research & discover
University of Freiburg researchers transcend the traditional boundaries between the disciplines, working together to advance scientific knowledge and work out solutions to the great challenges of the future.
Prescription for Addiction
Pain killers containing opioids can rapidly become addictive. Experts say doctors, pharmacists, and patients need to be better informed about these drugs.
Marco Prinz awarded Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
German Research Foundation honors Freiburg University Medical Center researcher
Seven influential voices
Researchers at the University of Freiburg have a prominent representation in the “Highly Cited Researchers” ranking
Law enforcement in the face of social change
The Centre for Security and Society examines the personnel and training policies of the police force
Measuring the world
The Freiburg scientist Alexander Reiterer captures megastructures with a multi-sensor system
New Rules for the Digital Economy
Jurist Jens-Peter Schneider has advised Germany's federal government, the "Bundesregierung," as a member of the Competition Law 4.0 Commission ("Kommission Wettbewerbsrecht 4.0")
Divided Legacy
The historian Anna Lux explores how novels, films, and TV programs about the fall of 1989 define public memory
Using Light to Determine the Ripeness of Grapes
The micro-optician Hans Zappe wants to make life easier for winegrowers