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Thursday, 12. May 2022

Freigeist Fellowship for Dr Hannah Williams

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Why a young scientist is on the search of the Optimal Movement Theory
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© Axel Giersch, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie

Monday, 09. May 2022

Like animal, like man

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize laureate Iain Couzin talks about research for which he will use the prize money of 2.5 million euros

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Wednesday, 27. April 2022

Long-lasting makeshift or how refugee inclusion is…

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Interview: Sociologist Dr Philipp Schäfer on the local reception of refugees in Leipzig – and how it has developed since 2012
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Tuesday, 15. March 2022

The “Information War” in Russia

Can Russia's control of national media be successful? Interview with political scientist Professor Nils Weidmann
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Tuesday, 06. April 2021

Hosting the first-ever TEDxKonstanz

Students from the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior overcame the difficulties of a pandemic year to host the first-ever TEDxKonstanz event.

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Thursday, 09. July 2020

The University of Konstanz in the European Universities…

An interview with Professor Silvia Mergenthal, Vice Rector for International Affairs and Equal Opportunities at the University of Konstanz, about the university’s participation in the European Universities Initiative (EUI).
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Tuesday, 05. May 2020

"To remember the past is to work on the future"

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8 May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War – In an interview, Aleida Assmann, Konstanz professor for cultural studies, explains how the way this day was perceived shaped the culture of remembrance in post-war Germany.
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Tuesday, 28. April 2020

“There’s no such thing as the ‘one’ Africa’”

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Africa is at the focus of the latest report by the Expert Council of German Foundations for Integration and Migration. As members of the Expert Council, Konstanz sociologist Professor Claudia Diehl and Konstanz jurist Professor Daniel Thym are co-authors.
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Wednesday, 22. April 2020

What about educational equity?

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We run the risk of regressing in terms of educational and gender equity, says Professor Axinja Hachfeld, educational researcher in Konstanz.
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Tuesday, 14. April 2020

Inequality and the coronavirus

Doesn’t the coronavirus pandemic make us all equal? Where will society stand after the crisis? What can the welfare state do, and will the population’s trust remain unchanged? Professor Marius R. Busemeyer, equality researcher at the University of Konstanz, answers these questions in an interview.
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