30.3.2025

The “Doing Digitality” concept

On April 8, 2025, our community fellow Stefanie Neumaier will give a lecture on ‘How can digitalisation become an opportunity for social work? ‘ at the ZHAW.

21.3.2025

SWeLL: Student Wellbeing and Learning on Laptops

Developed with support from a DSI lab/infrastructure grant awarded in July 2024, the D2USP is a customizable, privacy-considerate platform for collecting data on digital device usage across laptops and desktop computers. We’re using it to support student learning. Read on to learn how to get involved with your students!

20.2.2025

Presentations „Work and Social Justice in the Digital Age“

On 13 December 2024, the Swiss Labour Research Network LABORIS and the community WORK of the Digital Society Initiative DSI have organised a conference. The slides of most presentations are now available online (see below).

17.2.2025

Podcast Series “Genial digital?”

In the second episode of the DSI podcast "Genial digital?“ our host Milena Ragaz talks with Lauren Howe on whether managers should show more emotion.

7.2.2025

DSI Work community movie night

On March 4th the DSI Community Work meets to watch the movie The Circle directed by James Ponsoldt.

30.9.2024

DSI Community “Work” autumn lunch workshop

On October 21, 2024, the DSI community “Work” meets in the DSI seminar room (SOC-E-006) from 12:00 to 14:00 to introduce the projects "Digital Device Use Self-Monitoring Platform (D2USP)" and «Talk2UZH». 

25.8.2024

DSI Community “Work” Fall Event

On September 26, 2024, the DSI community “Work” meets in the DSI seminar room (SOC-E-006) from 12:30 to 14:00 to develop the community’s programme for 2025.

11.4.2024

Young researchers’ award for labour sociology, industrial relations and trade union research in Switzerland

Since 2020, young talent prizes for "Sociology of Work, Industrial Relations and Trade Union Research" have been awarded every two years. In 2024, Oliver Nachtwey, Professor at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Basel, and Alessandro Pelizzari, Director of the School of Social Work and Health (HETSL) in Lausanne, will be responsible for the jury and the organization of the competition. The prizes for the 2024 competition are once again sponsored by the Unia trade union. The award ceremony will take place on December 13, 2024 at the University of Zurich. It will take place as part of a conference organized jointly by the "Laboris (Swiss Labor Research Network)" association and the "work" research network of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is 30 June 2024. For details see flyer in French or German below.

20.3.2024

Crafting recovery and optimal employee functioning in the future of work and nonwork

Join us on 15 May, 2024 for an inspiring public lecture and discussion with Dr. Miika Kujanpääl, University of South-Eastern Norway, on "Crafting recovery and optimal employee functioning in the future of work and nonwork".

15.2.2024

Examining how interactions with leaders and coworkers via different communication channels relate to employee inclusion: A daily diary perspective

Join us on 13 March, 2024 for an inspiring public lecture and discussion with Wieke Knol, Radboud University, on "Examining how interactions with leaders and coworkers via different communication channels relate to employee inclusion: A daily diary perspective".