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.
Indicator of Society's Problems
Classical heroes are anachronistic, yet heroic stories are all the rage – sociologist Ulrich Bröckling investigates this paradox
Subterranean Twists and Turns
University of Freiburg hydrologists make a map of hidden deposits of water
Collectively Under Suspicion
The corona virus causes hostility towards Asians - what images of China does the reporting create?
Diamonds from the Lab
Physicist Oliver Ambacher develops sensors that can make even the faintest magnetic field visible
Switch Off the Immune Brake
Marco Trujillo researches how crops can better withstand disease and drought
Conscious energy use and savings
Environmental psychologist Michael Stumpf investigates what motivates people to use less energy
Beyond Dreadlocks, Joints, and Flip-Flops
Benjamin Burkhart’s musical analysis of the genre reggae contradicts and confirms common clichés
New energy for the trinational area
Researchers at Eucor – The European Campus seek to lead the Upper Rhine region toward a mutual energy turnaround