Welcome to #IKMZ, Paloma Gimenez Gil! 🎉
Paloma, a journalist and comms specialist will research how the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse was framed in global financial media.
She joins us from Sept 2025–Aug 2026 under the supervision of Prof. Nadine Strauß. Welcome, Paloma!
Great #IKMZ departmental trip last week😍 visiting the Zivilschutzmuseum, enjoying a lovely apéro, & ending with a great barbecue evening. Special thanks to Mark & Mike, who gave their farewell speeches as departmental leads. The whole #IKMZ thanks them for their contributions and leadership!🎉
Open #postdoc position in #science #communication at @ikmz.bsky.social – one that I fully and genuinely recommend.
I've worked 6+ years in this team, and it's these very colleagues, NB @mss7676.bsky.social, and the exceptional research conditions that make me sad to leave #IKMZ soon 🙏
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Welcome at IKMZ, @tobiasdienlin.com! ✨
Tobias Dienlin is our new Full Professor leading the Media Psychology and Methods Division. Previously at @unihohenheim.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social #OhioStateUniversity @univie.ac.at, he joined #IKMZ on 1 April.
We are happy to have you at #IKMZ! 🙌
Open #postdoc position in @mss7676.bsky.social's team at #IKMZ! 📣
Consider applying by 15.05.25 if you do research on #science #communication – including communication about science-related topics like #AI, #health, and #climate. Also, please spread the word! More info: jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...
We're happy to have @christelvaneck.bsky.social as a visiting researcher at #IKMZ! Christel is an Assistant Professor at @ascor.bsky.social and an expert on #climatechange #communication, science communication, and #polarization. Thanks for being with us, we hope Zurich will be treating you well! ☀️
Congratulations, Dr. Maud Reveilhac! Maud, who was a #postdoc at #IKMZ, has been appointed Asst. Prof. (tenure-track) in Digital Social Science at LUT University, Finland. We are sad that you will leave, Maud, but also very happy for you and wish you all the best! 🎉
www.ikmz.uzh.ch/de/news/2025...
Interested in studying one of the Master’s programs at our department? At the UZH #MasterInformationDays, we will introduce you to the #IKMZ Master’s programs:
📱 04/03/25, 12:30: MA Internet & Society (online)
🧑🏫 04/03/25, 19:00: MA Fachdidaktik Medien und Informatik (room AND 3.53)
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What could be a better #firstpost than our Season’s Greetings? The #IKMZ wishes you happy holidays and a great start into the new year! 🎉
We’re very grateful for all the engaged colleagues, students, and visitors who shaped our department in 2024. Let’s keep in touch in 2025 – now also on Bluesky 🤝
Excited to have you at #IKMZ, dear Viktoria - looking forward to working together!
graph showing numbers on internet use
We found increasing #chillingeffects among Swiss #internet users: A majority limits what they say and do online because they feel watched or listened to. #dataveillance #WIP2023 #uzh #ikmz
graph depicting figures on use of AI services
Our #WIP2023 survey findings show that 8 out of 10 Swiss internet users know #ChatGPT or similar services. Half of these people have already used them themselves. AI is quickly becoming a part of everyday life in Switzerland. #uzh #ikmz
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Our recent #survey results on #internet use show: the covid-19 pandemic has made a lasting change on everyday life in Switzerland. On average, we spend 5.6h per day online - every third person has the feeling that they're using the internet too much #uzh #ikmz
