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Klaus Mertes receives an honorary doctorate
The University of Freiburg’s Faculty of Theology honors commitment to uncovering abuse in the church
Heisenberg professorship goes to Evi Zemanek
Research focus on media ecology and comparative media studies
Computer scientist wins 2019 Südwestmetall Prize
Jan Burchard has developed a new testing method for computer chip quality control
Changes in Office of Public Relations
Nicolas Scherger is now press officer for the University of Freiburg, Rimma Gerenstein is his deputy
President of Eucor – The European Campus has been confirmed
Hans-Jochen Schiewer will head the trinational university network for another three years
E-learning Sponsorship Award is Shared for the First Time
The University of Freiburg is honoring both Anne Liefländer and Stefan Rother for their outstanding teaching projects
Contactless current measurement
Microsystem engineer at the University of Freiburg receives the advancement award from the Forum Applied Computer Science and Microsystems Engineering
On the Path to a Professorship
Molecular medicine specialist Maike Hofmann is receiving a scholarship from the Wrangell Habilitation Programme
University Medal for Rudolf-Werner Dreier
High-profile award for special services in developing a worldwide alumni network
New Vice President of Digital Transformation
Gerhard Schneider, Director of the IT Center of the University of Freiburg, takes up the post on 1st December 2018
Laughing Art
The Hugo Friedrich and Erich Köhler prize goes to Niklas Bender for his book on humor in classical modernism
Researching immune defects
Marta Rizzi is awarded the Mathilde Wagner Prize for her habilitation investigating defects in the body’s defence cells
Senate elects new equal opportunity representative
Medical doctor and member of the staff council, Regina Herzog will take up her new role on 1st November 2018
Jörg Rüdiger Siewert receives the University Medal
University of Freiburg pays tribute to outstanding service by the Medical Center’s Chief Medical Officer.
New professors at the University of Freiburg
Reinforcements for the Faculty of Philology and the Faculty of Engineering
New leadership in the University Council
The committee is starting its new term with six external and five internal members
Prize for excellent dissertation
Valentina Vitali receives the Göttinger Prize for Forest Ecosystem Research
Freiburg computer scientist advises German parliament
Hannah Bast appointed to commission on artificial intelligence
University of Freiburg Biologist Honored
Linnea Hesse receives the Camillo Schneider Award for her dissertation on technical fiber-reinforced ramifications inspired by biological structures
EUR 1.64 Million for Depression Research
The psychologist Fritz Renner receives the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award for 2018