Children and young people no longer use Google, they ask ChatGPT. They know that not every answer is correct, but they often lack the strategies to critically question AI content. This is exactly where the Digital Resilience: Tool for AI and Deepfake Competence in Young People project comes in. The… Read More »Strengthening digital resilience: Interactive learning tool for AI skills among young people
How do we deal with the daily flood of news? The UZH News article Lost in bad news shows how negative headlines and constant push notifications can lead to information overload. Anne Schulz, assistant professor of political communication at UZH, examines how we can stay informed without jeopardising our mental… Read More »Stay informed without feeling overwhelmed
On 2 October 2025, the AI+X Summit took place in Oerlikon. The summit focused on the diverse applications of artificial intelligence. Both ZHAW and UZH contributed numerous presentations and insights from research and teaching. The ZHAW was represented by several departments, including Applied Linguistics, Engineering, Management & Law, and Life… Read More »Recap: AIXSummit 2025
The Virtual Reality as a Learning Venue for Basic Vocational Education and Training project, which we presented in July as the winner of the SGAB Vocational Education and Training Award 2025, has now been officially honoured at the autumn conference of the Swiss Society for Applied Vocational Education and Training… Read More »VR as a learning venue: Award ceremony at the SGAB conference
The game ImaginEd is the result of the Edugame4Change project, which was funded in the third project call, and is now available as a product for schools. The game was presented to the public for the first time on 25 October 2025 at a launch event in the Lernmedienshop Zurich… Read More »ImaginEd: New educational game supports schools in the digital transformation
On October 23, 2025, the DIZH Public Data Lab (PDL) was launched at the Toni-Areal. Over 100 guests from the fields of science, administration, art, and civil society came together to discuss a key question: How do we measure the pulse of the canton of Zurich? Karin Mairitsch, president of… Read More »Launch of the Public Data Lab: A new space for open data and dialogue
“Design Your City” is an innovative virtual reality experience that enables new forms of participation in urban development. The aim is to actively involve the population and make changes in public spaces comprehensible to everyone. https://youtu.be/LwFxWWN4gmA Instead of presenting traditional plans, the virtual reality tool allows residents to experience planned… Read More »Design Your City
Dialogue-oriented artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in mental health care. It supports psychoeducation, self-management exercises, progress monitoring, and the implementation of structured therapeutic techniques. At the same time, its use raises fundamental questions: What does it mean when AI simulates empathy and care without itself bearing responsibility or values?… Read More »DSI Insights: AI in psychotherapy
ChatGPT is also sparking intense debate in educational research and is increasingly becoming the subject of scientific investigation itself. But what do we actually know about how well AI helps with learning? In the latest episode of Schampar digital, we talk to Joshua Weidlich, DIZH bridge professor at the University… Read More »Learning with ChatGPT. Research meets hype
Merlin Hebecker researches new forms of precarious work at the Public Data Lab. Since September 2025, Merlin Hebecker has been a doctoral student in labor geography at the University of Zurich and a member of the Public Data Lab. In his dissertation, he examines how new forms of precarious work,… Read More »On Precarious Work and Invisible People