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Naturwissenschaften spielerisch in echter Laboratmosphäre erleben? Das ermöglicht das Schülerlabor des Fachbereichs Chemie mit seinen Educational Exit Games. Das kostenlose Angebot bietet Spiele für verschiedene Jahrgangsstufen – von der vierten bis zur 13. Klasse.

Behavioural researchers at the Cluster for Collective Behaviour are working hard to develop a method to understand the posture and movement patterns of individuals in animal collectives. They hope to gain insights into how information is passed on in the event of danger, for example.

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Can the shortage of skilled workers be solved by recruiting trainees from abroad? Florian Kunze shares his views on this based on the Integration@Work project at the University of Konstanz in an interesting article in DER SPIEGEL

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Some US companies have started to reduce their staff and measures in the field of diversity. Florian Kunze is interviewed on the Swiss SRF 10vor10 news about whether this is a good idea or not

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Compulsory attendance at the workplace becomes popular again, although studies show that this also increases the level of emotional exhaustion. DER SPIEGEL discusses the current debate on home office vs. mandatory presence. Part of the article are current results from the Konstanz Home Office study by the Future of Work Lab at the University of Konstanz.

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Bis zum Projektstart im September finden erste Vorbereitungen statt

The annual "Postdoc Appreciation Week" takes place across Germany from 16 to 20 September 2024. The Postdoc Appreciation Week intends to provide attention, visibility and support to postdocs, to promote and highlight existing postdoc networks and services, to create new connections and to integrate international postdocs. Research institutions, organisations and postdoc networks will offer a collective programme with in-person as well as online events and activities specifically for postdocs.…

Das Verreisen dient dazu, die Urlaubszeit zu heiligen. Ein Soziologe hat Zweifel, ob das im Zeitalter weltweit roamender Smartphones überhaupt noch gelingen kann.