Press Releases 2017
Opening times and closing times for Christmas and New Year
All university buildings are closed from 2 p.m. on 23.12.2017 until 01.01.2018
Elephant poaching in East Africa
An international research team has uncovered poaching patterns in Tanzania
New ways to travel – New media
Volkswagen Foundation provides 1.4 million euros in funding for new research college with practice-based modules
The Black Forest’s Animal Stars, Tooth Savers, and a New Center for Research in Africa
The new issue of the university newspaper uni’leben is out
Strong data, big challenges
Rector Hans-Jochen Schiewer presents the University of Freiburg’s current developments in the 2016-17 annual report.
Funding for “Network Philology and School“
Stefan Seeber receives a senior fellowship from the Stifterverband and the Baden-Württemberg Foundation
One million euros – twice!
The Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation funds research at the University of Freiburg’s Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering
Prizes for the best business models
The Startinsland Business Plan Competition has awarded a total of 22,000 euros to nine start-up projects
Species extinction destroys the ecosystem
The “Jena Experiment“ from biodiversity research takes stock after 15 years
Museum Studies for working people
“museOn – weiterbildung & netzwerk” presents its full spectrum of 40 courses.
One million euros for intelligent networks
Press briefing to sign the funding agreement with the Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation
Matthias Meier receives Consolidator Grant
Freiburg biophysicist receives two million euros in financing from the European Research Council
Understanding signaling pathways, fighting the spread of cancer
Collaborative Research Center at the University of Freiburg enters its third and final funding period
Conservation of the Schlossberg inadequate
Freiburg ecologists highlight the poor state of conservation of flora and fauna
The main switch
The three-dimensional folding of DNA provides important epigenetic mechanisms in the formation of cardiac muscle cells
Climatic extremes triggered migration
Freiburg researchers publish study into emigration from Southern Germany in the 19th Century
Contactless charging systems
The start-up Blue Inductive takes first place in CyberOne competition in the Industrial Technologies category
Funding for 25 years
Historical-critical edition of the works of jurist Hans Kelsens is adopted into Mainz Academy program
How emotions influence our internal clock
Research team headed by Freiburg psychologist finds previously unknown effects
Heroes must die
A lecture series starting on 08.11.2017 illuminates the purpose and doubtful nature of heroic death