45 Beiträge in Kategorie: Teaching and studying

  • · by Amélie Chatelain, Damian Glauser, Jari Kern, Luis Gentner, and Pascal Soland · in Master's and PhD students projects, Teaching and studying

    Beavers in the city: problem or partner?

    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.

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  • · by Ilja van Meerveld · in Campus, Teaching and studying

    Reversed roles: when students become the excursion guides

    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?

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  • · by Jacqueline Bannwart, Michael Zemp · in Research, Sustainability, Teaching and studying

    From research paper to classroom: Making glacier science accessible

    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.

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  • · by Sara Landolt, Sofia van Moorsel, Christian Huggel, Frank Paul und Felix Morsdorf · in Teaching and studying

    Interdisziplinär, praxisnah, inspirierend: Wie GEO110 den Studienstart bereichert

    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.

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  • · by Michèle Baumann, Lea Stoffl, Alisa Tarnovskaya, Amélie Chatelain, Kaspar Lengacher · in Teaching and studying

    From fog to fun: The Oberaar experience

    Students visited the Oberaar Glacier as part of the course GEO851 to measure its surface mass balance, meaning accumulation and ablation. Challenging weather conditions, hard work to drill holes into the ice, inspiring discussions and lots of fun made this a fulfilling field experience – and left us feeling like ‘real scientists’.

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  • · by Maurus N. Villiger & Carlo Kretzmähr · in Teaching and studying, What's new

    «Geographies of Celebration»: EGEA Jahreskongress 2025

    Wie beeinflussen Grossveranstaltungen unsere Städte, Landschaften und Gesellschaften – und welche Chancen können sie bieten? Diese Fragen standen im Zentrum des Jahreskongresses der European Geography Association. 200 Geographie-Studierende aus ganz Europa verbrachten im September sechs Tage im Melchtal in der Zentralschweiz und erlebten eine einzigartige Mischung aus Wissenschaft, Erfahrungsaustausch und Gemeinschaft.

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  • · by Sara Landolt, Andreas Linsbauer, Holger Frey und Itta Bauer · in Teaching and studying, What's new

    Junge Geograph:innen mit frischen Ideen

    Mit dem Anlass «Next in Geography», bei dem junge Geograph:innen im Mittelpunkt stehen, hat die diesjährige Vortragsreihe der Geographie Alumni UZH begonnen. Herausragende Maturaarbeiten im Fach Geographie wurden ausgezeichnet und Masterstudierende hielten Kurzvorträge.

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    · by Sofia van Moorsel, Shona Loong, Hendrik Wulf on behalf of the Decolonize Science Working Group · in Research, Sustainability, Teaching and studying

    Decolonizing science: «It’s a journey, not a checklist»

    How can we engage in science that is not only excellent, but also just? What does it mean to decolonize research and teaching in a discipline like geography, with its historical role in enabling colonialisms? These were the driving questions behind two recent workshops at GIUZ.

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  • · by Kien Nguyen · in Teaching and studying

    Immersed in exploring interactions between Earth spheres

    What happens when you take Earth System Science students to the field? They dive into hands-on research exploring interactions between Earth spheres, such as hydrosphere and biosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, or biosphere and anthroposphere.

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  • · by Tanisha Hebeisen, Peppino Müller, Alma Vonmoos und Amanda Gachnang · in Campus, Teaching and studying

    Geographisches Berufspodium 2025: Rückblick und wertvolle Tipps für den Berufsstart

    Ein Berufspodium – organisiert vom Geoteam – bot rund 100 Studierenden die Möglichkeit, sich über verschiedenste berufliche Perspektiven nach dem Studium zu informieren und direkt mit Absolvent:innen ins Gespräch zu kommen.

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