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Chemist Ingo Krossing receives the ERC Advanced Grant for the construction of a universally applicable redox scale
Funding is 2.5 million euros, spanning over five years
Director of IT Services Retires
Gerhard Schneider served for 20 years as head of the University of Freiburg’s IT Services Department
University Medal for Matthias Schenek
Head of administration at the University of Freiburg honored for many years of service and bid farewell by the rector
Deep Learning 2.0: Automated Machine Learning enables more precise algorithms
Computer scientist Frank Hutter receives an ERC Consolidator Grant
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize goes to Maike Hofmann
Freiburg physician for molecular science receives Germany’s most important award for young researchers
Daniel Leese receives Fellowship from Carl Friedrich von Siemens foundation
Freiburg Sinologist researches the history of the Chinese Communist Party
Céline Calvino Receives Funding from the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
Freiburg chemist will work with American researcher to develop new recyclable plastics
Freiburg-based female Physicist and Molecular Medicine Specialist receive funding from Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
Valerie Lang and Jana Naue on the elite program for postdocs
Abhinav Valada Awarded Emmy Noether AI Grant
Freiburg computer science team develops algorithms for robots to navigate among crowds
Andreas Barner Re-elected as University Council Chairman
Top business executive, researcher and alumnus Andreas Barner confirmed as University Council chairman. The committee elected legal scholar Andreas Voßkuhle as vice chairman
Beate Heinemann appointed as new director for particle physics at the Helmholz Research Center DESY
Freiburg physics professor is the first female in the directorate
Re-election as Vice President of the German Rectors’ Conference
University of Freiburg Rector Kerstin Krieglstein is responsible for the area of university medicine and health sciences
Historian Jörn Leonhard to Explore the “World Crisis of 1918–1939/41” with Funding from the Volkswagen Foundation
Continuation of his project on World War I and Treaty of Versailles
Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation professorship for forest genetics established at the University of Freiburg
Dr. Katrin Heer appointed as the first professorship holder
Emma Goldman Award goes to Anelis Kaiser Trujillo
Freiburg psychologist for innovative gender research in neuroscience receives award of recognition
Nikolaus Pfanner receives the Schleiden Medal from Leopoldina for insights into mitochondria
Freiburg cell biologist has contributed significantly to the understanding of the membrane system of mitochondria
The Communications Team of the University of Freiburg
Rimma Gerenstein is the new Press Officer, Bastian Strauch the new Deputy Press Officer
Funding for scientists
Three researchers at the University of Freiburg receive “STAY!” and “Come and STAY” scholarships
Freiburg chemist receives prestigious distinction
Maja Banks-Köhn has become a member of the British Royal Society of Chemistry
Erasmus Prize 2021
Rike Sinder receives the University College Freiburg award for her dissertation on Islamic law