Reta Barfuss forscht zu ungewollter Teilzeitarbeit. Im Gespräch erklärt die Doktorandin, weshalb viele Gebäudereiniger:innen trotz tiefem Pensum lange Arbeitstage haben.
Continue reading ... Low employment rates, long working days in the cleaning sector
«Open Data ist ein abstraktes Thema, das immer noch zu selten Priorität geniesst», meint Anna Sigrist, Co-Geschäftsleiterin von Opendata.ch. Wie ihr das PDL bei dieser Herausforderung hilft, erzählt sie im Interview.
Continue reading ... «Was wird möglich, wenn ihr eure Daten öffentlich macht?»
Lukas Drees is a Post Doc in the EcoVision Lab at UZH. In his research, he focuses on the interface between machine learning and environmental sciences.
Continue reading ... Bringing people closer to machine learning through art
At our launch event, we handed out postcards featuring four different questions. We’re now sharing a selection of the responses we received.
Over 100 people joined us to celebrate the launch of the DIZH Public Data Lab (PDL) under the theme “How do we take the pulse of the Canton of Zurich?”.
Continue reading ... "The Canton of Zurich is doing well, but…"
The third PhD position in connection with the DIZH Public Data Lab is now posted on the UZH job portal. We look forward to receiving your application!
Continue reading ... Open PhD position in Computer Vision and Machine Learning
From Bonn to Bogotá, Kiel and São Paulo to Zurich – this is the geographical description of Merlin Hebecker's journey. What connects these places is his interest in social inequalities.
Continue reading ... On Precarious Work and Invisible People
The people and their employment situations that Karin Schwiter researches are often not captured by official statistics. In this interview, the Professor of Labour Geography at the University of Zurich explains how such data gaps arise and how they can be made visible.
The DIZH Public Data Lab is not solely a data project. It also aims to build a relationship with civil society. The ideas come from Marcel Bleuler from the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
Nikki Böhler, Petra Keller, Nicola Forster, Daniel Morgenthaler and Ralph Straumann will be supporting us over the next five years. They bring a wealth of experience from various fields relevant to the DIZH Public Data Lab.
Marcel Bleuler represented the Public Data Lab in the panel discussion at the DIZH Plenary Assembly.
Continue reading ... “Through art and design, we aim to build trust in data-driven decision-making”
On 1 June 2025, Louis Moser joined the DIZH Public Data Lab (PDL). As part of his PhD, he will develop an index of multiple deprivation for the Canton of Zurich.
There is a wealth of freely available data from public offices and organisations in Switzerland. Unlocking more potential from these data is one goal Ross Purves, Professor at the University of Zurich, pursues with the Public Data Lab.
Continue reading ... “Together, we want to develop indicators that do not yet exist”
Together with a doctoral student and a postdoctoral researcher, Jan Dirk Wegner aims to develop an indicator for green spaces. In the interview, the Professor of Data Science for Sciences explains why this is innovative and how he imagines the end product.
Continue reading ... Automatically Measuring and Improving Well-being Over the Long Term
The resident population, the gross domestic product (GDP) and the number of available hospital beds during the coronavirus pandemic are all three indicators. But what are indicators?Answers from Andrea Schnell and Matthias Mazenauer from the Cantonal Statistical Office Zurich.
Continue reading ... “Indicators help us to understand complex phenomena”
The first two PhD positions in connection with the Public Data Lab are now posted on the UZH job portal. We look forward to receiving your application!
At the DIZH Public Data Lab, a structure of the DIZH, we are developing and reflecting on indicators that can be used to record and measure social change. Find out more what we are up to.