May 2017 marked the 40th anniversary of the first woman to preside over the Swiss National Council, Elisabeth Blunschy-Steiner. This came a few years after women gained the [...]
As high-lighted in several recent high-profile publications, predominately unconscious gender bias in science remains a real problem that acts as a barrier to equal [...]
Who are the people behind the ZNZ and what motivates them? Prof. Nicole Wenderoth of the neural control of movement lab, ETH Zurich, set aside her reluctance to use social [...]
Three ZNZ researchers have launched a new seminar series to share recent developments in neuroimmunology and to encourage networking among junior researchers working in the [...]
Iranian PhD students receive support from the Cognitive Science and Technologies Council of Iran (CSTC) to do a sabbatical in Zurich. The goal of the program is to promote [...]
Who are the people behind the ZNZ and what motivates them? In this issue, Prof. Richard Hahnloser of the Institute of Neuroinformatics and member of the ZNZ Steering [...]
Depression and dementias affect women more often than men, but the effects of sex and gender on mental health have not been well investigated and specific therapies have yet [...]
Who are the people behind the ZNZ? In this issue Prof. Armin Curt of the Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist and member of the ZNZ Steering Committee [...]
How can scientists balance between their careers and their families? Should men be able to take care of their small children in paid time off? In her essay, Dayra A. Lorenzo [...]
Who are the people behind the ZNZ? We have asked Prof. Dr. Magdalini Polymenidou of Institute of Molecular Life Sciences and member of the ZNZ Steering Committee, to answer a [...]