University of Freiburg applies for four Clusters of Excellence
Two new initiatives and two existing Clusters of Excellence are applying for funding from 2026
Website goes live with new look, structure, and technology
The University of Freiburg has relaunched and is continuing to modernise its website
Baden-Württemberg State Research Prize Goes to Freiburg Plant Ecophysiologist Christiane Werner
Werner will receive the most highly endowed state research prize for her basic research on the plant stress physiology
Statement on dealing with the Israel-Palestine conflict at the University of Freiburg
Disputes about the Israel/Palestine conflict in public, in politics, in the media and also at universities in some cases become highly controversial and emotional.
Vastly increased potentials for oxidation with modified solvents
A team of scientists headed by Professor Ingo Krossing from the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Freiburg has succeeded in significantly increasing classic reagents’ potential for oxidation.
Logic Debugging in Microprocessor Development
Prof. Dr. Armin Biere from the Chair of Computer Architecture develops award-winning KISSAT debugging system
Protection from Discrimination and Abuse of Power
Annette Joggerst is the new anti-discrimination contact person at the University of Freiburg
Gender Differences in Sport – Sport gÄndern
At the Department of Sport and Sport Science students are investigating the role played by gender in various areas of sport
Volkswagen Foundation Supporting Two University of Freiburg Research Projects
Dr. Axel Bohmann is examining linguistic variation at the level of the individual. Prof. Dr. Edoardo Milana is investigating how “neurofluidic” systems can be integrated into soft robots.
Analysing internal world models of humans, animals and AI
Freiburg researchers develop new formal description of internal world models, thereby enabling interdisciplinary research
Learning from Venus: Combining Earth System Sciences with Planetary Sciences
The Volkswagen Foundation is funding a new tenure track professorship in Earth and Planetary Geodynamics at the University of Freiburg
Unique characteristics of previously unexplored protein discovered
Freiburg-Prague research collaboration achieves scientific breakthrough in understanding cell division
How Cities Can Adapt to Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence
The Freiburg project ‘I4C – Intelligence for Cities’ has developed locally precise climate models and foundations for planning tools
