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Wednesday, 10. March 2021

User-friendly AI for animal behaviour

Developed by PhD student Tristan Walter and Professor Iain Couzin, the easy to use tool automatically tracks hundreds of individual animals.
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Tuesday, 02. March 2021

The road to quantum computing

© AG Burkard | Schematic image of the new spin qubits consisting of four electrons (red) with their spins (blue) in the surrounding semi-conductor structure (grey)

How is quantum computer development currently progressing in Germany and Europe?
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Wednesday, 17. February 2021

More acceptance for animal-free research methods

University of Konstanz is part of newly founded “3R Network Baden-Württemberg”
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Wednesday, 10. February 2021

Once around the world for football – DAAD Prize 2020…

Sharan Gopalan, an international student from India who recently finished the master’s programme in Sport Science at the University of Konstanz, has won the DAAD Prize 2020.
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Wednesday, 10. February 2021

Expanded SARS-CoV-2 screening at the University of Konstanz

© University of Konstanz/Kathrin Zander

Since the beginning of November 2020, the Department of Biology at the University of Konstanz started offering voluntary RT-PCR-based rapid testing for SARS-CoV-2 to participants of on-campus lab courses and research groups. Why these weekly voluntary screenings on-campus?
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Tuesday, 10. November 2020

Group size and makeup affect how social birds move together

© Danai Papageorgiou

Scientists from the University of Konstanz and co-located Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have used high-resolution GPS tracking methods to provide new insights into how differently sized animal groups move and interact with their environment.
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Thursday, 15. October 2020

Why bad bosses can be lonely at the top

© The Jordan Lab, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie

Scientists taught groups of fish to solve a task to earn a reward—and in the process shed light on why aggressive leaders might be the least effective members of organisations.
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Thursday, 24. September 2020

Searching together: a lesson from rats

Concentrate on your own task but also pay attention to others—this is the key rule for success, at least for rats when exploring as a group
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Friday, 21. August 2020

Soziale Sicherung in Bangladesch: Eine Herausforderung für…

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Thursday, 30. July 2020

Avoiding summer’s sting

© Pixabay

Stinging insects—especially those with a predilection for our picnics—can be the sting in the tail of summer. But knowing a bit about the biology and behaviour of stinging insects can help us coexist for the brief period we’re together outdoors, says bee researcher Dr.
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