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The University of Konstanz has joined the worldwide initiative "Nature Positive Universities"

The University of Konstanz is the new headquarters for a transnational university network spanning the four countries of the Lake Constance region. The university's rector, Katharina Holzinger, and Gernot Brauchle, chair of the new network "Wissenschaftsverbund Vierländerregion Bodensee", have signed a corresponding cooperation agreement for the newly founded network of 25 universities.

International research consortium involving Ines Mergel, Professor of Public Administration – Digital Governance at the University of Konstanz, receives EU funding in the framework of the Horizon Europe programme. Goal of the joint research project LibrarIN: paving the way for a new generation of European libraries based on participatory management and sustainable finance.

What makes information reliable? A University of Konstanz study shows: People do not necessarily believe experts or reputable sources – they tend to believe information that confirms their existing opinions.

Do spiders dream while they sleep? Daniela Rößler's research awarded by National Geographic.

Chemical building blocks from plastic waste; Reducing the risk of falls using virtual orientation aids: Konstanz chemists Manuel Häußler and Lukas Odenwald as well as sport scientist Lorenz Assländer receive Baden-Württemberg prototype funding for their transfer projects "Waste2DCA" and "Augmented Balance".

The company Subsequent GmbH was inspired by a doctoral research project at the University of Konstanz. Subsequent's systems enable automated skeletal motion analysis in a wide variety of domains including sports, home fitness and health.

Five questions about the number five with the renowned collective behaviour researcher.

Konstanz psychology programme in the top group: current results of the master's programme in psychology in the CHE ranking 2022/2023.