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.
Kicking against clichés
The German Football Association once feared that women lost their grace when playing football – today the women players have to fight another kind of ostra-cism
Cellular Waste Recycling
Claudine Kraft is researching how autophagy functions and how it can be influenced
Provocative desire
Why did sexuality and politics enter such an explosive relationship in Germany in 1968 and not in other countries?
The Struggle against Mountains, Wind and Rain
Andreas Gelz is studying the heroic tales of sport in French literature
Maps Made of Nerve Cells
Mice move through the virtual world of a video game and provide insight into the mechanisms of memory formation
Magic moments for Russian soccer
The pending World Cup has a great deal of athletic and political meaning for the host country
Mass for the Masses
The Catholic Church is discovering pop culture – can communion be celebrated with commercial hits playing in the background?