Press Releases
How the waterwheel plant snaps
Biologists and civil engineers have analysed the rapid movement of the snap-trap with which the carnivorous plant catches its prey
Angela Merkel Applauds Eucor – The European Campus
The chancellor talked about Emmanuel Macron’s vision of a “European university” for the first time
Excellent Sport Science
The Centre for Higher Education has ranked Freiburg’s course offerings first nationwide
Great Honor for Michael Reth
University of Freiburg immunologist elected to National Academy of Sciences
Free Space for Research
Three researchers at the University of Freiburg receive “STAY!” and “Come and STAY!” bridging scholarships
Innovative power
Freiburg returns to top of the table in Thomson-Reuters ranking of Europe’s most innovative universities
The Usefulness of Ignorance
The 2018 summer semester “Lunch Lectures” at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies will begin May 3, 2018
WhatsApp message to the University of Freiburg
Students and prospective students are now able to receive information about their course of study per smartphone
Flavins keep a handy helper in their pocket
Freiburg researchers show for the first time in detail how a flavin-containing enzyme interacts with oxygen
Gunther Neuhaus Receives Second Term
Senate and University Council elect Vice President for Research at the University of Freiburg
Karl Marx – a “dead dog”?
Podium discussion on 25.04.2018 to launch the lecture series “200 Jahre Marx,” 200 years of Marx.
Leisure and learning
Collaborative research center holds a series of lectures this summer semester, starting 19.04.2018.
European University to be Established in the Upper Rhine Region
German-French declaration regarding Eucor – The European Campus signed
Security, Development, Migration
A seminar from eight universities analyzes current EU-African affairs in a cross-site e-learning format
Südwestmetall Incentive Award for Freiburg Law Student
Andreas Schubert receives award from the Baden-Württemberg Employers’ Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry
Religion in today’s popular culture
Lecture series run jointly by the Faculty of Theology and the Center for Popular Culture and Music begins on 19.04.2018
Marlene Bartos receives ERC Advanced Grant
The European Research Council awards 2.5 million euro funding to project on the functional role of inhibitory nerve cells in memory formation
Neuroscience, Stage Productions and Revolts
The Studium Generale program for the 2018 summer semester is launching new courses
Karl Valentin Ullrich Establishes a Foundation
The former head of the Verband der Freunde der Universität Freiburg e.V. aims to support students and postdocs