Faces of FRIAS
At FRIAS, you’ll always encounter fresh faces who bring their projects and ideas from around the world to Freiburg. Within this vibrant community, these ideas are discussed and further developed. The ‘Faces of FRIAS’ series regularly showcases our fellows.
Creative Writing on the Origin of Life
Microbiologist Daniel Duzdevich delves into fundamental questions within the confines of the laboratory until he realizes that comprehending the origin of life necessitates the inclusion of language.
Towards a better handling of uncertainty
Data scientist Sahani Pathiraja wanders through a wide range of reseach fields with one goal: making better predictions in a complex world.
About the Culture of Resettlement
Zainab Musa Shallangwa dedicates her research to the Nigerian Kanuri people and how their culture is impacted by forced displacement and resettlement.
Learning from Freiburg’s Food Initiatives
Economic geographer Prof. Dr. Marit Rosol analyses why the existing structures of the agricultural and food industry remain gridlocked and explores promising alternatives.
An Advocate for Workers’ Voices
Energy historian Petra Dolata talks about her journey from the Ruhr region to Canada and her research project “Women in Energy Transitions: Agency, Resilience and Complicity.”
Forest Ecology: A longstanding area of research answers questions of the future
Rita Sousa-Silva (Young Academy for Sustainability Studies) and FRESCO Fellow Klaus Puettmann talk about current challenges in forest science.
“Fines are the most curious penalties”
Criminal lawyer Patricia Faraldo Cabana introduces herself and her area of research and reveals her favorite places in Freiburg.
A different look at the history of climate science
How a student of English Literature became a researcher of the history of climate change: a Portrait of FRIAS Fellow Debjani Bhattacharyya.
