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Between Molecules and Morals

Conference on ‘Ethics in Chemistry and Pharmacy’

When: 12 and 13 October 2026, from 1.30 pm
Where: Pharmacy Lecture Hall, Hermann-Herder-Str. 7
What: The conference brings together perspectives from chemistry, pharmacy, philosophy and social practice. Together, we wish to explore how ethical reflection on chemical and pharmaceutical practice can go beyond traditional technology assessment. In particular, we aim to discuss how ethical responsibility can be considered and embedded from the very outset in teaching, research and innovation.

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Open Day with “Die Maus”

Türen auf mit der Maus

Together with CIBSS and SFB1381, the Cryo-EM Facility participated in the annual event promoted by the popular TV-program “Sendung mit der Maus”.
At the Life Imaging Center (LIC), kids from age 6-10 and their parents learned about microscopy and how it helps with understanding life and nature.

Funding for an Innovative Teaching Concept

Innovative Teaching –Shaping the Future

Redesigning the clinical pharmacy curriculum and developing transferable teaching concepts – that is the goal of the subproject “Skills for the Future – Rethinking Clinical Pharmacy,” which will receive approximately €670,000 in funding over the next four years from the foundation for “Innovation in der Hochschullehre”.

Meeting for early-career research group leaders

BioOrganic Meeting 2026

From 9 to 11 September 2026, the BioOrganic Meeting for early-career research group leaders took place in Freiburg. More than 40 early-career research group leaders from five countries came together to exchange ideas, discuss issues and network.

Germany’s largest conference on organic chemistry

ORCHEM 2026 in Freiburg

The 24^th ORCHEM took place at the University of Freiburg from 7 to 9 September. The international conference covers the entire spectrum of organic chemistry – and was once again a resounding success.

Long-established football tournament

Husemann Cup 2026

Once again, teams from the Chemistry Departments, the TF, the FMF and the PSI came together to compete against each other in the Husemann Cup. This year’s winners were the ‘Ente Patties’ team from the PSI – congratulations on a well-deserved victory!

Science and Community

Research Day 2026

With talks, an interactive science fair and plenty of opportunities for discussion, this year’s Research Day once again brought together people from the worlds of science, higher education, schools and the general public.

“Vergatterung” 09.07.2026

Congratulations to all PhD graduates!

Probably the faculty’s finest tradition: the “Vergatterung” of graduates who, having received their doctoral certificates, may now officially use the title “Dr. rer. nat.” 13 newly qualified PhD graduates were ceremoniously escorted to Münsterplatz in custom-designed carriages and wearing doctoral caps after the certificate presentation – where they delivered a short speech. We offer our warmest congratulations and wish them all the very best for the future!

Digital data science in chemistry and pharmacy degree programmes

Funding for an innovative educational concept

The Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Freiburg has been awarded a grant from the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) for the project “DigiChemJN – Digital Chemistry Teaching with Jupyter Notebooks”. The approved proposal aims to modernise training in chemical data science and embed it permanently within the curriculum.

23.04.2026

Girls’Day 2026 in the Chemistry Department

At this year’s Girls’ Day, the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy offered three fantastic opportunities: on the one hand, a joint program organized by the departments of Macromolecular and Physical Chemistry and the FMF provided a glimpse into the daily life of a female scientist; on the other hand, participants had the chance to get a taste of lab and campus life in Dr. Tobias Schnitzer’s research group (Organic Chemistry). In addition, as part of the joint programme run by the Cryo-EM Facility and SFB1381, participants learnt how proteins can be imaged under a cryo-electron microscope – and were even able to prepare their own samples!

Prizes and Awards

Eine junge Frau mit großer runder Brille und langen dunkeln Haaren assistiert zwei Schülerinnen bei Experimenten. Alle drei sitzen an einem Tisch, von den Schülerinnen sieht man nur Hinterkopf und Arme, während die junge Frau sich über den Tisch lehnt. Die beiden Schülerinnen pipettieren aus Erlenmeyerkolben mit bunten Flüssigkeiten. Weitere solcher Kolben stehen auf dem Tisch.

