Centre for the Adv Study of Collective Behaviour
@CBehav
We are a centre dedicated to the study of collective behaviour | Integrative and Quantitative | Cluster of Excellence @UniKonstanz, Germany.
Collective behaviour is all around. The Cluster of Excellence @CBehav @UniKonstanz and @MPI_animalbehav investigates #collectivebehaviour since 2019! With this film we invite you to take a look at our research and dive into the swarm to learn more about us. @dfg_public
Virtual reality rewrites the rules of the swarm. Our latest paper in @ScienceMagazine @maxplanckpress @UniKonstanz @CBehav science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
New paper out in @CurrentBiology! A primer on cognition in multi-species sociality, focusing on the octopus-fish case 🐙🐟🐠 Read it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
The Konstanz school of collective behaviour is back! We look forward to welcoming everyone to Konstanz this summer Check out the amazing lineup!
Plz share around : The tradition continues, the Konstanz School of Collective Behavior will take place from July 21st to August 8th , 2025. Application deadline: April 15 ( exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applicati… ) . We have an amazing line up of speakers covering all aspects of collective…
The PhD Pitch talks are back! We’re super excited to welcome some of our PhD students for yet another PhD Pitchwork session, as part of the CASCB Seminar Series: exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh… @UniKonstanz

We are now also active on Bluesky! 🦋 Go give us a follow if you are there bsky.app/profile/cbehav…
Today we are pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew King from @SwanseaUni for a special CASCB seminar! Join us to learn about "Sociality, heterogeneity, organisation and leadership in animal groups" exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh… @UniKonstanz
An international research team led by the #UniKonstanz @CBehav and @oxford_brookes concludes that gentle touch is not only good for mental health, but also for the evolution of cooperation: t1p.de/a8ena @MPI_animalbehav
We are delighted to welcome Michael Smith @SmithBeeLab back to Konstanz for today’s CASCB talk on: "Nest design, construction, and spatial organization in the superorganism nest"! Join us here: exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh… @UniKonstanz @AuburnU

We are pleased to welcome Dominik Deffner from @mpib_berlin as today’s seminar speaker! Join us to learn all about: "Computational models of decision-making in unconstrained human collectives" @UniKonstanz @MPI_animalbehav exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh…

What’s even cooler than #bats? Yes - bats surfing storm fronts during dark & blustery nights!🦇😃New research shows that noctule bats harness warm tailwinds to save energy during their migratory journeys mpg.de/23893833/1216-… @MPI_animalbehav @CBehav @EdwardHurme @dechmannlab
Our sharks are featured in The Guardian’s photographs that defined 2024! Photo by @albi_angela and August Paula @UniKonstanz @maxplanckpress theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back. @einatcouzin @CBehav @UniKonstanz @maxplanckpress #locust thetransmitter.org/animal-models/…
Curious about the details? Watch this video for a closer look at how microrobots solve the 'lazy agent' problem: youtube.com/watch?v=S_QVI1…
How can a team optimally mobilize its forces? A new study led by Veit-Lorenz Heuthe and Clemens Bechinger @UniKonstanz offers a clever solution - demonstrated with a swarm of microrobots! exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh… Read the full study here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Scientistshave developed an #AI-based control strategy that enables individual laser-driven #microrobots within a swarm to cooperate, like ants or termites, to manipulate objects. @UniKonstanz @CBehav Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/41GNAnk
How can a team optimally mobilize its forces? A new study led by Veit-Lorenz Heuthe and Clemens Bechinger @UniKonstanz offers a clever solution - demonstrated with a swarm of microrobots! exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh… Read the full study here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Happy to have hosted professor Florian Engert from the @EngertLab here at the @UniKonstanz who shared his exciting work on analyzing heart rate and attention in #zebrafishlarvae to gain new insights into decision-making behavior.
We are excited to welcome Florian Engert from Harvard University to today's @CBehav Seminar Series, where he will discuss "The heart and the mind: an integrative approach to brain-body interactions in the zebrafish" exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh… @UniKonstanz @MPI_animalbehav @EngertLab

Thanks! Excited to celebrate photography thanks to the @RSocPublishing photo competition! And congrats to @AugustPala with whom I’m glad to share the award and part of a dream team with @icouzin @po7ooo and Luke Costello at @MPI_animalbehav and @CBehav! 🦈
What a fantastic shot! An aerial view of #sharks rounding up their prey has won the 2024 #Photography Competition @royalsociety! 🦈The photo was taken by postdoc @albi_angela, @MPI_animalbehav, who studies the predator-prey interactions of sharks and schools of #fish. 🥳
Thrilled to announce that my dissertation is now published! 🎉 You can check it out here: kops.uni-konstanz.de/handle/1234567… @CBehav @UniKonstanz
I am delighted and honored to have been awarded the Fyssen International Prize! Sharing it with Jean-Louis Deneubourg makes it all the more special as he was instrumental to inspiring me to study collectives when I was a student. @CBehav @maxplanckpress exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-beh…