Newly appointed professors and private lecturers provide an overview of their respective research areas in their inaugural lectures, and at the same time offer an insight into the colorful diversity of teaching and research at the University of Zurich.

The Digital Society Initiative (DSI) at the University of Zurich is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Since its founding, the DSI has established itself as an interdisciplinary competence center that connects research, education and society in the context of digital transformation.

In its fifth project call, the DIZH is funding twelve projects. These projects are characterized by their innovative strength, social relevance, and strong practical relevance. They range from intensive care units to classrooms to forensic institutes, from ancient inscriptions to deepfake voices.

CYREN ZH, a project of the DSI Community Cybersecurity, is organizing a summer school in June/July 2026 on the topic of «Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Privacy: Interdisciplinary Research Methods». The program is aimed at early-career researchers. Registrations are open until the end of April 2026.

DSI Infrastructures & Labs are shareable infrastructures or structural vessels for creating collaborative research environments related to digital transformation. Prof. Dr. Esra Suel briefly introduces UDH, one of the projects in this series.