Nachhaltige Ernährung als zentrale Herausforderung

Prof. Dr. Renner vom Fachbereich Psychologie der Universität Konstanz hat federführend an einem Gutachten zur Politik für nachhaltige Ernährung mitgeschrieben – Übergabe am 21. August 2020 an Bundesministerin für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft Julia Klöckner

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Lungfish fins reveal how limbs evolved

New research on the fin development of the Australian lungfish by an international team of researchers from the University of Konstanz (Germany), Macquarie University in Sydney (Australia) and the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy) elucidates how fins evolved into limbs with hands with digits. The main finding is that in lungfish a primitive hand is already present, but that functional fingers and toes only evolved in land animals due to changes in embryonic development.

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Konstanz biologists honoured for promoting animal welfare

Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize 2020 of the German Research Foundation (DFG) awarded to Professor Marcel Leist (University of Konstanz, Germany) and to Professor Thomas Hartung (University of Konstanz and Johns Hopkins University, USA) in recognition of their lifetime achievement in promoting animal welfare.

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Public service in the digital age

Professor Ines Mergel from the University of Konstanz is founding member of a new international project to bring digital skills to public servants – Official start date: 31 July 2020

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Using new solutions in the winter semester

When preparing the winter semester 2020/2021, the University of Konstanz benefits from the experiences made with planning and implementing hybrid teaching formats in the summer semester that include online, on-campus and mixed formats.

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Fördererfolg für Konstanzer Gründungsinitiativen

Universität Konstanz wirbt erneut Förderung im „Junge Innovatoren“-Programm des Ministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst (MWK) Baden-Württemberg sowie im Rahmen des EXIST-Gründerstipendiums des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) ein

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