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Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in the modern working world. But how widespread is AI actually in German companies, and how do employees view this development? Are they rather worried or optimistic? These questions are examined in a new policy paper from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz. Inspired by the topic of the paper, this press release was written with the help of AI.

How do animals perceive the world? The exhibition by media artists Kristin Jakubek and Leon Brandt questions our human-centric view of the world and will be on display in the Bürgersaal Konstanz from 6-8 September 2024. Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz supported the creation of the artwork with scientific research findings and will engage in a public exchange with the artists in a panel discussion on 6 September 2024 at 6 pm.

Public podium discussion on the future of the Anthropocene on 5 September 2024 at 18:00 in the "Kulturzentrum am Münster" in Konstanz. Interested members of the public are welcome to join this event with Krisha Kops, Kirsten Mahlke and Achim Landwehr. Admission is free.

Kim Doell, a junior group leader at the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz, has been honoured as one of the 2024 Falling Walls Global Call winners. The award celebrates researchers who have submitted "ground-breaking projects."

How are proteins in our cells modified while they are still being synthesized? An international team of researchers from the University of Konstanz, Caltech, and ETH Zurich has deciphered the molecular mechanism of this vital process.

Congratulations as KIM turns ten! The three letters for the Communication, Information and Media Centre, KIM, stand for the University of Konstanz's Library and IT services. In an interview, director Oliver Kohl-Frey reveals why a library would link up with IT services, which hidden treasures the Rara room holds, and what three wishes he has for KIM.

The University of Konstanz's Communication, Information, Media Centre (KIM) has three impressive reasons to celebrate this year: 10 years of KIM, 55 years of KIM Basic Services and 60 years of the Library. The university celebrated these historic milestones at the end of the summer semester 2024.

Thirty times the size of the human genome: An international team of researchers led by Konstanz evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer and Würzburg biochemist Manfred Schartl has sequenced the largest genome of all animals, the lungfish genome. Their data help to explain how the fish ancestors of today’s land vertebrates were able to conquer land.

The International Society for Research on Aggression presented Konstanz researcher Thomas Elbert with the John Paul Scott Award, honouring his lifelong work in the field of aggression research.