Press Releases
Closed-loop stimulation promises fewer side effects
How adaptive stimulation could make a significant difference for patients with neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease
Meeting the Demand for Specialists
With the “Master 2016” program, the University of Freiburg receives five new degree programs and expands three others
Oxford and Freiburg Launch Unique Partnership
Henrike Lähnemann assumes duties as Chair of Medieval German Literature and Linguistics
The Whole Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Physical chemist Thorsten Hugel receives prestigious grant from European Research Council
Brain Networks under Attack
What pruning network links can tell us about the dynamics of neuronal networks
5.5 Million Euros for the European Campus
European Union approves funding for three joint projects at the Upper Rhine universities
Heidegger’s Black Notebooks and their Implications
The University of Freiburg grapples with the philosopher and former rector’s legacy at a conference
On the Path to the First European University
The first “European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation” supported entirely by universities is founded on the Upper Rhine
Maintaining Biodiversity in the Forests of Central Europe
German Research Foundation approves new research training group at University of Freiburg
Lipids Support Protein Machinery
University of Freiburg researchers discover that integration of molecular barrels into the membrane depends on its composition
Funding for Two Big-Data Startup Projects
Economists at the University of Freiburg receive EXIST entrepreneurial scholarships for “Geospin” and “TonalityTech”
New Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering
The University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft create a unique teaching and research structure
Soft Probing with Optical Tweezers
Freiburg researchers have developed a method for measuring soft, structured surfaces using optical forces
New Protein Found in Immune Cells
Immunobiologists from the University of Freiburg discover Kidins220/ARMS in B cells and demonstrate its functions
New Import Pathway into the Cell’s Powerhouses
Freiburg researchers use artificial membranes to show how a particular protein reaches the mitochondria
A glimpse into the nanoworld of lymphocyte cell membranes
University of Freiburg researchers have applied super-resolution methods to study the organization of receptors on B lymphocytes