Press Releases
Heroes, Moss, Bark Beetle
The latest issue of the research magazine uni'wissen contains a variety of topics and a special section on the coronavirus
A better understanding of plant life
The German Research Foundation is providing about eleven million euros in funding for a consortium headed by the University of Freiburg
Heisenberg professorship goes to Jennifer Andexer
The Freiburg biochemist studies the mechanisms of enzymes
Controlling plant processes with light
Scientists from Freiburg and Düsseldorf develop a new optogenetic tool for use in plant research
Regular Environmental Reports, Green Investment
The University of Freiburg widens its commitment to sustainable operation
Paying tribute to study achievement and social involvement
Local and other sponsors enable 138 Deutschlandstipendium grants at the University of Freiburg
Breaking the limit
University of Freiburg researchers introduce new transition metal carbonyl complexes relevant to textbooks and applications
Virtually Captured
Biomechanical analyses and computer simulations reveal the Venus flytrap snapping mechanisms
Heisenberg funding for Anne-Kathrin Classen
The German Research Foundation is funding the signalling researcher’s work at the University of Freiburg for five years
How the giant sequoia protects itself
A three-dimensional network of fibers makes the bark resistant to fire and rock fall
New Musicals Encyclopedia Published on the Internet
Freely available online encyclopedia on popular musical theater in the German speaking area from 1945 to date
Simulations on biologically relevant time scales
Freiburg researchers deliver new insights into molecular mechanisms relevant for drug development
Innocent and highly oxidizing
Freiburg chemists produce new oxidants as a tool for preparative chemistry
A storage battery for the entire world
Freiburg project on battery research funded by the BMBF “World Storage” program
Strong Together
Approximately 34 million euros for four collaborative research centers at the University and Freiburg University Medical Center
Honorary Professorship (chair) for Franz Leithold
The Faculty of Philology honors head of Media Center for outstanding contribution in “media practice”
Kerstin Krieglstein to be rector of the University of Freiburg
Senate and University Council elect former dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Launch of the “Studiennothilfe” (Student Emergency Fund)
Financial aid for students in need – for example, due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Restitution of Books Stolen by the Nazis
The University Library at the University of Freiburg and the Saxon State and University Library in Dresden have returned books to the heirs of the philosopher Leo Polak