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.
Curving, not straight
The original course of the Rhine could remedy many environmental problems – can the waterway return to nature?
An exact date of burial?
Why researchers doubt the widely-accepted date of the destruction of Pompei
A Model for the Arab World
Islamic Studies researcher Simon Wolfgang Fuchs studies how the Iranian Revolution influenced other Muslim countries in the 1970s
The WhatsApp of the Middle Ages
A computer program is to help fathom the linguistic nuances of Church Slavonic
Birds of a Feather Flock Together?
Freiburg researchers are studying tree growth in monocultures and mixed cultures
Thoughts of inspiration
The psychologist Fritz Renner studies the ways in which visual imagination can help patients with depression
Intelligent Distribution
How the energy transition can succeed with the help of flexible electrical grids
Often copied but never matched
Why heroes inspire, polarize – and need the applause of their admirers
Safety Is What’s Important, Not How Things Are Developed
Ralf Reski explains the scientific and economic benefits of the CRISPR-Cas method