Events

Science Across Communities

FRIAS events are designed for the FRIAS community, members of the University of Freiburg, and the wider public. We place a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and international exchange. This page provides an overview of our upcoming events, general information on our lecture series, and access to our event archives.

Upcoming Events

FRIAS offers a diverse selection of events and lecture series for Fellows, university members, and the wider public. Find your highlight and be part of it.

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Young Academy for Sustainability (YAS)
EPICUR Summer School “Transformative Societies: Pathways to a Sustainable Future”


14 – 18 September 2026

Various Venues at University of Freiburg &
FRIAS seminar room

UBIAS Talk Series for Early Career Researchers
Talk 3: Research & Interdisciplinarity (IAS CEU Budapest, Hungary)


16 September 2026, 13:00-13:30

Online (via Zoom)
Speakers: Balázs Trencsényi (IAS CEU Director)
ECR fellow (tba)

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Conference
Unser Stadtbild – Our Stadtbild: Ein gutes Leben in der Stadt? What Is a Good Life in the City?  


1–2 October 2026
Opening event at kulturaggregat e.V.
Keynote and Panels at FRIAS seminar room
Speakers: Friederike Landau-Donnelly, Sasha Marianna Salzmann
Organisers: Ozan Altinok, Anna-Lena Oldehus, Cornelia Pierstorff

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Workshop, Keynote and Concert
Art Matters. Art, AI, Sustainability


6–7 October 2026
Keynote at KG I, 1015
Workshop at FRIAS seminar room
Concert at Humboldtsaal

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Lecture
Resistant Ecologies at the End of the World


9 October 2026, 18:00
Location: t.b.a.
Speakers: t.b.a.

More info coming soon

row of YAS members FRIAS Seminar room

External event
TrafoNa-Promovierendentage 2026


14.10.–16.10.2026

Wuppertal Institute
Application deadline: 25.08.2026

Contact: Britta Acksel (YAS)

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Workshop
Sustainability and Technology: Ethical Perspectives


20–22 October 2026
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
FRIAS Seminar Room
Albertstraße 19
79104 Freiburg

Iran. Truth is not a Phobia
Masih Alinejad


16. November 2026, 20:00
HS1010, KG I
Freiburger Horizonte

More info coming soon

Cover der Single zum Film „Wir Wunderkinder“ aus dem Jahr 1958/59

Conference
Populäre Musik und Nachkriegszeiten. Zwischen kultureller Selbstvergewisserung, Unterhaltung und Verdrängung (1945–1960)


27–28 November 2026
Zentrum für Populäre Kultur und Musik der Universität Freiburg (ZPKM)
Rosastraße 17-19
79098 Freiburg
FRIAS Projektgruppe: „Nachkriegszeiten: Pluralität – Temporalität – Re/Konstruktionen“

Past Events

A look back at events from the winter semester 2025/26.

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Balzan-FRIAS Lecture

Human Security and the History of Capitalism


16 July 2026, 16:15-18:00
Prof. Dr. Patricia Clavin
Professor of Modern History (University of Oxford)
FRIAS seminar room

Bücher, über die man spricht

Kapitalismus. Geschichte einer Weltrevolution


14 July 2026, 18:15

HS 1010, KG I


Diskussionsteilnehmer:
Sven Beckert (Havard University)
Matthias Leanza (Universität Basel)
Jürgen Osterhammel (FRIAS Fellow)
Thomas Steiner (Badische Zeitung)

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Opening Ceremony: ZEE Agrivoltaics Demonstrator
FRIAS Project Group: Agrivoltaics


20 May 2026, 13:00

Georges-Köhler-Allee 401a
79110 Freiburg
(behind the Institute for Solar Physics)

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Die Alarmierten. Was Verschwörungstheorien anrichten
Buchvorstellung und Diskussion
Michael Butter


13. Mai 2026, 19:00

HS1098, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

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Book Launch

Developments in Narrative Structure by Monika Fludernik


29 April 2026, 16:45-18:00

FRIAS seminar room

Hush Picture

FRIAS Conference

Hush!
Practicing Silence in Literature and Culture


15 April – 17 April 2026

FRIAS seminar room

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Anglophone Studies in the Age of Generative AI: Scholarship, Criticism, Teaching


