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.
The project “LoKlim” honored as finalist in the German Sustainability Award for Research
The project at the University of Freiburg supports municipalities and districts in their climate change adaption measures
Blueprint for sustainable mobility development
Study results of the research project SuMo-Rhine provide impetus for the traffic watershed in the trinational Upper Rhine region
How past societies adapted to climatic changes
Researchers reveals five resilience pathways of pre-modern populations - and what can be learned from them.
Expand and facilitate data access for materials researchers
"NFDI-MatWerk" structures decentrally hosted data collections
The last virgin forests in Europe
A new study illustrates how much areas in Romania are threatened by deforestation
Learning from Bark Beetles
Freiburg ecologists hope the ambrosia beetle will provide helpful insights for agriculture and pesticide management
Towards the Sun
Freiburg biologist studies how plants transmit signals when exposed to light
“Like Specters in the Present Age”
For Freiburg researchers the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is the link between joint projects that cover a more than 200 years’ long history of ideas
A Kaleidoscopic View of Corona
In the video podcast “A Kaleidoscopic View of Corona,” Freiburg researchers shed light on various aspects of the pandemic
Green Hydrogen
Severin Vierrath and his team develop a new process of electrolysis as well as new materials for fuel cells