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Muoniverse began operations in May as one of six newly funded National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs). The center quickly gathered momentum in its first weeks: recruiting PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, setting up a coordination office, appointing board members, holding a kick-off meeting, and launching the research projects at the heart of its program.

Am 4. World Biodiversity Forum in Davos trifft sich die internationale Biodiversitätswissenschaft mit Teilnehmenden aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Kultur zum Schutz der Biodiversität.

There are only a handful of professors as successful as Prof. Dr. Andreas Plückthun – both throughout his career and beyond. A good reason to celebrate!

Researchers at MNF of UZH and ETH Zürich developed biohybrid microrobots that accelerate spinal cord repair. In zebrafish larvae, the treatment rapidly restored normal swimming behaviour, with similar regenerative effects also observed in mice.

Exchanging views and engaging in dialogue are a crucial part of the University of Zurich. In a series employees are introduced who help ensure campus life continues to thrive and who encourage dialogue between the university and society.

Every year, UZH marks its anniversary. The university receives congratulations, honors outstanding individuals, awards honorary doctorates, and presents a highlight video showcasing its diverse research. In 2025, the Faculty of Science focuses on glacier monitoring, aligned with the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation.

The HiBiDiS mission aims to provide new insights into forest biodiversity, answering key questions about climate change. UZH is participating as a scientific partner.

Initially, sex chromosomes are expected to be similar in size and appearance (homomorphic), but they may diverge over time (heteromorphic). Yet, homomorphic sex chromosomes are only well-characterized in diploid flowering plants whereas their structure and evolutionary history is underexplored in the haploid-dominant group of plants, the bryophytes. UZH researchers now tackled this issue.

As the National Research Program Digital Transformation comes to a close, a new wave of digital change, driven by artificial intelligence, is already underway and needs to be addressed, says Abraham Bernstein.