Tag: Indicators
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To delve deeply into a subject
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.
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“Together, we want to develop indicators that do not yet exist”
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.
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Automatically Measuring and Improving Well-being Over the Long Term
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.
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“Indicators help us to understand complex phenomena”
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.
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Two open PhD positions
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!
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Let's goooo!
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.