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Your Support for the University of Zurich

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Thanks to you, the UZH Foundation can support the University of Zurich’s strategic priorities and promote excellence in science.

By supporting us, you become part of the groundbreaking work done by University of Zurich researchers. Your donations speed up progress in research and teaching, bringing benefits to the whole of society. Investing in education and research benefits everyone: Since 2012, we have been able to provide more than CHF 330 million to the University of Zurich thanks to the dedication of more than 1 700 private donors, foundations and businesses.

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«The UZH Foundation does great things that also benefit people who aren’t familiar with the world of academia.»

Richard Dähler, Donor since 1997

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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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Learning how to use artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) permeates our everyday lives. It also poses new challenges for university teaching and research. How are AI tools such as ChatGPT used in research and teaching, and what new skills are required to use them?

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Eye-tracking glasses for linguistic research

UZH researchers are creating a large-scale multilingual reading corpus where eye gaze data from readers in many languages will be made available for research.

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Establish Your Own Foundation

The UZH Foundation offers you the opportunity to establish
your own foundation and focus your support on a topic
of your choice
at the University of Zurich.

We also run the head office of the Walter and Gertrud Siegenthaler Foundation as well as several trusts focusing on specific topics.

«My studies at UZH were a great challenge, but fortunately the University supported me with a scholarship. I’m very grateful to my alma mater for that.»

Dzmitry Katsiuba, student at the Department of Informatics