Just like in Star Trek

Biologists are making it possible to carry out new experiments in virtual reality - A team of researchers led by Professor Iain Couzin at the University of Konstanz contributes to solving a fundamental problem in current research on collective behaviour

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Shimmering schools of fish

The secrets of swarm intelligence

On the trail of collective behaviour: In a new and fascinating video, Professor Iain Couzin and his colleagues highlight the methods that they are using to unlock the secrets behind collective animal behaviour.

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Electron microscopic reconstruction of individual brain nerve cells

Mapping the brain

Researchers from the University of Konstanz contribute in constructing the first circuit map of a brain’s learning and memory centre

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Black swans in public administration

Administrative scientist Professor Wolfgang Seibel from the University of Konstanz awarded a Reinhart Koselleck Project to carry out pioneering research into serious organisational failure

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