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Our teams have many research projects in law, psychology, economics, history, mathematics and e-learning.

All Ongoing Completed
RSS
Functional MRI study of inhibitory control training effects on food wanting across BMI
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.01.2026 End: 31.12.2027
Prof. Dr Géraldine Coppin PhD Loïc Chareyron
Psychology
Critical Histories of Menopause since 1960
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.08.2026 End: 31.07.2031
Dr Yvonne Schüpbach
History
REFRESH - Refurbishment Frameworks for Residential Energy efficiency in Swiss Housing
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.10.2026 End: 30.09.2029
Nina Boogen Prof. Dr Manuel Grieder Héctor Ramírez-Molina Nicolas Schmid Alexander Wunderlich
Approved amount: CHF 300'000 Funding: Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Energy – Economy – Society (EES) Research Programme
Economy
Small State, Global Networks: Switzerland between Empires, Railways, and War
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.09.2026 End: 31.07.2031
Dr Victoria Abrahamyan
History
Law
Psychology
Understanding disengagement during learning and memory
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.02.2021 End: 31.12.2026
MA Alexandra Lapteva Rebecca Ovalle-Fresa Prof. Dr Wanja Wolff Prof. Dr Corinna Martarelli
Psychology
Memory and healthy aging
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.02.2021 End: 31.12.2026
Rebecca Ovalle-Fresa Sandra Chiquet Pauline Berthouzoz Prof. Dr Corinna Martarelli
Psychology
Subjective experiences in music practice and performance
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.02.2025 End: 31.12.2029
Prof. Dr Corinna Martarelli MSc Chiara Samatanga
Psychology
Inferring the past of growing random structures
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.09.2024
Dr Simon Briend Johannes Bäumler Joost Jorritsma
Mathematics
Mathematical Theory of Machine Learning
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.01.2019
Prof. Dr David Belius Georgios Vlassis
Funding: UniDistance Suisse | FernUni Schweiz
Mathematics
Mathematical Theory of Spin Glasses
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.01.2018
Prof. Dr David Belius Dr Simon Briend Shuta Nakajima Marius Schmidt Leon Fröber
Approved amount: CHF 2'212'463 Funding: FNS - Project funding
Mathematics
Davos and National Socialism
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.08.2026 End: 31.07.2027
Dr Erich Keller
Funding: UniDistance Suisse | FernUni Schweiz
History
Fürsorge zwischen Hilfe und Zwang. Armut, soziale Randständigkeit und Fürsorgepraxis im Oberwallis (1940–1981)
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.02.2026 End: 31.01.2031
MA Nick Zenzünen Prof. Dr Christina Späti
Funding: UniDistance Suisse | FernUni Schweiz
History
Project Data Control
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.08.2026 End: 31.07.2028
Prof. Anthony Strittmatter
Economy
Kinderrechte im Kontext der Schule
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.07.2026
Dr iur. Elisabeth Joller
Law
Regulierung der Transparenz in der Tierversuchsforschung
Status: Completed Start: 01.10.2024 End: 01.06.2026
Prof. Dr Nula Katharina Frei Marielène Schmidhäusler
Funding: Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
Law
Death in the digital age
Status: Completed Start: 01.01.2024 End: 01.07.2024
Prof. Dr Nula Katharina Frei Dr Petru Emanuel Zlatescu Robert Naedele
Funding: TA-Swiss
Law
Die Zulassung Drittstaatsangehöriger zum schweizerischen Arbeitsmarkt
Status: Ongoing Start: 09.04.2026 End: 30.04.2029
lic. iur. Lydia Kalbermatter Prof. Dr Nula Katharina Frei
Law
Das neue Informations- und Datenschutzgesetz des Kantons Zürich
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.01.2026 End: 31.12.2027
Prof. Dr Nula Katharina Frei Dr Dominika Blonski
Law
Die Stellung von Städten und Gemeinden bei der Umsetzung von Völkerrecht
Status: Ongoing End: 01.12.2027
Prof. Dr Nula Katharina Frei
Law
The current challenge in attentional-control research: Establishing reliable and valid measures
Status: Ongoing Start: 01.11.2022 End: 31.10.2027
Dr Alodie Rey-Mermet M Sc Niels Oliver Kempkens MSc Natalia Hoefler Dr Henrik Singmann Prof. Dr Julia Haaf
Approved amount: CHF 646'486 Funding: FNS - Project funding
Psychology