Press releases in detail

On 26 April 2024, the GameLab at the University of Konstanz opens its doors to the public from 10:00 to 12:30. The day before, the GameLab will host an academic workshop to kick off its new focus on studying the social relevance of digital (gaming) skills.

On 15 April, the German commission on reproductive self-determination and medicine (Kommission zur reproduktiven Selbstbestimmung und Fortpflanzungsmedizin, KOMrSF) presented its recommendations for an amendment to the law on abortion. Commission member Liane Wörner (University of Konstanz) served as the scientific coordinator of Working Group 1 (topic: abortion) of the commission and comments on the results.

ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 million euros for Clemens Bechinger from the Department of Physics at the University of Konstanz – this is the second time the Konstanz physicist receives the prestigious research award.

Utilizing thermal energy from Lake Constance and photovoltaic systems on nearly all campus roofs: The University of Konstanz is expanding its renewable energy infrastructure.

The German University Sports Federation (adh) has announced the results of its 2023 university rankings. The University of Konstanz takes first place in the ed-ucation ranking.

Two physicists at the University of Konstanz are developing a method that could enable the stable exchange of information in quantum computers. In the leading role: photons that make quantum bits "fly".

How autocrats control the internet via state-owned service providers: A German-American research team led by the University of Konstanz has mapped the ownership of network infrastructures in democratic and authoritarian states worldwide.

Researchers at the University of Konstanz have successfully filmed the operations of extremely fast electronic circuitry in an electron microscope at a bandwidth of tens of terahertz.

The SymbioLoop consortium, which includes researchers from Konstanz, receives millions in funding through the SPRIND Challenge for developing recyclable plastics from waste. Key groundwork for SymbioLoop was laid by the University of Konstanz's transfer project "Waste2DCA". As a spin-off, it will collaborate with the new large-scale research institution "Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC)" in Germany.