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Wednesday, 22. April 2020
What about educational equity?
© Image: Taken/PixabayWe run the risk of regressing in terms of educational and gender equity, says Professor Axinja Hachfeld, educational researcher in Konstanz. read more -
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. read more -
Thursday, 09. April 2020
Judging disinformation and misinformation on Covid-19
© Bild: edar/PixabayWhat role do disinformation and misinformation play in our dealings with the virus? How dangerous are they and how do they spread via social media? What can science, what can legislation do to counter fake news in times of COVID-19? read more -
Tuesday, 07. April 2020
Coronavirus and the EU
© S. Hermann and F. Richter, PixabayWhat role has the European Union (EU) played so far in the coronavirus crisis? What role can it play? And how does the spread of the coronavirus affect the EU's intra-European and international relations? read more -
Thursday, 12. March 2020
“I couldn’t imagine the scale until I saw it with my own…
© Einat Couzin-FuchsDr Einat Couzin-Fuchs from the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz has just returned from the locust outbreak in Kenya, where her team of researchers is doing something rarely done with natural plagues: basic scientific research. read more -
Wednesday, 04. March 2020
“Equal Pay Day”: Inequality in the Labour Market – …
© Image: BPW Germany e.V.17 March is ‘Equal Pay Day’: By that date, 21 percent of the year is over, exactly the 21 percent that women in Germany on average earn less than men. read more -
Friday, 13. September 2019
Sociology in digital times
© Image: Achim MendeThe Academy of Sociology, founded in 2017, will host its second bi-annual conference, titled “Digital Societies”, at the University of Konstanz from 25 to 27 September 2019. read more -
Friday, 18. January 2019
“We should not return to business as usual”
Professor Wolfgang Seibel on the closing of the criminal case addressing the Loveparade tragedy in Duisburg. read more -
Monday, 17. December 2018
“At university, knowledge counts more than age” –…
The Schülerstudium at the University of Konstanz has been running for ten years now. Around 20 to 30 young students who are still at school come to the university to test study areas they might be interested in. read more -
Thursday, 20. September 2018
Supporting your apartment search
The housing search service of the University of Konstanz supports international researchers. "Im Gespräch" on the difficulties in finding a place to live in Konstanz – and how the Welcome Center helps international researchers in getting settled in Konstanz. read more