Press Releases
The Communications Team of the University of Freiburg
Rimma Gerenstein is the new Press Officer, Bastian Strauch the new Deputy Press Officer
Funding for scientists
Three researchers at the University of Freiburg receive “STAY!” and “Come and STAY” scholarships
New Research Center “Umwelttechnikum”
The Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation is set to provide funding for the Environmental Sciences at the University of Freiburg with a total of four million euros
Freiburg chemist receives prestigious distinction
Maja Banks-Köhn has become a member of the British Royal Society of Chemistry
Erasmus Prize 2021
Rike Sinder receives the University College Freiburg award for her dissertation on Islamic law
Climate change leads to species decline in tropical forests
Freiburg forest scientists investigate the climate’s impact on forests in Central America
Robotically wound natural fibre construction
The "livMatS Pavilion" in the Botanical Garden of the University of Freiburg is a model for a bioinspired sustainable construction.
Christina Leib-Keßler Will Be the New Head of Administration at the University of Freiburg
The Senate and University Council elected the native of Constance to serve for six years
The Provisional Results of the University Elections Are Out
Students and matriculated doctoral candidates have chosen their representatives for the Senate and the faculty councils
How cells control mitochondria
Freiburg researchers discover a signaling protein that controls the assembly of human cellular “power plants”
Faster statistical analysis of large data sets
German Research Foundation grants 2.1 million euros funding for team involving Freiburg mathematician
Programmable structures from the printer
Research team develops new method for 3D-printing materials systems that move like a climbing plant
The Digital Dies Universitatis 2021
Rector Kerstin Krieglstein awards the University of Freiburg’s Medal to six outstanding personalities
Model for sustainable construction using natural fibers
Researchers at the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart present in a press briefing bioinspired “livMatS Pavillon” in the Botanic Garden of the University of Freiburg
Preserving knowledge and keeping up links
To build up small subjects, the Volkswagen foundation is funding two projects that involve Freiburg university
Novel strategy for natural product biosynthesis
Researchers discover enzyme prototype for formation of ecologically and pharmaceutically important tropone compounds
Tours of Freiburg's University History
The Uniseum invites to five discovery tours in the city center and at the Schlossberg
Competing bursts
Freiburg researchers uncover the link between bursts of beta brain waves and reduced stimulus recognition
Wild bees need deadwood in the forest
Freiburg researchers conducted a joint restoration experiment with the Black Forest National Park
A remote control for gene transfer
Researchers at the Cluster of Excellence CIBSS - Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies develop technology to introduce genes into single cells in a targeted manner