Research on coronavirus at the University of Konstanz

Reasearchers at the University of Konstanz actively contribute to the effort to manage the coronavirus situation using their research. Research projects support politicians, society and healthcare institutions at many levels to manage the current crisis.

Support in the medical field

Konstanz researchers assist medical laboratories with coronavirus diagnostics, working closely with the municipality of Konstanz, and provide IT tools that aid with better planning of critical care bed capacities.

Current projects:

Scientific studies on the coronavirus situation

Scientific studies completed by Konstanz researchers provide the factual basis for decision-makers to correctly assess and respond to the coronavirus situation.

Current studies:

A large-scale survey programme run by the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” examines the relationship between inequality and the coronavirus situation. The results will be published in a series of policy papers.

COVID-19 and social inequality - survey programme

A large-scale survey programme run by the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” examines the relationship between inequality and the coronavirus situation.

The results will be published in a series of policy papers and further publications:

Planned policy paper:

  • How does the population view state coronavirus aid for companies? 
    Are they seen as reasonable and fair - and what role do the costs play? (in German)

    Junior Professor Luna Bellani

Research expertise and advice

Konstanz researchers support politicians and the public with their research expertise in relevant areas of the coronavirus situation. In a series of interviews, researchers from different departments at the University of Konstanz and the Konstanz Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” comment on current issues in conjunction with the proliferation of the coronavirus.

Interviews with researchers:

   

Current news

Vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal

Vaccine hesitancy has been around since long before the coronavirus pandemic. A research team from Konstanz and Berlin is now examining how vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy developed in the time before the pandemic.

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