[Translate to English:] hinten v.l.: Dominik Heitzmann (UZH Foundation), Annelise Alig Anderhalden (UZH Foundation), Katrin Polzer (Excellence Foundation), Christian Schwarzenegger (UZH), Marlies Heerdegen Lauterburg (Vontobel Foundation), Florian Scheuer (Department of Economics), Harald Gall (UZH) vorne v.l.: Maja Baumann-Brunner (Vontobel Foundation), Hans-Dieter Vontobel (Vontobel Foundation), Michael Schaepman (UZH), Peter Maurer (Vontobel Foundation)

New Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Economics

Another milestone has been reached: the Department of Economics at UZH is creating a new endowed professorship in sustainable economics in partnership with the Vontobel Foundation.

Fundamental changes in our economy and society are needed if we want to effectively combat climate change. How can we manage resources in a sustainable way while maintaining our level of prosperity? Which countries, industries and companies will emerge as the winners of climate change, and which will lose out? How can we achieve international cooperation when it comes to environmental policies?

These are just some of the issues researchers at the Department of Economics are investigating as part of the research priority Achieving a Sustainable Economy. UZH has now created a professorship for sustainable economics at the Department of Economics, endowed by the Vontobel Foundation.  Earlier this year, representatives of the Vontobel Foundation, the University of Zurich, the UZH Foundation and Excellence Foundation came together to celebrate this milestone. 

The UZH Foundation welcomes this cooperation and thanks the Vontobel Foundation for supporting teaching and research activities at the Department of Economics.

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fög: Yearbook Quality of the Media 2024

The Yearbook Quality of the Media 2024 of the Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög) has been published. The fög media research fund is a fund of the UZH Foundation and researches, thanks to donations, media change.

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[Translate to English:] Gehört der Kopf zum Reiter? Bruchstücke des Kulturerbes des Königtums Benin liegen in über 130 Museen in der ganzen Welt verstreut. Die Ausstellung ‘Benin verpflichtet’ am Völkerkundemuseum UZH (2024/2025) beschäftigt sich mit dem Umgang von geraubtem Kulturerbe in der eigenen Sammlung. Foto: Kathrin Leuenberger, 2024

New exhibition «Benin obliges» at the Ethnographic Museum UZH

Does the head belong to the rider? Fragments of the cultural heritage of the kingdom of Benin are scattered in museums around the world. The exhibition «Benin Dues» at Ethnographic Museum UZH is about dealing with looted royal treasures.

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“University research is like the Olympics”

How does the University of Zurich attract young researchers and how are research projects prioritized? Find out what makes UZH a unique research institution in our interview with Elisabeth Stark.

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