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Monday, 18. May 2020
Scientists dissect the complex choices of animals
© Image: Alex BoehmScientists from the Univeristy of Konstanz and the co-located Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior turn to CT scanning and 3D printing technology to engineer a precise answer to the question: what are animals choosing when they choose a home? read more -
Tuesday, 05. May 2020
"To remember the past is to work on the future"
© Image: MichaelGaida/Pixabay8 May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War – In an interview, Aleida Assmann, Konstanz professor for cultural studies, explains how the way this day was perceived shaped the culture of remembrance in post-war Germany. read more -
Tuesday, 28. April 2020
“There’s no such thing as the ‘one’ Africa’”
© Bild: Arek Socha/PixabayAfrica is at the focus of the latest report by the Expert Council of German Foundations for Integration and Migration. As members of the Expert Council, Konstanz sociologist Professor Claudia Diehl and Konstanz jurist Professor Daniel Thym are co-authors. read more -
Wednesday, 22. April 2020
What about educational equity?
© Image: Taken/PixabayWe run the risk of regressing in terms of educational and gender equity, says Professor Axinja Hachfeld, educational researcher in Konstanz. read more -
Tuesday, 14. April 2020
Inequality and the coronavirus
Doesn’t the coronavirus pandemic make us all equal? Where will society stand after the crisis? What can the welfare state do, and will the population’s trust remain unchanged? Professor Marius R. Busemeyer, equality researcher at the University of Konstanz, answers these questions in an interview. read more -
Thursday, 09. April 2020
Interviews with researchers about the coronavirus
In a series of interviews, experts from different departments at the University of Konstanz and the Konstanz Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” comment on current issues in conjunction with the proliferation of the coronavirus. read more -
Thursday, 09. April 2020
Judging disinformation and misinformation on Covid-19
© Bild: edar/PixabayWhat role do disinformation and misinformation play in our dealings with the virus? How dangerous are they and how do they spread via social media? What can science, what can legislation do to counter fake news in times of COVID-19? read more -
Tuesday, 07. April 2020
Coronavirus and the EU
© S. Hermann and F. Richter, PixabayWhat role has the European Union (EU) played so far in the coronavirus crisis? What role can it play? And how does the spread of the coronavirus affect the EU's intra-European and international relations? read more -
Thursday, 02. April 2020
University of Konstanz develops visualization tool for…
© Image: Silas Camargo Silão/PixabayComputer scientists in the team led by Professor Daniel Keim, professor of data analysis and visualization at the University of Konstanz, developed a visualization tool called “Coronavis” (abbreviated for “corona visualization”). read more -
Friday, 27. March 2020
Science lends a hand in the crisis: Laboratory of the…
© Laborräume der Zellbiologie der Universität Konstanz. Bild: Kathrin Zander/Universität KonstanzA team at the University of Konstanz, including Professor Christof Hauck, Professor Marcus Groettrup and Professor Thomas Mayer from the Department of Biology, is currently assisting Labor Dr. Brunner, a local medical diagnostics lab, with testing for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). read more
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