Press Releases
A holodeck for flies, fish and mice
Inspired by Star Trek, biologists are enabling new experiments in virtual reality
A Map of the Cell’s Power Station
Researchers from the University of Freiburg are mapping the distribution of all proteins in mitochondria for the first time
Smart Computers
Artificial neural networks decode brain activity during performed and imagined movements
Freiburg among the top universities
The Shanghai Ranking 2017 demonstrates the University of Freiburg’s strong position in Germany
Police Violence Depends on Community-level Racial Bias
The racial biases of whites in a community predicts police use of lethal force against black Americans
How protein islands form
Researchers at the University of Freiburg identify protein that inhibits the development of autoimmune diseases
Freiburg researchers receive 4.5 million euros in funding
The European Research Council (ERC) awards ERC Starting Grants for future-oriented projects
Constant telephoning, dog whisperers and a wise woman
The new edition of the University magazine uni'leben is out!
Focus on sustainability
The University of Freiburg has published a new edition of its research magazine
In the test tube instead of under the knife
Freiburg neuroscientists develop new forms of diagnosis and therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy
Heisenberg Professorship for Oliver Müller
Focus in research and teaching on the philosophy of technology and philosophical anthropology
Two new professors at the University
The theologian Karlheinz Ruhstorfer and the mathematician Amador
Wolfgang Kehr sets up a new foundation
Former university library director supports research and teaching at the University of Freiburg
On the Path to Vitamin A in Rice
Biochemists from the University of Freiburg have elucidated the structure of an enzyme that supplies carotenoid
Soundscapes, Cancer Cells, Archaea
Three Freiburg researchers receive funding from the Carl Zeiss Foundation for their post-doc projects
Evidence of the Higgs Particle's Decay in Quarks
Research group at the University of Freiburg contribute significant new findings to the ATLAS experiment
Personalize your medication dosages
Initial clinical tests show that biosensors could pave the way for a personalized antibiotherapy in the future
On the way to a biological alternative
A bacterial enzyme enables reactions that open up alternatives to key industrial chemical processes
Fellowships for researchers at risk
University of Freiburg successfully applies to the Philipp Schwartz Initiative for two researchers from Turkey
Otokar-Fischer-Prize for Tilman Kasten
Freiburg literature and cultural studies' scholar becomes the first recipient of an award for outstanding research of Czech literature and culture