Press Releases
Lars P. Feld Receives University Medal
The professor of economic policy and economics of order and director of the Walter Eucken Institute strengthens the University of Freiburg’s reputation with his expertise.
Distinguished professorship for Freiburg immunologist
Marta Rizzi has taken on a Heisenberg professorship at the University of Freiburg on April 1, 2023 with a research focus on immunodeficiencies
Two new Collaborative Research Centre in Medicine approved at the University of Freiburg
In addition, the German Research Foundation is extending two existing Collaborative Research Centres
Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures
An international team of researchers including the University of Freiburg identifies engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known scaled building plans in human history.
The Role of the University in a Deglobalizing World
At the Dies universitatis of the University of Freiburg on May 23, 2023, alumna Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg will give a keynote speech
Mast cells have an important impact on the development of chronic myeloid leukemia
Research team at the University of Freiburg traces the origin of proinflammatory cytokines
New strategy for clinically relevant protein sequencing
Researchers of the Project nEOdiag aims to develop fast and inexpensive analyses of amino acid sequences at the University of Freiburg
New research project studying the lives of lesbians in the south-west of Germany
A team from the Universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg is studying the everyday lives of women who love women from 1945 to the 1980s
Gamma delta T cells can fight aggressive breast cancer
Freiburg researchers discover a mechanism by which cancer cells escape the immune system.
Tenure-track professorship for Soft Machines established
Engineer Edoardo Milana will research bioinspired soft robotic systems made of deformable and adaptive materials at the University of Freiburg
Ambrosia beetles can recognise their food fungi by their scents
Experiments at the University of Freiburg provide evidence for the first time of the ability of ambrosia beetles to distinguish between food and harmful fungi
Climate change causes strong declines in ecosystem services provided by tropical forests
Study by the University of Freiburg shows high economic costs of climate effects on forests in Central America
Next Steps for Nanopore Technology
The Clusters4Future action “nanodiag BW” is launching its first implementation phase with four funded projects
In mid-April Studium generale and Colloquium politicum at the University of Freiburg will kick off their events that are open to the general public
Topics in the summer semester: Europe in history to present day, the relationship between art and politics, and “forgotten wars”
New Type of Friction Discovered in Ligand-Protein Systems
A team from the University of Freiburg and the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt-am-Main identifies anisotropic friction
Heisenberg Professorship for Susana Minguet García
The University of Freiburg biologist conducts cancer research on immunotherapies using T cells
Major EU funding set to make leukemia therapies safer
Freiburg medical professional Robert Zeiser receives an ERC Advanced Grant
Components of Cytoskeleton Strengthen Effect of Sex Hormones
Researchers from Freiburg and Kiel discover that actin acts in the cell nucleus and is partly responsible for the expression of male sexual characteristics
Save the Date
The University of Freiburg invites you to the following three events in 2023
Sport Stadiums as Focal Points of Societal and Cultural Dynamics
A German-French research project including University Freiburg researchers is studying the significance of arenas in the “long twentieth century”