Magazine Collection
An exact date of burial?1
Why researchers doubt the widely-accepted date of the destruction of Pompei
A Model for the Arab World2
Islamic Studies researcher Simon Wolfgang Fuchs studies how the Iranian Revolution influenced other Muslim countries in the 1970s
Summer heat, health and security 4
All employees are invited to attend the staff meeting on December 6, 2018
Learning landscapes5
With the help of a smartphone app from the University of Freiburg, students can expand their expertise in the feld
The WhatsApp of the Middle Ages6
A computer program is to help fathom the linguistic nuances of Church Slavonic
Birds of a Feather Flock Together?8
Freiburg researchers are studying tree growth in monocultures and mixed cultures
A Hothouse Career9
Trainees and apprentices tell of their daily routines as gardeners, laboratory chemists, or precision mechanics
Science manager and networker10
Rector Hans-Jochen Schiewer has been nominated for the title “Higher Education Manager of the Year 2018”
Thoughts of inspiration11
The psychologist Fritz Renner studies the ways in which visual imagination can help patients with depression
Intelligent Distribution13
How the energy transition can succeed with the help of flexible electrical grids
Often copied but never matched14
Why heroes inspire, polarize – and need the applause of their admirers
Questions Welcome15
The student training center, the Faculty of Medicine’s Skills Lab, is celebrating its tenth anniversary
Illuminating Cells, Instead of Cooking Them16
The startup opto biolabs, a spinoff from the University of Freiburg, is taking optogenetics to the next level
Safety Is What’s Important, Not How Things Are Developed 17
Ralf Reski explains the scientific and economic benefits of the CRISPR-Cas method
Help in Times of Need18
A financial aid service "Studienstarthilfe" helps to bridge monetary shortfalls as young people start their studies.
Whip sand and pixels until they form soft peaks20
Lab experiments and software models help Geoscience students to better understand how mountain ranges are made
