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Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon for Stefan Pollak
Freiburg forensic scientist receives high distinction for his involvement in the intersection between Medicine, Ethics and Law
An impetus from art history for medieval research
Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz funds new Assistant Professorship for Medieval Visual and Cultural Studies
New honorary professors at the University of Freiburg
Jens-Arne Dickmann teaches Classical Archaeology, Markus Rübenstahl teaches Legal Studies
Undiscovered compounds, bee navigation
Henning Jessen and Andrew Straw each receive a grant of nearly one million euros from the Volkswagen Foundation
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for Monika Schönauer
Psychologist from the University of Freiburg receives most important award for young researchers in Germany
Senate elects part-time Vice-Presidents
Daniela Kleinschmit will be responsible for Internationalization and Sustainability, Sylvia Paletschek for University culture
Michael Schwarze to Become Vice President for Academic Affairs
Senate and University Council elect Professor of Romance Literature and Director of the Binational School of Education of the University of Konstanz
Stefan Rensing becomes Vice President for Research and Innovation
Senate and University Council elect the University of Marburg Professor of Cell Biology and Alumnus of the University of Freiburg
Elite program for postdocs
Three Freiburg researchers receive grants from the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
New members of the Leopoldina
National Academy of Sciences has accepted two researchers from the University of Freiburg this year
The pathway to success
Three researchers at the University of Freiburg receive “STAY!” and “Come and STAY!” scholarships
A Commitment to Scholarship
German Rectors’ Conference elects Kerstin Krieglstein Vice-President for Research and Medicine
Prominent and Influential Research
Ten researchers from the University of Freiburg are now on the Highly Cited Researchers list for 2020
Old Material – Newly Discovered
Frederik Kotz awarded the Gips-Schüle Prize for Junior Researchers for his newly developed method of shaping glass
Heisenberg Professorship for Johannes Letzkus
The researcher is working on key mechanisms behind the flexibility and computational power of the brain
Robots for radiation detection, debate on brain death
Jeremy Fon Sing and Sergio Götte receive the Erasmus Prize for the Liberal Arts and Sciences 2020
Prizes for outstanding teaching ideas
University of Freiburg bestows the first Freiburg-Penn State Virtual Classroom Award and other prizes
Habilitation project on irregular border crossings
Antje Missbach receives Baden-Württemberg funding for women researchers
Tackling bias in academia
The University of Freiburg honors Maria Asplund with 2020 Bertha Ottenstein Award