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Thursday, 13. February 2025

YOLO-Behaviour: A new and faster way to extract animal…

© Alex Chan Hoi Hang, University of Konstanz

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour introduce the method YOLO-Behaviour: a new computer vision framework to automatically identify animal behaviours from videos.
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Tuesday, 11. February 2025

The art of sharks

© Angela Albi

Turquoise blue sea, fine sandy beaches and impressive photos of sharks and schools of fish – sounds like an adventurous vacation, but is above all one fascinating research topic of the University of Konstanz's Cluster of Excellence "Collective Behaviour".
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Thursday, 06. February 2025

Measuring brain waves to assess the effectiveness of health…

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To evaluate the effectiveness of video health campaigns against risky alcohol consumption, psychologists from the Konstanz Cluster of Excellence "Collective Behaviour" used EEG measurements to examine the synchronization of brain activity in groups of viewers.
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© Elisabeth Böker

Monday, 03. February 2025

Size makes all the difference

In a current project, Konstanz biologist Anna Stöckl is studying how insects cope with dynamic light environments.

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Tuesday, 14. January 2025

Bats surf storm fronts during continental migration

© Anton Vlaschenko

Scientists use ultra-light sensors connected like cell phones to study how bats migrate over Europe
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© University of Konstanz, Jürgen Graf

Wednesday, 11. December 2024

The tinkering mindset

He is no engineer, yet he is building an automated system for chemistry research all on his own. The FabLab at the University of Konstanz, and expertise from Scientific Engineering Services, are making this possible. A look over Robert Pazdzior's shoulder.

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Friday, 06. December 2024

Research and politics operate on different logics

© David Degner

Economist Simon Jäger from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studies the causes and effects of inequality, especially in the labour market context. This is why his expertise is of keen interest – not only in research but also in politics and economics.
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Thursday, 28. November 2024

Konstanz researcher receives Leibniz Dissertation Award

© Svea Pietschmann

Political scientist Hana Attia receives this year's Leibniz Dissertation Award in the category "Humanities & Social Sciences". Attia completed her dissertation on US sanctions at the University of Konstanz. She accepted the award on 27 November 2024 in Berlin.
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Wednesday, 27. November 2024

Laboratories on the way to more sustainability

© University of Konstanz, Marion Voigtmann

If it was not for science, we would hardly know anything about climate change. And yet, scientific research itself is a very resource-intensive task. Biochemist Bianca Schell advises scientific laboratories at the University of Konstanz on how they can operate more sustainably.
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Monday, 25. November 2024

Hands-on field training

© Gabriella Gall

Imagine starting out to study collective behaviour. Fieldwork might be an important part of your research. How on earth do you go about it, if you have not ever been in the field before?
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