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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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© Philipp Uricher

Monday, 18. November 2024

Three minutes in the spotlight

Mosquitoes, math and a desolderer: Exciting new start-up ideas at this year's Idea Cup from Kilometer1 at the University of Konstanz. Attractive prize money for the best contestants.

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Sunday, 17. November 2024

Looking into emptiness

"Oh, nothing," is what historian Achim Landwehr often answers when asked what he is currently working on. He says it with a wink, but it’s actually true. The professor of early modern history at the University of Konstanz is concerned with gaps and emptiness.
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Friday, 15. November 2024

Backyard birds learn from their new neighbours when moving…

© Hervé Glabeck - Docland Yard

Puzzle box experiment shows that after immigration, birds rapidly learn useful tricks from local experts
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Thursday, 14. November 2024

Science videos for everyone: e.g. why are dung beetles in…

An interview with biologist Gabriella Gall about her new YouTube channel.
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Friday, 08. November 2024

Network of commemoration

A war crime in northern Italy has left its mark on the area and on people's memories. 80 years later, a group of Konstanz students looks into the massacre and designs the exhibition project "ÜberLeben Erzählen" (stories of survivors ).
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