Glyphosate impairs learning in bumblebees

What impacts do agrochemicals have on the ongoing global insect decline? Biologists at the University of Konstanz have found out that aversive learning is impaired in bumblebees exposed to glyphosate. Their study is published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

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Elke Deuerling elected as EMBO member

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has elected molecular biologist Elke Deuerling from the University of Konstanz as a member. EMBO membership is awarded to researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the life sciences.

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Double Erasmus+ success

The European Commission will continue funding the European University for Well-Being (EUniWell) within the framework of ERASMUS+. The University of Konstanz’s current project partner in the European Universities Initiative, the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA), also received a funding extension.

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Bernd Rüthers

The University of Konstanz mourns the passing of Bernd Rüthers, former rector of the University of Konstanz

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How coral reefs can survive climate change

Astonishing results published from individual projects of the Tara Pacific expedition studying coral reefs – the entire dataset is made publicly available – coordinator is a biologist from the University of Konstanz

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