• Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour

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  • Imaging Hangar

    The Imaging Hangar stands as one of our core facilities. Explore the Imaging Hangar and our current project in this lab with a 360° tour.

  • ‘Turing test’ for animal systems

    What advantages do robots offer in the study of collective behaviour? How is robotic research influenced by biological systems? And what robot experiments are planned in the Imaging Hangar at the University of Konstanz? This is what three roboticists from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz report in this interview.

  • In the swarm

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  • Collective behaviour movie

    Collective behaviour is all around: At the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz we create a global hotspot for the integrated study of collective behaviour across a wide range of species and across scales of organization. With our CASCB movies we invite you to take a look at our research and dive into the swarm to learn more about us.

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"Turing test" for animal systems

What advantages do robots offer in researching the behavioural rules of animal groups? How is robotics research inspired by nature? Three robotics researchers from the Cluster of Excellence "Collective Behaviour" (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz provide insights.

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Mind the surrounding

ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 million euros for Clemens Bechinger from the Department of Physics at the University of Konstanz – this is the second time the Konstanz physicist receives the prestigious research award.

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Stress transmission

Can stress be transmitted across individuals? How about other physiological states? Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour investigated this question for humans and animals.

Migrating animals learn by experience

Research from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) shows that migrating storks refine their behaviour as they get older, suggesting that experiential learning is an important part of successful migration. While genetics and social behaviour are important factors shaping animal migrations, information learned within a lifetime also appears to guide migratory movements. The findings appear…

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