In his guest article in the FAZ on March 16, “Where US authorities delete archive images of minorities”, Roland Meyer, DIZH Bridge Professor of Digital Cultures and Arts at UZH and ZHdK, sheds light on the practice of American authorities to remove historical archive images of minorities. He argues that… Read More »Counter-archives as an answer: Dealing with historical image material
The LINA project is presented in the “Mitteilungen” magazine of the ZHAW Graduate Engineering & Architecture (E&A) department. LINA is a structure funded by the innovation program for the safe testing of autonomous systems. The aim is to test AI-supported drones and other autonomous technologies under real conditions, both indoors… Read More »LINA: A test infrastructure for autonomous systems and unmanned drones
How do AI-generated images influence political communication? And why does the far right make particularly frequent use of artificially created visual worlds? Roland Meyer, DIZH Bridge Professor at UZH and ZHdK, discusses the ideological and aesthetic affinity between right-wing politics and generative AI in two recent podcast episodes. Tending to… Read More »Listening Recommendation: AI Visual Language and Political Aesthetics
IMMERSE integrates mixed reality into education and university teaching. IMMERSE is being funded as part of the 2nd Structure Call and is being implemented by a core team from the Center for Dental Medicine and the Balgrist University Hospital of the University of Zurich, the ZHAW and the PHZH. More… Read More »Job vacancy: Projectmanagement & Communications Specialist
For the seventh time, the “ZHAW digital” initiative is supporting researchers working on projects related to digital transformation. This year, the scholarship is awarded to five junior and five senior fellows with doctoral students. The fellows come from four different ZHAW departments. ZHAW digital has been promoting innovation, research, and… Read More »ZHAW digital: Start of Fellowships 2025
Barbara Getto, Professor of Media Education, Center for Education and Digital Transformation PHZH, together with other experts, answered questions on media consumption and cell phone use among children, the behavior of parents and the role of schools in the SRF Live Chat on 26.02.25. Topics included strategies for preventing cyberbullying,… Read More »SRF Live Chat: Media consumption and cell phone use among children
In collaboration with international partners, the Immersive Arts Space of the ZHdK offers a residency for artists and researchers who deal with the connection between body, technology and public space. More information and application BODIES-MACHINES-PUBLICS brings together a “glocal” (global and local) network of cultural and scientific partners in Switzerland,… Read More »Open call: Residency at the Immersive Arts Space
Crafting Playbook is an innovative web application that supports people in actively reflecting on and shaping their day-to-day work. The focus is on crafting plays, short, practical exercises that help people to recognize their own strengths, take advantage of opportunities in their day-to-day work and gradually implement changes. Crafting Playbook:… Read More »Crafting Playbook. Consciously shaping everyday work
What political content was shown on TikTok before the 2025 German federal election? Which parties and actors were particularly active? And how do political posts influence opinion formation? These questions are at the core of a research project conducted by the Weizenbaum Institute Berlin and the Data Donation Lab (University… Read More »Your Feed, Your Choice: Research Project on the 2025 German Federal Election
In the second episode of the DSI Podcast “Genial Digital?”, we explore the impact of digitalization on leadership. Do leaders need to adapt their leadership style—and become more human in the process? If so, how should they go about it? And is it generally a good idea to show emotions… Read More »Should managers show more emotion?