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.
Views on Migration Policy
The European Union and African states have a fundamentally different understanding of migration – what conflicts does this cause?
Every vote counts
The American Studies Professor Sieglinde Lemke on the outcome of the presidential election in the USA
A Green Economy Based on Wood?
The global economic system could be arranged in a way that is more environmentally-friendly. A Europe-wide project is investigating whether making this transition would be accepted by society
A new rescue signal
Freiburg researchers transmit data under water using sound waves
It’s the mix that counts
Researchers from Freiburg study forests around the globe and examine the role of biodiversity in their preservation
Until the Tipping Point is Reached
The role of environmental factors in the development of autoimmune diseases
The University of Freiburg congratulates alumnus on winning the Nobel Prize
Physicist Reinhard Genzel honored for groundbreaking findings in astrophysics
The Community Against Covid-19
A group of Freiburg researchers provide global, open access to data on the SARS-CoV-2 genome which could hold the key for a new approach to treating the virus
I hear, therefore I am
Nobody escapes the sounds of the environment – sound studies researches the effects of all kinds of sounds
Feel safe, cycle better
Cognition scientist Rul von Stülpnagel investigates how architectural structures influence cyclists’ behavior
