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Scientists dissect the complex choices of animals

Scientists from the University 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?

“There’s no such thing as ‘one Africa’”

On 28 April 2020, the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration published its latest report, which focuses on migration from Africa. In an interview, Claudia Diehl and Daniel Thym, the Konstanz members of the Expert Council, comment on specific aspects of the report. You can read the full interview on campus.kn, the online magazine of the University of Konstanz.

Data literacy for all

University of Konstanz rolls out programme on data and information literacy for all its students

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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, inequality researcher at the University of Konstanz, answers these questions in an interview.

Conspiracy theories in conjunction with Covid-19.

Interview with expert Andreas Jungherr in text and video form: What role do disinformation and misinformation as well as conspiracy theories 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?

The effects of remote work

Organizational researchers at the University of Konstanz study how the way we work is changing as a result of working from home because of the Covid 19 epidemic.

Das Coronavirus und die EU

Welche Rolle hat die Europäische Union (EU) bislang in der Corona-Krise gespielt? Welche Rolle kann sie spielen? Und wie wirkt sich die Ausbreitung des Coronavirus auf die innereuropäischen und internationalen Beziehungen der EU aus?