Konstanzer Startup-Initiative Kilometer1 geht den nächsten Schritt

Die Universität Konstanz und die Hochschule Konstanz Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung (HTWG) bauen gemeinsam ihre Unterstützung für Gründung und Unternehmertum weiter aus. Nach erfolgreicher Einwerbung von Förderung in Höhe von 1,9 Millionen Euro im Wettbewerb „EXIST-Potentiale“ des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) sind die beiden Hochschulen jetzt mit ihrem Projekt „E-ShipHoch4“ (Entrepreneurship hoch vier) gestartet.

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University of Konstanz recognised as “European University”

Along with its four project partners in Bulgaria, Denmark, France and Greece, the University of Konstanz was successful in the European Universities Initiative (EUI) of the European Commission. In the next three years, the partners’ “European Reform University Alliance” (ERUA) will receive funding of approximately five million euros to establish a pan-European university network.

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Stress testing “coral in a box”

Save the corals: Mobile rapid test to assess coral thermotolerance developed in an international collaboration with the University of Konstanz. The article is available in the online magazine of the University of Konstanz:

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Lefties and righties: asymmetry in fish genitalia

Evolutionary biologists from the University of Konstanz resolve a century-old question regarding the asymmetric genitals of internally fertilizing fishes of the family Anablepidae. Surprisingly, the direction of genital asymmetry in these fishes is random rather than hereditary.

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Measure squeezing in a novel way

A potential starting point for high-precision sensor technology: Scientists at the Department of Physics at the University of Konstanz have developed a completely new method of measuring squeezing. Read the article in our online magazine campus.kn.

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Economic alien plants more likely to go wild

An international team of researchers led by University of Konstanz ecologist Mark van Kleunen has compiled a global overview of the naturalization success of economic plants, showing that economic use in general, as well as the number and nature of economic uses, are crucial to their establishment in the wild.

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Artificial intelligence in science

Study on the role of artificial intelligence in basic research – Volkswagen Foundation research grant for philosopher Professor Thomas Müller (University of Konstanz) and physicist Professor Hans Briegel (University of Innsbruck)

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„Babylab-App“: Worterkennung via Tablet

Neues Online-Tool zur Erforschung des frühkindlichen Spracherwerbs an der Universität Konstanz: Mit der neuen Babylab-App, die bequem von zu Hause aus genutzt werden kann, untersucht das Babysprachlabor (BSL) den Spracherwerb bei Kindern im Alter von 12 bis 24 Monaten.

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