Press Releases
New Type of Friction Discovered in Ligand-Protein Systems
A team from the University of Freiburg and the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt-am-Main identifies anisotropic friction
Heisenberg Professorship for Susana Minguet García
The University of Freiburg biologist conducts cancer research on immunotherapies using T cells
Major EU funding set to make leukemia therapies safer
Freiburg medical professional Robert Zeiser receives an ERC Advanced Grant
Components of Cytoskeleton Strengthen Effect of Sex Hormones
Researchers from Freiburg and Kiel discover that actin acts in the cell nucleus and is partly responsible for the expression of male sexual characteristics
Save the Date
The University of Freiburg invites you to the following three events in 2023
Sport Stadiums as Focal Points of Societal and Cultural Dynamics
A German-French research project including University Freiburg researchers is studying the significance of arenas in the “long twentieth century”
University of Freiburg establishes Eva Mayr-Stihl Chair for Multi-Scale Characterization of Materials Systems
Using atom probe tomography Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin researches into advanced materials for the transformation of the energy industry
French-German Team Refutes Standard Model of Electroporation
Technology developed at University of Freiburg enables experimental test
Chemist Laura Hartmann becomes professor at the University of Freiburg
European Research Council (ERC) supports research into recreating the glycocalyx, the coating of sugars that surrounds human cells
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria produce a molecule that paralyzes immune system cells
Researchers from Freiburg and Strasbourg have discovered a strong immunological effect of the molecule LecB - and a way to prevent it.
Mulching time of forest meadows influences insect diversity
Researchers at the University of Freiburg have examined how mulching at different times affects insect flower-visitors and larvae
Steel Was Already Used in Europe 2900 Years Ago
Team headed by Freiburg researcher has discovered earliest use of steel in Europe – on Iberian stone stelae from the Final Bronze Age
Minister of Science Visits University of Freiburg
Petra Olschowski learns about sustainability in research and day-to-day operations
The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Support and donations for disaster victims
North American turtles becoming native in southern Baden, possibly posing a threat to ecosystems
Researchers at the University of Freiburg demonstrate independent reproduction in Germany for the first time.
“Exploratorium Lebendiges Wittental” receives first place in the City of Freiburg’s Nature Conservation Awards
The compound of the Chair of Forest Entomology and Protection invites students to learn and experiment
Lianhuanhua – Chinese Comics as a Specific Cultural Form
University of Freiburg Sinologist Lena Henningsen receives Consolidator Grant from European Research Council (ERC)
Motile Sperm and Frequent Abortions in Spreading Earthmoss
Freiburg researchers discover that sperm motility and anchoring of the spore capsule in the spreading earthmoss Physcomitrella are influenced by the auxin transporter PINC.
Evolutionary Tuning of a Cellular “Powerhouse”
Researchers in Freiburg and Bonn provide the first comprehensive mapping of the protein machineries in the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell
Thermal motions and oscillation modes determine the uptake of bacteria in cells
Team at the University of Freiburg analyzes how model bacteria dock to and penetrate membrane bubbles.