Konstanz School of Collective Behavior 2023

Konstanz, Germany

Deadline to apply: March 30th, 2023

The Konstanz School of Collective Behavior (KSCB) will take place between 31 July 2023 – 12 August 2023  at the cluster of excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz. Uni Konstanz is an elite 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 two 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 behaviors 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 behavior 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 awards will be provided and a registration fee will be due (300 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 2023 faculty (still more to come ) :  Orit Peleg , Kevin Lala, Einat Couzin, Liang Li, Jake Graving, Armin Bahl, Katrin Vogt, Wataru Toyokawa, Serena Ding, Heiko Hamann

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

All the best regards,

Ahmed El Hady

On behalf of the KSCB organizational committee