On 15 September, the European Space Agency launched a satellite mission to measure and map the photosynthetic activity of plants on Earth. The University of Zurich is involved in the project.
Researchers from the University of Zurich and Agroscope received one of the coveted Ig Nobel Prizes 2026 with their citizen science project "Proof by Underpants". The degree of underpants decomposition serves as an indicator of soil activity. In this way the project excellently fits the criteria of the Ig Nobel Prize: Science "that first makes people laugh, and then makes them think".
Joana Graca Marques assistant professor at the Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
The Faculty of Science welcomes Prof. Dr. Joana Graça Marques as SNSF funded professor at the Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (dual department of VSF and MNF).
Bogdan Dereka UZH externally funded assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry
The Faculty of Science welcomes Prof. Dr. Bogdan Dereka as UZH externally funded assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry. He will lead the ERC project «Electric Field eFfects In Chemistry And CatalYsis – EFFICACY». His research connects conceptual originality with methodical innovation in the field of Physical Chemistry.
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment has delivered a small but compelling hint of dark matter. UZH researchers are playing a key role in capturing and analyzing these data.
First Measurement of Low-Energy Solar Neutrinos Scattering Off Electrons
Researchers have observed low-energy solar neutrinos scattering off electrons in the XENONnT detector. The University of Zurich is involved in the experiment.
Patrick Fernandes Rodrigues assistant professor at the Institute of Experimental Immunology
The Faculty of Science welcomes Patrick Fernandes Rodrigues as SNSF funded professor at the Institute of Experimental Immunology (dual department of MeF and MNF).
Buried Underwear Shows Land Use Is Key to Soil Health
A citizen science project involving 1,000 volunteers and more than 2,000 pairs of buried cotton underwear shows that land use is the most important factor in determining decomposition rates and soil life.
