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ICARUS project: Start delayed

[Only available in German] The flight of the ICARUS antenna to the International Space Station ISS has been postponed to

Administrative failures with fatalities

In their latest book ‘Verwaltungsdesaster’ (Public Administration Disasters), Wolfgang Seibel, Professor of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz, and his co-authors Kevin Klamann and Hannah Treis, investigate the nature of severe organisational failures that resulted in the loss of human lives.

Life's origami

[Only available in German] "Zukunftskolleg Lecture" with Professor Vinod Subramaniam from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

The power(lessness) of the street

[Only available in German] Foyer Forschung: A discussion hosted by the Centre of Excellence "Cultural Foundations of Social Integration"on the topic of the influence and risk of citizen protest

The science of tomorrow

The University of Konstanz’s Zukunftskolleg has existed for ten years. “In dialogue” with us, its director, Professor Giovanni Galizia, explains why cooking together can take science forward. The fellows Dr Jennifer Randerath and Dr Dennis Pingen explain what they value most about the Zukunftskolleg.