Press Releases
The Young Academy for Sustainability Research has been launched1
Academy at the University of Freiburg is the first of its kind and is based at FRIAS
Women are less blinded by attractiveness than men2
Study sheds light on how differently men and women trust each other based on facial features
The pandemic’s impact on mental health: Study analyzes calls to helplines in 19 countries3
The number of calls increased by up to 35 percent
Researchers call for more sensitivity in the use of DNA samples to protect minorities4
Study examines data sets to show that Roma minorities in Europe are at risk if ethical principles in genetics are not followed
Study offers new insights into how we comprehend and evaluate pronunciation 5
Freiburg German scholar sheds light on influences of age and expectations about origin, among other things.
Re-election as Vice President of the German Rectors’ Conference6
University of Freiburg Rector Kerstin Krieglstein is responsible for the area of university medicine and health sciences
Russian Culture Days 20217
Six-week program to feature exhibitions, lectures, discussions, films, and theater performances in honor of Fyodor Dostoevsky bicentennial
International cooperation for a better circular economy: Win-win narratives stand in the way of effective progress8
Discourse analysis on circular economy cooperation between China and the EU
Boost for training for Freiburg doctoral students9
German Research Foundation (DFG) extends funding for two research training groups (RTG) at the University of Freiburg
EU funds two research projects with Freiburg participation to support the European Green Deal 10
Projects to restore biodiversity and measure greenhouse gas emissions in cities
Study analyzes technologies’ climate efficiency in removing CO2 from the atmosphere 11
One process has similar CO2 footprint to e-mobility
Lecture Series “Planetary Health” will start at the University of Freiburg 12
Starting October 25, 2021, 6:15pm in the large lecture hall at the Women’s Hospital on six different Monday evenings
Start of the Academic Year: University of Freiburg awards prizes for research, teaching, social commitment and start-up ideas13
Awarded were University Teaching Award, 39 young scientist awards, Special Award for Student Involvement, Bertha Ottenstein Prize, Pfiffikus Award for Start-Up and the Alumni Award for Social Involvement
Two new research areas at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS)14
Concurrent public lecture series on “Diversity in Language and Cognition.”
Lecture Series “Auf Jahr und Tag” Is Starting15
Beginning on October 25, 2021, this lecture series will focus on historical sites in Freiburg that have helped shape the lives of people in the city since the Middle Ages
The “One University – One Book” program slated to begin 16
The project illuminates the issue of hate from the perspectives of science, self-reflection and public discourse
Historian Jörn Leonhard to Explore the “World Crisis of 1918–1939/41” with Funding from the Volkswagen Foundation 17
Continuation of his project on World War I and Treaty of Versailles
“We hope to provide groundbreaking insights into the sustainable development of our forests”18
State Secretary Sabine Kurtz on the ground-breaking ceremony for the Umwelttechnikum (Environmental Technical Center) at the University of Freiburg
New Course Offerings in the 2021/22 Winter Semester19
Two new degree programs - new additional subjects for teacher education programs - adjustments in Environmental Natural Sciences and Psychology
Experiencing literature with all the senses20
The Otium museum of literature, a cooperation between the University of Freiburg and the Baden-Baden city library, is open
