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Tuesday, 17. October 2023
Arriving in Konstanz – interview with chemist Lena Barra
What's it like to be an early career researcher at the University of Konstanz? Lena Barra, a tenure-track professor in the Department of Chemistry since 2022, gives us insights into her research in enzymology and reports on what it's like to get started in Konstanz. read more -
Monday, 15. August 2022
Coincidences and what you make of them
© Universität KonstanzProfessor Rudolf Schlögl, now retired, researched and taught for two and a half decades as a professor of modern history at the University of Konstanz. He secured the first Cluster of Excellence in the humanities in Germany, which soon turned out to be game-changing for the University of Konstanz. read more -
Thursday, 12. May 2022
Freigeist Fellowship for Dr Hannah Williams
© Dr Hannah WilliamsWhy a young scientist is on the search of the Optimal Movement Theory read more - © 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 read more
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Wednesday, 27. April 2022
Long-lasting makeshift or how refugee inclusion is…
© Dr. Philipp SchäferInterview: Sociologist Dr Philipp Schäfer on the local reception of refugees in Leipzig – and how it has developed since 2012 read more -
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 read more 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. read more
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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). read more -
Tuesday, 05. May 2020
"To remember the past is to work on the future"
© Image: MichaelGaida/Pixabay8 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. read more -
Tuesday, 28. April 2020
“There’s no such thing as the ‘one’ Africa’”
© Bild: Arek Socha/PixabayAfrica 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. read more