Press Releases
Key Competencies for the 21st Century
Online booking for the new teaching program of the Center for Key Qualifications starts on 26.03.2018
Signaling Pathways to the Nucleus
Researchers have demonstrated how auxin, a hormone that controls many processes in plants, reaches its destination
Easter Bunny or Easter Hare?
Researchers search at Easter for hares and wild rabbits in the towns and villages of Baden-Württemberg
Green Light for Galaxy Europe
Open source platform offers analysis of large quantities of data for life sciences
Disco Rebels, Iconoclasts, Athletic Aces
Find them all in the latest issue of the university newspaper, uni'life
How to target a gene
Scientists find proteins important for plant development, DNA repair and gene targeting
Ina Sieckmann-Bock is leaving office
University Equal Opportunity Officer has been in office since April 2011, providing enormous services to the University of Freiburg
Dependable Sensors
Researchers from the University of Freiburg receive an EXIST Start-Up Grant for “OndoSense”
Yet another success in the “Quality Campaign for Teacher Training”
The University of Freiburg and University of Education Freiburg have received 7.3 million euros and have founded a School of Education
Stiffness matters
Nanomedicine entry into cancer cells can be tuned by modulating the stiffness of the plasma membrane
Developing reliable quantum computers
International research team makes important step on the path to solving certification problems
Top Research Grant for Studies on Cellular Power Plants
1.2 Million Euro for Nikolaus Pfanner, biochemist and molecular biologist of the University of Freiburg
Act sustainably and talk about it
A new directory helps small and mid-sized businesses to attain social and environmental goals
Indiscreet Fictions
University of Freiburg Germanist Johannes Franzen publishes his dissertation on the “roman à clef”
Wild neighbors
People can register their observations of wild animals in Baden-Württemberg’s cities and towns via a web portal
A Pair of RNA Scissors with Many Functions
Arming CRISPR/Cas systems with an enzyme that also controls the translation of genetic information into protein
The Social Evolution of Termites
Similar genes involved in the evolution of insect societies as in bees and ants
Impetus for Instruction
Francisco Javier Quintana, Günter Spinner and Michael Wehner named new honorary professors at the University of Freiburg