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HSG study: Forests act as natural air-conditioning systems, generating billions in value

Forests sequester CO₂, promote biodiversity and protect against erosion. A new study involving HSG economist Stefano…

Successful human-AI collaboration requires the integration of different forms of cognition

More and more companies are turning to generative artificial intelligence (AI) to support creative and…

Financial markets: The NFT market as a laboratory for behavioural economics

Why do people find it so difficult to realise losses? Researchers at the School of Finance at the University of…

HSG entrepreneurship researchers leverage satellite data for complex investigations

When it comes to research into sensitive and complex topics, data is often lacking because governments and companies are…

Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch has been Full Professor of Digital Health Interventions at the University of St.Gallen (HSG)…

Prof. Dr. Julian Kölbel has been an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of St.Gallen since 1 August 2026.

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HSG actively supports students in founding companies. Here we present some of the over 170 official HSG spin-offs.

In the special topic, HSG researchers highlight the opportunities and challenges in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in various areas of society such as business, health and education.

Responsibility and sustainability are a central part of the strategy of the University of St.Gallen. In our thematic focus, we collect contributions on sustainability in teaching and research as well as on ecological sustainability on campus.

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