Marianne-Baudler-Preis

Prof. Dr. Ingo Krossing has been honoured with distinguished prize

As part of the GDCh Conference on Inorganic Chemistry, Prof. Dr. Ingo Krossing will be honoured on 7 September 2026 with the Marianne Baudler Prize, worth 7,500 euros. He is receiving the prize for his outstanding research in the field of inorganic chemistry, which covers an extremely broad range of topics and in which he is regarded as one of the leading figures in every area.

Eine junge Frau mit großer runder Brille und langen dunkeln Haaren assistiert zwei Schülerinnen bei Experimenten. Alle drei sitzen an einem Tisch, von den Schülerinnen sieht man nur Hinterkopf und Arme, während die junge Frau sich über den Tisch lehnt. Die beiden Schülerinnen pipettieren aus Erlenmeyerkolben mit bunten Flüssigkeiten. Weitere solcher Kolben stehen auf dem Tisch.

IOCF Zen-ichi Yoshida Lectureship

Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Werz receives prestigious award

During his visiting professorship in Kyoto, Japan, Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Werz (Institute of Organic Chemistry) was awarded the prestigious IOCF Zen-ichi Yoshida Lectureship. As part of this, he delivered three research lectures at various locations in Kyoto and Osaka. The chair of the selection committee, Prof. Michinori Suginome, presented Prof. Daniel B. Werz with the corresponding plaque.

Eine junge Frau mit großer runder Brille und langen dunkeln Haaren assistiert zwei Schülerinnen bei Experimenten. Alle drei sitzen an einem Tisch, von den Schülerinnen sieht man nur Hinterkopf und Arme, während die junge Frau sich über den Tisch lehnt. Die beiden Schülerinnen pipettieren aus Erlenmeyerkolben mit bunten Flüssigkeiten. Weitere solcher Kolben stehen auf dem Tisch.

ADUC Lecture Prize 2026

Dr. Tobias Schnitzer’s award-winning lecture

This year, Dr. Tobias Schnitzer attended the Chemistry Lecturers’ Conference in Duisburg-Essen for the first time – and returned not only with plenty of fresh ideas: alongside technical discussions and meetings with colleagues from all over Germany, he also received a lecture award from the GDCh.

For excellence in research

Dr. Charalampos (Babis) Pappas receives ADUC-Prize from the GDCh

Dr. Pappas has been a junior research group leader at the University of Freiburg since 2022 and was honoured by the GDCh Working Group of German University Professors of Chemistry (ADUC). The award ceremony took place during the Chemistry Lecturers’ Conference at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where Dr Pappas also had the opportunity to present his research. The prize, worth €4,000, was awarded “in recognition of his work in organic systems chemistry, which rethinks phosphates beyond their traditional biological roles and integrates them into dynamic chemical reaction networks”.
This is not the first prize for the chemist, whose work has already been honoured with, among others, the Bachem AtPS Award and an ERC Starting Grant.

Conducting research and networking internationally

Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Werz has been awarded a prestigious visiting professorship in Kyoto

Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Werz is a professor for organic chemistry. His research focuses on the development of methods for stressed systems, as well as in dye and fluorophore chemistry. As part of the Japan Gateway: Kyoto University Top Global Programme, he has been invited to take up a visiting professorship at Kyoto University.
From 7 to 18 April, he is giving lectures and research presentations there and, in this context, also visits neighbouring universities. For many years, Prof. Werz has maintained close academic ties with Kyoto, which have already resulted in a doctoral student exchange and joint publications.

€1.5 million in funding

Sustainable chemistry with the help of artificial intelligence

The chemist Dr. Tobias Schnitzer has received €1.5 million from the Vector Foundation to develop sustainable amidation reactions. These reactions do not require toxic reagents and are highly energy-efficient. Dr. Schnitzer also makes use of artificial intelligence in his research.

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