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LivMats

The Cluster of Excellence livMatS develops life-like material systems inspired by nature, combining technology and biology. These systems autonomously adapt to their environment, harvest clean energy, and resist or recover from damage. Focused on sustainability and societal acceptance, livMatS integrates expertise from energy research, biomimetics, engineering, psychology, and philosophy to create pioneering, future-ready materials.

LivMats Host PIs

CIBSS

The Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies CIBSS explores how cells communicate and coordinate to sustain life in humans, animals, and plants. By studying how diverse signals are integrated with cellular processes like metabolism, CIBSS advances understanding of development, function, and adaptation across biological scales. Using cutting-edge technologies, including optogenetics and molecular engineering, CIBSS seeks groundbreaking solutions for global challenges in biomedicine and plant sciences.

CIBBS Host PIs

BrainLinks-BrainTools

BrainLinks-BrainTools develops advanced neurotechnologies that enable direct interaction between the brain and technical systems. By merging neuroscience, engineering, and clinical applications, the initiative promotes interdisciplinary research to create adaptive, robust brain-machine interfaces. Established in 2012 as a Cluster of Excellence, it integrates expertise from the University of Freiburg’s faculties of engineering, biology, philosophy, and medicine to drive innovation with significant societal impact.

BrainLinks-BrainTols Host PIs

Future Forests

Future Forests explores forests as social-ecological systems (SES) to address challenges from urbanisation, globalisation, land use, and changing demands on nature. By understanding the complex interactions between natural and social systems, the initiative aims to develop adaptive, sustainable strategies for forest management. Its innovative approaches to transforming forest-based SES are designed to be applicable globally and enhance a wide range of ecosystem services.

Future Forests Host PIs

LZN

Sustainability Center Freiburg LZN brings together the University of Freiburg and five Fraunhofer institutes to develop sustainable technologies and solutions in collaboration with industry leaders like Daimler AG and Bosch GmbH. Addressing critical challenges, such as climate change, resource scarcity, and digital transformation, it focuses on impactful research and scientific advancements with real-world application.

LZN Host PIs

FRIBIS

The Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies FRIBIS is an interdisciplinary network at the University of Freiburg focused on Universal Basic Income (UBI) research. By uniting global researchers and civil society actors, it aims to provide a robust foundation for public and political discourse on UBI, fostering a transition to a more just and sustainable society. Its collaborative approach integrates academic research with real-world insights from societal actors, ensuring practical and relevant outcomes.

FRIBIS Host PIs

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