Press Releases
A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River1
Drought reveals urban center of the Mittani Empire
Sensor network in the forest to improve forecasts of climate change impacts2
The German Research Foundation approves the Collaborative Research Center "ECOSENSE"
Ceremonial opening of the new research center “Institute for Machine-Brain Interfacing Technology”3
Freiburg scientists at IMBIT conduct interdisciplinary research on human-machine interfaces
Students organize University Sustainability Days 4
Freiburg event series with workshops, initiatives and discussions will take place May 21-26, 2022
Hybrid edition from Schelling's previously unpublished estate5
DFG is providing six million euros in funding for a 12-year project at the University of Freiburg and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Event series about voices from the “other Russia”6
The Tsvetaeva Center at the University of Freiburg invites well-known regime-critical intellectuals and artists
German-Russian Relations a Century after the “Treaty of Rapallo” 7
The University of Freiburg is marking the centennial with an invitation to a series of events beginning on 9 May 2022. These include lectures, a play, and a panel discussion
Cell division in moss and animals more similar than previously thought8
German-Japanese research team from Universities of Freiburg and Nagoya identifies what determines the site of cell division in plants
Rediscover the Uniseum9
Visitors to the Uniseum can enjoy the exhibition using audio guides or their own smart phone starting now
CHE Ranking 2022 honors research strengths in electrical engineering and information technology and psychology10
University of Freiburg is among the leading universities in the ranking by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE)
COVID-19: How vaccination and previous infections also help fight against Omicron11
Immune cells against previous Sars-CoV-2 variants also recognize Omicron well and can thus protect against severe disease / Vaccination can improve immune response even after infection / Study by Freiburg medical researchers published in Nature Microbiology
Signalling Researcher Wilfried Weber Receives ERC Advanced Grant for Living Materials12
Researcher in synthetic biology receives 2.5 million euros in funding for five years
Chemist Ingo Krossing receives the ERC Advanced Grant for the construction of a universally applicable redox scale13
Funding is 2.5 million euros, spanning over five years
New discoveries about the origin of the brain’s immune system14
Important immune cells in the brain’s blood vessels do not mature until after birth
Bumblebees’ nutrition influences their pesticide resistance15
Effects of a common fungicide differ depending on the plant to which it is applied
New process enables 3D printing of small and complex components made of glass in just a few minutes16
Scientists combine materials science invention with newly developed 3D printing technology
Studium generale and Colloquium politicum begin the summer semester on April 25, 202217
The program will focus on the cultural-historical background of the Ukraine conflict and cultural understanding
Rotating blue laser light reveals unimagined dynamics in living cells18
Using a novel laser-scanning microscope scientists observe processes in cells changing within milliseconds
German Research Foundation has approved a new research unit dedicated to soil ecology19
Team led by Friederike Lang is researching the functioning and vulnerability of the forest floor
Technology transfer award for PCR rapid test device for infection diagnostics20
Spindiag, a University of Freiburg and Hahn-Schickard spin-off, has been recognized for its research-based development
