Solidarity with Ukraine

The University of Konstanz is appalled by the war events in Ukraine and deeply condemns the war of aggression of the Russian leadership. We are very concerned about the people in Ukraine, including many academics and students from our partner universities. Our solidarity is with the Ukrainian people.

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Managing director retires

14 years after its foundation, the Research School Chemical Biology at the University of Konstanz will appoint a new director: The long-standing managing director, Dr Heike Brandstädter, retired on 28 February 2022.

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AI experts and ecologists join forces to revolutionize wildlife research

A team of experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and animal ecology have put forth a new, cross-disciplinary approach intended to enhance research on wildlife species and make more effective use of the vast amounts of data now being collected thanks to new technology. Their article appeared in Nature Communications. (Adapted version of the original press release from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; EPFL)

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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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