AE in 2026 joining the Earth & Cosmic Sciences and Ecology.

UZH provides NASA with flight data from the Orion space capsule to test the possibility of involving external parties in monitoring flight paths.