User Experience (UX) Design und Geographie haben mehr gemeinsam, als man denkt: Ein ganzheitliches Verständnis, barrierefreie Visualisierung und qualitative Methoden prägen beide Bereiche. Mein Praktikum zeigte: Das Geographiestudium liefert ideale Grundlagen für nutzerzentriertes Design – und macht Geograph:innen in dieser Branche begehrt.

Mit GPS-gesteuerten Audiotouren lassen sich wissenschaftliche Themen auf eine neue Art erleben, ganz ohne Blick aufs Smartphone. Unsere Exkursionen rund um das Thema Wasser führen durch Zürich, Bern, Baden und Reichenau – Städte, in denen das Wasser allgegenwärtig ist.

Well-designed cartographic displays turn complex geopolitical data into actionable insights for evidence-based policy. The Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis (GIVA) group has developed a streamlined mapping process to support decision-making on behalf of the FDFA’s Policy Planning Division. The solution combines established cartographic principles with efficient open data workflows.

How do global pressures play out in mountain regions? In our joint course between GIUZ and Tbilisi State University, students from Georgia and Switzerland have been working in cross-border teams, navigating different academic cultures, time zones, and perspectives — and turned this into collaborative blog posts on key socio-political questions in mountain regions.

Zurich’s riverbanks are being reshaped—not by humans, but by beavers, whose return to the city brings both promise for biodiversity and friction with city life. In this post, students from the GEO410 Geography. Matters. course explore whether beavers can be partners rather than problems in our shared urban future.

For many students, excursions and field trips are among the most enjoyable and memorable parts of their studies, and may even be one of the reasons why they chose this subject. For us as teachers, they offer a chance to step outside the classroom and show what we study in the real world. But what happens when (former) students invite us on an excursion?

Latest research on measuring the melting of glaciers has been transformed into an engaging article for teens, making climate science accessible and inspiring for young minds. It is now available in Science Journal for Kids and Teens.

Nocturnal illumination is both a hallmark and a driving force of global urbanisation—and increasingly an urgent environmental concern. Light infrastructures stretch the frontiers of economic and social life beyond daylight hours, enabling the expansion of urban networks and infrastructures.

Im Modul GEO110 – Schweiz 2040 setzen sich unsere Erstsemestrigen mit zentralen Fragen zu Erde und Gesellschaft im Wandel auseinander. Das Modul verbindet Humangeographie, Physische Geographie sowie GIS und Fernerkundung – und hat einen klaren Fokus auf die Schweiz.

The European beech is a key species in Swiss and European forests. However, due to the increasingly hotter and drier climate, it is facing a growing threat from drought. To study its resilience, we planted 190 four-year-old beech saplings in a biodiversity experiment at Irchel Campus.