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Friday, 21. November 2025

The personal trainer for your pocket

© University of Konstanz, Inka Reiter

In Konstanz, fundamental technologies for the personalized sports and health applications of tomorrow are developed through a combination of young entrepreneurship, cutting-edge research and healthcare. How does this interplay work in a current project?
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© Almut Hanselmann

Tuesday, 11. November 2025

Long-lost plant species rediscovered in Lake Constance

Good environmental news is rare these days. All the better that we can report one here: A long-lost plant species has been rediscovered in Lake Constance. Research diver Almut Hanselmann from the University of Konstanz came across the plant during a routine dive.

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Wednesday, 05. November 2025

When data leads to dialogue

© Ignacio Amenábar, Unsplash

In their everyday research, social scientists juggle a lot of numbers and statistics. Yet it is their direct contact with the people behind the numbers that really brings the findings to life.
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Monday, 03. November 2025

Animal communication: How to make your announcements heard

© Héloïse Brotier and Lee Koren, Bar-Ilan University

Animals – like humans – communicate with each other. However, researchers studying animal communication sometimes have a tough time deciphering the meaning of individual signals or sound sequences and figuring out the functions they serve. How do scientists go about solving this puzzle?
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Monday, 13. October 2025

A new perspective on plants

© NoName_13, Pixabay

As an early career postdoc, how do you take both your career and research interests to the next level without losing sight of the big picture?
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Wednesday, 20. August 2025

Building pathways through education

© Darius Krause, Pexels

Seventeen students were supported at the University of Konstanz through "Zukunft Ukraine", the DAAD scholarship programme for refugees from Ukraine. The successful programme started in January 2023 and ended in July 2025.
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Monday, 04. August 2025

Preserving memory – the Social Science Archive Konstanz

The Social Science Archive Konstanz (SAK) at the University of Konstanz houses collections from the estates of several renowned 20th-century sociologists. The archives are also a place for research that fosters connection – a place where researchers from around the world come on research stays.
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Thursday, 24. July 2025

Falling Walls Lab Baden-Württemberg 2025

© University of Konstanz / Philipp Uricher (www.philippuricher.com)

Ten early career researchers, ten visionary ideas – participants at the Falling Walls Lab Baden-Württemberg combined research spirit, social relevance and creativity.
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Friday, 27. June 2025

A close look at recreational boating on German lakes

© W. Ostendorp

Motorized aquatic sports negatively impact the ecology of lakes in Germany. Researchers at the University of Konstanz and the Landesumweltamt Brandenburg (Brandenburg State Office for the Environment) recently published a comprehensive study on the topic.
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Friday, 06. June 2025

Tower power

© Daniela Perez, MPI-AB

Living worm towers are recorded in the wild for the first time, a rare example of collective hitchhiking in nature.
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