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Collective behaviour researcher Prof Iain Couzin from the University of Konstanz has been included in the 2021 list of the “Global Highly Cited Researchers” for the fourth time in a row.

Finanzminister Dr. Danyal Bayaz hat am Montag (18. Oktober) gemeinsam mit Wissenschaftsministerin Theresia Bauer den Neubau des Center for Visual Computing of Collectives (VCC) an die Universität Konstanz übergeben. In dem neuen Forschungszentrum wird die Schwarmintelligenz von Tieren erforscht.

Professor Dr. Oliver Deussen von der Universität Konstanz wurde von der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. im Rahmen ihrer Jahrestagung „INFORMATIK 2021“ zum Fellow ernannt.

Current study involving the University of Konstanz says: The targeted manipulation of individual genes in zebrafish larvae changes their behavioural responses to visual stimuli and thus affects the collective behaviour of the animals.

Migrating birds choose routes with the best wind and uplift conditions, helping them to fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the sea.

Communications technologies have radically rewired our social interactions-and we know very little about what this means. An interdisciplinary team of researchers, from climate scientists to philosophers, make the case that the study of collective behavior must rise to a "crisis discipline," just like medicine, conservation and climate science have done.

CASCB immunologists, Dennis Horvath and Marcus Groettrup, develop a new vaccine that shows promising results. When combined with established immunotherapy drugs it improves the success of cancer treatment.

Army ants collectively form complex, adaptable structures, without a need for communication

Immigration helps populations shift to more efficient behaviors.