Financial secretary Gisela Splett was laying the groundstone (24th of July) for the VCC building at the University of Konstanz.
The new VCC will enable the exploration of swarm behavior and group movements in animal communities with new approaches on an area of about 3,200 square meters. In the special laboratories the movement of all individuals of a swarm is to be pursued. An attempt is made to keep the environment as natural as possible.
Es sind magische Bilder, wenn Zugvögel oder Fische in Schwärmen ziehen. Doch wie manchen die Tiere das? Iain Couzin an der Universität Konstanz hat die Lösung gefunden – mithilfe von Stichlingen.
For little Louis, it is the most exciting day of his life: just six or seven weeks ago, the young stork came into the world on a birch tree in Radolfzell on Lake Constance. Up to this day in June 2014, he has only known his parents and three siblings.
Iain and Simon Gingins in a new piece by the California Academy of Sciences' bioGraphic Magazine.
Research on how conflict, cooperation and communication shape collectives will be given a boost thanks to 3-year grant from the Heineman Foundation.
Flagship €27m building, as part of a €32m investment, cements the University of Konstanz's place at the frontier of research in collective behaviour.