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.
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
“We can only protect what we know”
Using less pesticides can’t stop the decline in insect populations alone. What should humans do to give insects a chance to survive?
Neither a market or a black market
In Cambodia Robert John is researching the social, economic and scientific aspects of the trade in sand
The Complicated Search for Mistakes in the DNA Base Sequence
Miriam Schmidts researches rare genetic diseases at the University of Freiburg