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Chemists in Konstanz inhibit the biosynthesis of a bacterial signal and, as a result, block the infectious properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common germ found in health care facilities.

A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Konstanz, headed by Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer, discovers the genetic basis for the repeated evolution of colour patterns. The findings about the stripes of the especially diverse species of East-African cichlid fishes explain how evolution can repeat itself at record speed. The study is published in the current “Science” magazine.

Die Abschlusskonferenz des Konstanzer Graduiertenkollegs „Das Reale in der Kultur der Moderne“ verhandelt Fragen nach dem Wert von Identität und Wahrheit neu

Federal Ministry of Education and Research to support cultural studies research initiative at the University of Konstanz

Two cluster initiatives at the University of Konstanz awarded funding through the German Excellence Strategy – Extension of University of Excellence status possible

Collective behaviour expert Iain Couzin is to participate in a high-level roundtable, alongside the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, to set out policy recommendations prior to the election of a new European Parliament in 2019.

Public lecture in the Konzil building: Euroscepticism and the future of European integration

Following their first report in 2016, Professor Claudia Diehl, sociologist at the University of Konstanz, and eight other researchers on the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (Sachverständigenrat deutscher Stiftungen für Integration und Migration) have now published a second representative survey with the title “Integration Barometer”.

“ChemLife” research initiative at the University of Konstanz makes significant contribution to the study of DNA polymerases