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Tuesday, 26. November 2019
"Climate change is a disability rights issue"
© Princy Rajaonarivelo Andrianina, University of AntananarivoIn a high-profile Letter in Science, University of Konstanz climate scientist and ecologist Dr Aleksandra Kosanic, an Associate Fellow of the University of Konstanz’s Zukunftskolleg, draws attention to the fact that disabled populations have, until now, been absent from international conversations a read more 
© Bild: Anna RoikTuesday, 26. November 2019
The rainforest of the oceans
Coral reefs are the tropical rain forests of the oceans: They are home to about one third of the world’s marine diversity and a central factor for the marine ecosystem. Unfortunately, coral reefs are just as endangered as the rain forests. Because of climate change, coral species are now disappearing on a massive scale. The fear is that they may even go extinct by the end of this century. On board the schooner Tara, a team of scientists travelled the Pacific Ocean for more than two years in order to research the living and survival conditions for coral. Biology professor Christian Voolstra from Konstanz, was one of the coordinators for the Tara Pacific Expedition. read more
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Tuesday, 19. November 2019
The Konstanz scientists among the world’s most influential
In the last decade, papers by both Iain Couzin and Damien Farine have ranked among the most highly cited by scientists – signalling the impact of interdisciplinary collective behaviour research on the broader scientific discussions of our time. read more -
Wednesday, 06. November 2019
Coordination through communication
© Communication and Collective Movement GroupHumboldt Research Fellowship for University of Konstanz biologist: Behavioural ecologist Dr Vlad Demartsev from Tel Aviv University, Israel, is granted a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers that enables him to continue his work in Dr Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin’s Gips read more -
Friday, 18. October 2019
Stress test
Five working groups, four species, one project: what it looks like behind the scenes of an interdisciplinary collaboration. read more -
Thursday, 10. October 2019
„Global production networks are linked to massive…
© Professor Timothy BartleyResearchers at the Cluster of Excellence ‘The Politics of Inequality’ investigate inequality in areas such as education, employment and political rights. They study how people perceive these inequalities, how they lead to collective mobilization, and how political actors respond to them. read more -
Tuesday, 01. October 2019
New method improves measurement of animal behaviour using…
© Credit: Jake GravingKonstanz researchers develop deep learning toolkit for high-speed measurement of body posture in animals. 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 -
Tuesday, 16. July 2019
Creative university – Konstanz creativity
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Thursday, 27. June 2019
Bringing clues from the ice ages to light
International consortium that includes the University of Konstanz explores Lake Constance’s past using state-of-the-art technology. read more
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