Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2024

Konstanz, Germany

Deadline to apply: April 5th, 2024

The Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour (KSCB) will take place between 22nd July 2024 – 9th August 2024 at the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz. Uni Konstanz is a University of Excellence and ranked #1 young university in Germany with “Collective Behaviour" as one of five research foci. Konstanz is a vibrant, small city located on the border between Germany and Switzerland, on the shores of the Bodensee (Lake Constance). Over three weeks, students will delve deeply into the topic of collective behaviour with lectures, hands-on tutorials, and projects, making it a unique and unforgettable experience.

The school faculty will cover collective behaviours across a variety of species from worms, drosophila, fish to non – human primates and human. A set of tutorials delving into state-of-the-art quantitative methods used to study collective behaviour will complement the lectures. At the end of the school, students will work on independent projects guided by our resident faculty.

Accommodation will be provided and paid by the organizers. A limited number of travel grants will be provided and a registration fee will be due (400 Euros) once the student is admitted to the Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour. The registration fee will be waived to those coming from underrepresented minorities and those in need of financial support. 

For further information and application, visit our website: https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/application-procedure/

KSCB 2024 faculty :

·      Lilach Avitan, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

·      Einat Couzin-Fuchs, Group Leader, Neurobiology, CASCB

·      Serena Ding, Group Leader, Biology, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior / CASCB

·      Ramin Golestanian, Professor/Director, Physics, Max Planck Institute of Dynamics and Self Organization

·      Stephan Karpitschka, Professor, Physics, University of Konstanz

·      Zachary Kilpatrick, Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder

·      Liang Li, Project Leader, Robotics, University of Konstanz / CASCB

·      Patrick Müller, Professor, Biology, University of Konstanz / CASCB

·      Allyson Sgro, Group Leader, Cellular Physiology, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Virginia

·      Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Biology, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior / University of Konstanz / CASCB

·      Anne Templeton, Senior Lecturer, Social Psychology, University of Edinburgh

·      Karoline Wiesner, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam

·      Hannah Williams, Group Leader, University of Konstanz

Contact: ahmed.el-hady@uni-konstanz.de

All the best regards,

Ahmed El Hady

On behalf of the KSCB organizational committee