18 March – 19 March 2026

FRIAS seminar room

FRIAS Workshop

What it takes to build and lead successful interdisciplinary research initiatives


26 February 2026, 15:00-18:00
CRC 1597 Small Data

FRIAS seminar room

Workshop at FRIAS

Directionality Before Kant: The Changing Application of a Multifaceted Concept


17 February – 18 February 2026

FRIAS seminar room

FRIAS Workshop

GenMon Conference Poster

From Genes to Conservation: Building the European Genetic Monitoring network 


11 February – 13 February 2026

FRIAS seminar room

FRIAS Conference

Portrait Picture of Ingo Dachwitz

Digitaler Kolonialismus: Wie Tech-Konzerne und Großmächte die Welt unter sich aufteilen
Ingo Dachwitz


29. Januar 2026

HS1199, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

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Balzan-FRIAS Lecture

The Triumph of Fashion: A Global History


22 January 2026, 16:15-18:00
Ulinka Rublack, Professor of Early Modern European History, University of Cambridge)
FRIAS seminar room

Heritage meets Hightech – Denkmalpflege und moderne Glastechnologie im Gespräch


20-21 November 2025
FRIAS Project Group
GlassAge

FRIAS seminar room


Auftaktveranstaltung FRIAS Projektgruppe Agrivoltaics


13 November 2025, 9:00-12:00
FRIAS Project Group Agrivoltaics

HS 00 028 (FRIAS Building)


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Artificial Intelligence and the 2,500-year-old project called Europe
Prof. Dr. Tobias Rees


28 October 2025, 17:00

Anatomie Hörsaal

Portrait of Emanuel Deutschmann

Die Exponentialgesellschaft – Buchvorstellung und Diskussion
Emanuel Deutschmann


20. Oktober 2025

HS 1199, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

A historical painting showing the ruins of the old Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) in Dresden, Germany, around 1765. The central focus is the partially destroyed church tower surrounded by rubble and debris. In the foreground, people are engaged in construction or cleanup work, while others observe or walk by. To the right, intact baroque-style residential buildings line the street under a clear sky with soft clouds. The image captures both devastation and daily life in the city during the 18th century.

The Aftermath. Postwar Times in Modernity and Premodernity:Re-Constructions – Re-Writings – Re-Orderings


16 – 18 October 2025 
FRIAS seminar room
FRIAS Project Group: Post-war Periods: Plurality – Temporality – Re/Constructions

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Event Series and Formats

Get an overview of the lecture series and formats of FRIAS events. On the respective pages, you will find access to past events and their associated documentation.

Die voll besetzte Aula der Universität Freiburg bei einer Veranstaltung der FRIAS Freiburger Horizonte

FRIAS Freiburger Horizonte

With Freiburger Horizonte, FRIAS aims to create a forum that brings together experts from politics, society, and science to engage in dialogue with the Freiburg public on current issues. The events take place four times a year and are held in German.

Hermann Staudinger Lectures

The Hermann Staudinger Lectures are one of the highlights of the academic year at the University of Freiburg. Since 2008, more than 30 Nobel laureates have accepted FRIAS’s invitation to deliver lectures at the university. These events take place four times a year and are open to all members of the University of Freiburg, as well as the general public.

FRIAS Lunch Lectures

A lecture series dedicated to reflecting on knowledge, science, and technology. The focus of the lectures for the 2024/25 winter semester is ‘Sustainable Transformations’.

FRIAS Colloquium

A platform for interdisciplinary discussion among our fellows. Guests are welcome.

Tea Time Conversations

Weekly meet-ups exclusively for FRIAS fellows to discuss various topics in a relaxed atmosphere.

Balzan-FRIAS
Lectures

Talks by leading researchers in the field of global history. Open to all.

FRIAS Conference

International Conferences at FRIAS organized by groups of early-career researchers

Workshops &
Conferences

Events organized by our fellows and groups that promote interdisciplinary scientific exchange.