-
Monday, 28. November 2022
Herd & Hovering: Artists inspired by science
How do artists respond to the behaviour of herds of hoofed animals like zebras or antelopes? The art exhibition "Herd & Hovering" in the foyer of the University of Konstanz adopts scientific findings of animal behaviour research in artistic design – from 3D animations to fashion. read more -
Wednesday, 16. November 2022
What Darwin would discover today
© Victor Rault / Captain DarwinBiologist Eduardo Sampaio researched octopuses off Cape Verde. He participated in a Citizen Science-led expedition that retraced the journey of Charles Darwin. read more -
Friday, 19. August 2022
Falling Walls: awards for Peter Baum and Iain Couzin
© Falling Walls FoundationTwo Konstanz researchers recognized by the Falling Walls Foundation and nominated for the "Science Breakthrough of the Year" read more -
Friday, 12. August 2022
Study achieves longest continuous tracking of migrating…
© Christian ZieglerBy flying with hawkmoths during migration, scientists reveal the insects employ sophisticated flight strategies similar to vertebrates. read more -
Tuesday, 09. August 2022
Genes, environment, and susceptibility to toxicants
© Antonino MichienziAs a new Carl Zeiss endowed professor for systems toxicology at the University of Konstanz, Ivano Amelio is investigating the molecular mechanisms behind phenomena such as genetic susceptibility to toxicants. read more -
Monday, 18. July 2022
Code-free conservation
© EarthRangerSystem lets conservationists analyze animal tracking data quickly and easily for rapid protection of wildlife read more -
Friday, 10. June 2022
Fruit bats migrate with the green wave
© Christian ZieglerFruit bats respond to seasonal changes and often match peaks in resource abundance as Dr Edward Hurme from the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour of the University of Konstanz discovered. read more -
Friday, 10. June 2022
Moving furniture in the micro-world
© Hal Gatewood, unsplashAn international research team led by physicists from Konstanz discovers a state of ultra-low static friction when rotating microscopic objects on crystalline surfaces. read more -
Tuesday, 24. May 2022
Stress among wild life
© Hanja BrandlHow stress is transmitted from one animal to another is the study topic of behavioural ecologist and collective behaviour researcher Dr Hanja Brandl of the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour read more -
Monday, 16. May 2022
Everything fluctuates
© Universität KonstanzIt has been an exciting first year since the Collaborative Research Centre "Fluctuations and Nonlinearities in Classical and Quantum Matter beyond Equilibrium" has been launched to explore one of the fundamental characteristics of the world around us – noise. read more