Research
Research at the Faculty of Biology at the University of Freiburg is characterised by a particularly broad spectrum of biological research areas. In molecular biology laboratories, greenhouses and through field research, individual genes and entire ecosystems are studied here.
With these diverse research activities, the Faculty of Biology makes a decisive contribution to two of the three priority areas of the University of Freiburg’s research profile: Signals of Life and Pathways to Sustainability.
The members of the faculty are actively involved in the University of Freiburg’s clusters of excellence and other joint projects. There are also close links with research institutions such as the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics. This enables innovative, interdisciplinary projects, for example in collaboration with medicine, chemistry or environmental sciences.
An overview of all scientific activities at the Faculty of Biology in the University of Freiburg’s research information system:
Research areas
Participation in research networks
Currently funded clusters of excellence
Cross-faculty scientific centres
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Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT)
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Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS)
Internationales Forschungskolleg der Universität Freiburg
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Hilde-Mangold-Haus (HMH)
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Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS)
Exzellenzcluster 2019-2025
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Centre for Medicine and Society (ZMG)
DFG-funded collaborative projects
Members of the Faculty of Biology lead projects within the following collaborative projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG):
EU-funded collaborative projects
Doctoral programs, Graduate Schools and Research Training Groups
Members of the faculty lead projects within the following structured doctoral programmes and research groups. Application deadlines and requirements vary between programmes and are specified on the individual websites.
Spemann Graduiertenschule für Biologie und Medizin (SGBM)
Doctoral programme at the University of Freiburg
International Max Planck Research School for Epigenetics, Biophysics and Metabolism (IMPRS-EBM)
Doctoral programme at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
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Eucor Upper Rhine Immunology doctoral programme (EURIdoc)
Doctoral programme of the Universities of Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe and the University Medical Centre Freiburg. Funded by the EU as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Programme (Horizon 2020):
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Understanding protease functions in cellular pathways through discovery and analysis of protease substrates (ProtPath)
Funded by the German Research Foundation since 2021
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RTG 2344: MeInBio-BioInMe: Exploration of spatio-temporal dynamics of gene regulation using high-throughput and high-resolution methods
Funded by the German Research Foundation since 2017
Further information on doctoral programmes at the Faculty of Biology:
Central contact point at the University of Freiburg:
ERC Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) awards project funding in five competitive funding lines: Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, Synergy and Proof of Concept Grants. Awards are made on the basis of the scientific excellence of the research project. The highly endowed grants are therefore not only an important financial basis for innovative projects, but also a high scientific distinction. The ERC has already awarded grants to members of the Faculty of Biology in all funding lines.