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Illustration of the layered structure with layers of synthesized material

Customized bio-synthetics

The Baden-Württemberg Foundation supports collaboration between chemists in Konstanz and Pennsylvania (USA) as part of its programme to promote top-level research

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Flying stork

ICARUS – Tracking animals from space

ICARUS system on the International Space Station (ISS) commenced operations on 10 July 2019 – After completing an approximate four-month test phase, ICARUS will be ready for use by international researchers in the fall/winter of 2019 – “Live call” between Alexander Gerst and guests took place at Mainau Island on 9 October 2018 – The ICARUS antenna was attached to the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk on 15 August 2018 – On 24 July, the foundation stone for the…

FAT10 structure. Photo: Marcus Groettrup

Why two?

Research teams of the University of Konstanz and the Biotechnology Institute Thurgau succeed in analyzing the structure of the protein FAT10 – fundamental research for a potential cancer therapy

Changes in the proportion of NSDAP voters in counties and county boroughs from the German parliamentary (Reichstag) elections in September 1930 to those in July 1932. Red dots mark Hitler's appearances between the two election dates. Copyright: Simon Munz

Hitler: election campaigner with limited influence?

Political scientists in Konstanz and Berlin qualify the perception of Hitler as one of the most influential speakers in history through their extensive analysis of Adolf Hitler’s election campaign appearances and election results between 1927 and 1933

Opening of the VCC

On 24 July 2018, the foundation stone was laid for the “Center for Visual Computing of Collectives” (VCC), a new top-level research centre at the University of Konstanz for the study of swarming and collective behaviour. The joint exploration of collective behaviour by biologists and computer scientists is one example of the interdisciplinary approach adopted by the University of Konstanz.

A transatlantic success story

The ninth Wolfgang-Iser-Lecture from the Centre of Excellence “Cultural Foundations of Social Integration” on the concept of world literature (held in German) [Only available in German]

The politics of cyberattacks

New DFG-funded research project at the University of Konstanz will analyse worldwide cyberattacks as a political weapon

Summer MA

Summer master’s programme makes a splash

Students from the University of Konstanz will dive into world-leading training in behaviour, computational analysis—and underwater exploration—at one of Europe’s premier research stations for marine ecology.