06/2026
EPS-QEOD Prize 2026
Prof. Giuseppe Sansone was awarded the 2026 EPS-QEOD Prize of the European Physical Society (EPS) “for the development of coherent control schemes in the extreme ultraviolet spectral range and for the synthesis and application of controllable attosecond light pulses.”
Second funding period approved for international research training group in physics
The German Research Foundation has extended the Research Training Group DynCAM at the Instititute of Physics dedicated to research into matter at the quantum level.
05/2026
Stochastic calculus for path observables of Markov-jump processes
In their recent publication in Physical Review X the group of Aljaz Godec develops a complete stochastic calculus for path-wise observables (i.e. functionals) of Markov-jump processes, unifying, in the continuum limit, the previously disjoint theories of diffusion and jump processes.
04/2026
DFG funds new research group to search for Light Dark Matter
Within the framework of the new DFG research group FOR6006-“DELight” a small team including Prof. Marc Schumann and PD Sebastian Lindemann will build a novel experiment using ultracold, superfluid helium to search for light dark matter.
02/2026
New Professor at Institute of Physics
Welcome Prof. Dr. Aljaz Godec, Professor of Theoretical Physics with a focus on mathematical physics and stochastic dynamics. Aljaz Godec heads the group for “Mathematical Physics and Stochastic Dynamics”.
01/2026
Wilfried-Wurth-Prize for Lukas Bruder
An international committee comprising experts from DESY’s Scientific Council has awarded the Wilfried Wurth Prize to Lukas Bruder of the Physics Institute. The prize offers the recipient the opportunity to conduct their research at DESY.
Laser controls molecular rotation in superfluid helium
Together with colleagues from the University of British Columbia, Frank Stienkemeier has shown that molecules can be rotated precisely in superfluidhelium. The method delivers new findings on the properties of superfluid.
Project at Institute of Physics succesful in “AI*Teaching 2026” Ideas Competition
The University of Freiburg is funding a project by Valerie Lang and Lorenzo Rossini for the AI-compatible redesign of physics exercise sheets with over € 60,000.
12/2025
New junior research group on heart arrhythmia
As part of its special programme for international academic freedom, the Baden-Württemberg Foundation is funding an interdisciplinary research project led by Freiburg-based systems biologist Viviane Timmermann, who is working in the group of Prof. J. Timmer on data-based modelling of dynamic biological systems.
New research training group “new SM” at Institute of Physics
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of the new Research Training Group RTG 3186 “New SM: Looking for signposts towards the New Standard Model of particle physics”.
10/2025
Entanglement shapes attosecond photoionisation dynamics in CO₂
The Attosecond and Strong Field Physics group shows that ion polarisation and electron–ion entanglement shift photoelectron emission timing—key for reliable interpretation of ultrafast molecular experiments.
Prize for Excellent Doctoral Supervision
Dr. Ulrich Parzefall, Experimental Particle Physics, was awarded 2.000 € for exzellente excellent doctoral supervision.
09/2025
DFG extends research group “Reduction of the complexity of non-equilibrium systems”
Researchers from physics, materials science, and engineering work together in an interdisciplinary manner in DFG research group 5099. The team, led by spokesperson Prof. Dr. Gerhard Stock, will now receive funding for another four years.
07/2025
Petri Käpylä Awarded ERC Advanced Grant
PD Dr. Petri Käpylä, lecturer at the University of Freiburg’s Institute of Physics, has received a grant worth 2.5 million euros from the European Research Council for his work at the Institute of Solar Physics (KIS) in Freiburg. In the ‘NeoCon’ project, Käpylä is focusing on convection, the fluid motions in the outer parts of the Sun.
Michael Moseler has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant
Prof. Dr. Michael Moseler, Professor for Simulation of Functional Nanosystems at the University of Freiburg, is receiving €2.5 million in funding from the European Research Council for his work at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM. Moseler’s project is dedicated to researching and developing a digital twin for lubricants in highly loaded frictional contacts.
04/2025
Breakthrough Prize in Physics for Large-Scale Experiments Including University of Freiburg Researchers
This year’s Breakthrough Prize in Physics has been awarded to four particle physics experiments at the CERN research centre in Geneva. Several University of Freiburg research groups were and still are closely involved in the design and operation of these large-scale experiments at the LHC particle accelerator.
New Junior Professor at Institute of Physics
Welcome Dr. Simone Biondini, Junior Professor for Theoretical Astroparticle Physics.
02/2025
Welcome Dr. Simone Biondini, Junior Professor for Experimental Particle Physics.
Generation Quantum: Eucor is setting up a comprehensive doctoral programme in quantum science
“Gen-Q” enables 51 young researchers to pursue a doctorate with an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral focus. The University of Freiburg is involved in the programme collectively with its Eucor partners and the Universities of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Poznań in Poland.
01/2025
Researchers have a better understanding of how our cells dispose of waste while developing ways to control it
A research team from Freiburg and Frankfurt has discovered how cells recognise and internally break down waste. The results are relevant for the development of therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
12/2024
Researchers succeed in controlling quantum states in a new energy range
A team of scientists headed by Dr. Lukas Bruder of the University of Freiburg controlled special quantum states in helium atoms with the FERMI free electron laser.
CHE Master Ranking 2024: University of Freiburg achieves top positions in computer science, mathematics and physics
The University of Freiburg received high ratings in the survey of master’s students.
09/2024
“Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network” funding for Giuseppe Sansone
The QU-ATTO doctoral network ley by Prof Dr Giuseppe Sansone is investigating quantum information science processes such as entanglement and coherence with the temporal resolution offered by attosecond technology.
