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.
Focusing on Images
A study is investigating the impact of media images on people’s willingness to engage in political protest
Prepared in the event of an emergency
The RESIBES project aims to support the organized deployment of volunteers in the event of a disaster
The long-awaited split
The Higgs particle breaks down into two so-called bottom quarks. In what way could this find be a milestone on the path to a new kind of physics?
Small Farmers Draw the Short Straw
International aid organizations are putting a lot of money into Ghana’s agriculture – so why is it not reaching those most in need?
Strict Regulations or Pragmatic Solution?
The law expert Ralf Poscher compares the different approaches to digital privacy rights in the European Union and the United States
Rockin' with Gun and Guitar
American pop music has left its mark all around the globe – what is there about its sound and image that makes it so special?
Time and space for research
Researchers are now able to apply for four funding programs from the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
Legal Yet Deceptive Packaging on the Market
A cultural anthropologist has researched the role played by the protection of regional products in the European Union
Attack on the blind spot
The hunt for the “Heilbronn phantom” underlines discrimination in the investigation into the murder of policewoman Michèle Kiesewetter