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Research at FRIAS is based on funding programmes and is conducted on a temporary basis. Not limited to fixed themes or research fields, FRIAS is open to ideas from all disciplines. It provides an environment where researchers from around the globe can pursue their projects with complete intellectual freedom. Interdisciplinary exchange is particularly encouraged to open up new perspectives and to pose questions that might not be raised in conventional research contexts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fellow Projects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fellow projects cover a wide academic spectrum, from the functioning of immune cells in the airways to the tradition of Quranic writing in Southeast Asia. FRIAS events bring fellows together for interdisciplinary exchange. A key challenge is making their often highly specialized research accessible to a broader audience. Through this exchange, fellows gain new perspectives on their work that they might not encounter in other contexts. The following page provides an overview of the current cohort of fellows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Freiburg Postdoctoral Academy<\/strong>

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The Freiburg Postdoctoral Academy (FPA) brings together early-career researchers from all disciplines in the humanities and life sciences. It is organized into three thematic pillars, reflecting the University of Freiburg\u2019s core research areas. The Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS) is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers in the field of sustainability. The Young Academy for Cultures and Societies in Space and Time (YAC) focuses on the humanities, using historical and contemporary approaches to create knowledge that is relevant for understanding and overcoming \u2013 and putting into perspective \u2013 the problems and challenges of the present. The third academy on \u2018Signals of Life\u2019, scheduled to launch in 2027, will focus on gaining a precise understanding of the biological signals at the basis of the life of all cells and organisms, to provide solutions for many biological and medical challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Balzan-FRIAS Project <\/strong>
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What is Global History? Led by renowned historian and Balzan Laureate J\u00fcrgen Osterhammel, this project explores the foundations of global history over the past three decades. The project pays special attention to how we study and imagine global history, the often overlooked ideas behind it, its political importance for different groups, and how global events have influenced specific regions, particularly since the 18th century. This initiative brings together young scholars, hosts public lectures with leading historians, and organizes exclusive workshops to tackle the big questions in global history.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Period of Funding: 2018-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Human Rights
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The Connecticut \/ Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Human Rights Research Consortium (HRRC) provides a platform to promote and support academic collaboration between researchers and research groups at universities and other research institutions in the State of Connecticut (USA) and the Land Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg (Germany). The Consortium is designed to serve as an incubator for diverse and interdisciplinary human rights research projects, generate critical knowledge on key human rights-related issues, and disseminate its findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Period of Funding: 2019-2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Research

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Below is a list of research groups at FRIAS from recent years. To learn more about past research projects at FRIAS, visit our Fellow Finder <\/a>or the overview page of our Former Programmes.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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