Connectionists: Konstanz School of Collective Behavior 2026 ( Deadline: March 15th, 2026)

[Ahmed El Hady]

*Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2026*

*Konstanz, Germany *

*20th July 2026 – 7th August 2026 ***

*Deadline to apply: March 15th, 2026*

The Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour (KSCB) 
<https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/about/> will take place between 
20th July – 7th August 2026  at the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the 
Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of 
Konstanz <https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/>. Konstanz 
<https://www.konstanz.de/start> 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 cells, 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 and tutors.

The Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour is intended for graduate 
students, doctoral researchers, and early postdoctoral researchers. We 
consider applicants with strong quantitative background including but 
not limited to physics, computer science, mathematics and engineering. 
Applicants with biological and experimental background will be 
considered if they demonstrate in their application extensive 
quantitative and mathematical background as the focus of the school is 
quantitative study of collective behaviours.

Accommodation will be provided and paid by the organizers. A limited 
number of travel support will be provided and a registration fee will be 
due (500 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.

The submission of applications for the fourth Konstanz School of 
Collective Behaviour is currently open until March 15, 2026. We will 
inform the applicants during the month of April whether their 
application was successful

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


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*KSCB 2026 faculty : *

    ·Anastasia Bizyaeva ( Cornell University, USA)

    ·Iain Couzin ( University of Konstanz / Max Planck Institute of
    Animal Behavior)

    ·Einat Couzin-fuchs ( University of Konstanz )

    ·David Garcia ( University of Konstanz )

    ·Dan Gorbonos ( Holon Institute of Technology, Israel and Max Planck
    Institute of Animal Behavior)

    ·Stefan Krapitscka ( University of Konstanz )

    ·Zachary Kilpatrick ( University of Colorado Boulder, USA)

    ·Liang Li ( Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior)

    ·Yonatan Loewenstein ( Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

    ·Ran Nathan ( Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel )

    ·Mor Nitzan ( Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

    ·Britta Renner ( University of Konstanz )

    ·Allyson Sgro ( Janelia Farm Research Campus, Virginia, USA)

    ·Joshua Shaevitz ( Princeton University, USA)

    ·Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin ( Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior)

    ·Katrin Vogt ( University of Konstanz )

*In case you have any questions, please contact: 
**ahmed.el-hady at uni-konstanz.de <mailto:ahmed.el-hady at uni-konstanz.de>**

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All the best regards,

Ahmed El Hady

On behalf of the KSCB organizational committee


Dr. Ahmed El Hady
Principal Investigator
Cluster for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior, University of Konstanz
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz
Room ZT 907
Postbox 687
Tel.: +49 7531 88-4742

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