Magazine Collection
“Our strength is in analysing pop culture and the social questions it deals with”
An interview with the director of the Centre of Popular Culture and Music at the University of Freiburg, Professor Michael Fischer
Drought and its consequences for ecosystems around the world
An international study with the involvement of Freiburg simulates droughts of the type that until now only occurred every 100 years, but which because of climate change look likely to become far more common.
That time of my life was extraordinary
Interview with Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Professor of Economics at Yale University and former Chief Economist at the World Bank
Freiburg Start-up Aims to Improve Numerous Applications with a New Type of Microvalve and -pump
muVaP GmbH was founded three years ago as a University of Freiburg spin-off – now a strategic investor is on board
“De/Coloniality Now” boosts academic careers with Early Career Research Tandems
Offering researchers as much practical experience as possible at an early stage in their careers is the aim of the “Early Career Research Tandems” project, which forms part of the “De/Coloniality Now – Cluster for Reciprocal and Reflective Research” Cluster of Excellence initiative at the University of Freiburg. Since the start of October, four international teams have taken the opportunity to head their own research projects and thereby develop the foundations of their academic careers.
Election of two part-time vice rectors set for 13 December 2023
All members of the University of Freiburg community are invited to attend the portion of the Senate meeting open to the university public
A wide range of Citizen Science in Freiburg
The Forum Citizen Science 2023 will take place on 29 and 30 November in Freiburg. Visitors can witness how diverse citizen science can be on the ground.
Flexible solar cells from the printer
Research group led by Uli Würfel is developing solar cells from organic materials at the livMatS Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg
Break out of the bubble! University teaching and the rest of the world
Interview with Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Michael Schwarze about Learning and Teaching Day 2023
The 2023/2024 academic year has begun
Rector Prof. Dr. Kerstin Krieglstein addressed the topic of “University of Freiburg 2030” in her speech
Honouring Excellent Doctoral Supervision
At the official opening of the academic year on 18th October 2023 Prof. Dr. Racha Kirakosian and Prof. Dr. Frank Hutter will each receive an award for excellent doctoral supervision
“The secret to the University's success lies in the diversity and interconnectedness of its subjects”
Peter-André Alt will talk about freedom, diversity and the university of the future during the opening ceremony for the academic year on October 18, 2023
Eye-level Encounters
Personal insights on mentoring to mark the 10th year of the MentoMed II programme
Heterogeneity of school classes as an opportunity?
Meike Bonefeld studies new strategies for teachers
Paulina Starski on her work with the Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine
The Federal Commission provides counsel regarding abortion
The Bioeconomy in the Daily Lives of Farmers
Students of cultural anthropology observed the daily work of farmers who follow bioeconomic practices – and are presenting their findings in an exhibit
Award "KI-Newcomer 2023" for research on voice-controlled robotics
Freiburg researcher Oier Mees receives the award "KI-Newcomer 2023" from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Between the field, the lab and his computer
Humboldt Fellow Dr. Bitao Qiu researches termites at the University of Freiburg
Ceremonial repatriation of human remains to Hawaii
The Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg has returned human remains (Iwi Kūpuna, ancestors) from colonial times to representatives from the US state of Hawaii. Among them are human bones that were part of the Alexander Ecker Collection at the University of Freiburg.