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Democratic decision-making allows subordinate vulturine guineafowl to regain control over collective group actions when dominants have a monopoly over resources – research project by the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of Konstanz.

Hat-trick for University of Konstanz scientist: Following global recognition in two previous editions of the “Global Highly Cited Researchers” list from the Web of Science Group, collective behaviour researcher Iain Couzin has also been included in the 2020 list – for the third time in as many years.

Organizational researchers at the University of Konstanz conduct long-term study with staff members who have been working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please read the German version for more information.

New perspectives for research talent from the Global South: University of Konstanz to receive funding through the Henriette Herz Award presented by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for an active recruitment campaign geared specifically towards highly qualified early career researchers from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

A global archive with movement data collected across three decades logs changes in the behaviour of Arctic animals. The archive is hosted on the Movebank platform at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of Konstanz.

Study using biomimetic fish-like robots shows that swimming closely together offers fish hydrodynamic benefits – research project with participation from University of Konstanz researchers provides first experimental validation of an answer to an old question.

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

Political scientists from Konstanz, Frankfurt and Cologne study the role public opinion plays in political decision-making processes involving education policy

University of Konstanz survey of 3,200 people shows: Trust in the healthcare system and the national government during the coronavirus crisis dependent upon political orientation.