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About us We regard the career and personnel development of our researchers and our administrative, service, and technical employees as a central strategic task. Academic Personnel Development Supporting academic careers and offering academics excellent prospects: The University of Freiburg’s “Academic Personnel Development” program combines various…

…specialists – particularly students, but also the broader public in the City of Freiburg – to illustrate the great relevance of research projects being conducted at FRIAS for society as a whole. FRIAS was part of the University of Freiburg’s successful Institutional Strategy in the first round of the Excellence Initiative. It has been supported by s…

…to twelve months. However, there is no entitlement to an extension or an automatic extension associated with this provision; rather, it is at the discretion of the University. The extension must be applied for informally in writing through official channels by the civil servant, stating the intended duration of the extension (up to twelve months)….

…napses, which pass neuronal signals from one cell to the next. Although signal conduction always follows the same general principles, it varies in details depending on neuronal type and synapse. Jonas studies the exact properties of different neurons and synapses with regard to the functional significance of this diversity for brain function. A deta…

…s project encourages the students to discover new ways to extend and apply their knowledge. Thomas Kenkmann studied geology and paleontology at the University of Cologne. He wrote his dissertation on “Deformation Localization in Gabbro Rocks” at the Free University of Berlin, where he also went on to complete his habilitation in 2003 with a project…

…ctivation of the target cell. These processes occur at an extremely rapid pace; they last only several thousandths of a second. The goal of the research group is to characterize rapid signaling in individual nerve cells as well as collectively. A particularly important type of synapse the research group is studying uses glutamate as a chemical messe…

…icist and ancient historian, throws new light on ancient texts. His doctoral thesis was entitled Asylum and Athens. The Construction of a Collective Identity in Greek Tragedy (Asyl und Athen. Die Konstruktion kollektiver Identität in der griechischen Tragödie) and his habilitation thesis dealt with the topic of History, Historicity, and Narrative in…

…Peter Jonas (*1961 Darmstadt) received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for his work in the area of Neurophysiology. Further research awards: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2006) Max Planck Prize (1998)…

Andreas Bihrer (*1970 Heilbronn) received the State Teaching Award for his work in the area of Medieval Studies. The award is intended for teachers who offer courses that exhibit a particularly high level of methodological quality. Dr. Bihrer received the prize for his exercise course “Natürlich eine alte Handschrift… Editorische Übung” (Naturally…