Magazine Collection
Learning from Bark Beetles
Freiburg ecologists hope the ambrosia beetle will provide helpful insights for agriculture and pesticide management
Student work on the geography of global change
United Nations publishes poster gallery as a lead on its website
“No lecture hall will be empty in the winter semester”
Legal regulations and low incidence levels open up more opportunities for classroom instruction
Baden-Württemberg publishes the new Corona Ordinance on Study Operations
Effective immediately, 3-G proof required for on-site events
Freiburg is one of the top universities
The new Academic Ranking of World Universities places the University of Freiburg in 5th and 6th place in a nationwide comparison
Towards the Sun
Freiburg biologist studies how plants transmit signals when exposed to light
The virtual microscope
An app allows medical students to examine tissue samples on a computer screen
Discussion about vaccination for teenagers
An ethicist and a virologist explain the factors on which the Standing Commission on Vaccination bases its decisions - and why community benefit must be weighed against individual risk
Amendment of the University’s Constitution
On 28 July 2021 members of the University of Freiburg can watch the Senate via live stream as it discusses and passes resolutions
“Like Specters in the Present Age”
For Freiburg researchers the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is the link between joint projects that cover a more than 200 years’ long history of ideas
Honorary senator and patron Horst Weitzmann
Entrepreneur and longtime chairman of the University board celebrates his 80th birthday
“The System is Sick”
Six members of the University of Freiburg community discuss career perspectives for doctoral candidates and postdocs
“Nature is not an opposite”
A cultural anthropologist and a geobotanist discuss the role played by humans in the Anthropocene era – an age in which we are leaving destructive traces
The University of Freiburg mourns Gunther Neuhaus
Neuhaus, Prorector for Research and Innovation for many years, has passed away at the age of 67
Presentation of Annual Reports
Speeches of the rector and equal opportunities officer will be livestreamed for members of the University of Freiburg community
Election of the Head of Administration
All members of the University of Freiburg community are invited to watch the election via livestream on July 15, 2021.
University elections: Make an impact with one vote!
Participation in university elections is often low. Political scientist Thomas Waldvogel explains how to motivate people to take part
Become a member of the “Young Academy”
The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies is looking for young talent in sustainability research
Digital Dies Universitatis
During the award ceremony for the University Medals on July 7, 2021, the new hires in the Rectorate will introduce themselves
Toward a Climate Neutral University
The comprehensive data published in the University’s latest Environmental Report show that the University of Freiburg is on the right track
