Magazine Collection
The WhatsApp of the Middle Ages
A computer program is to help fathom the linguistic nuances of Church Slavonic
Birds of a Feather Flock Together?
Freiburg researchers are studying tree growth in monocultures and mixed cultures
A Hothouse Career
Trainees and apprentices tell of their daily routines as gardeners, laboratory chemists, or precision mechanics
Science manager and networker
Rector Hans-Jochen Schiewer has been nominated for the title “Higher Education Manager of the Year 2018”
Thoughts of inspiration
The psychologist Fritz Renner studies the ways in which visual imagination can help patients with depression
Intelligent Distribution
How the energy transition can succeed with the help of flexible electrical grids
Often copied but never matched
Why heroes inspire, polarize – and need the applause of their admirers
Questions Welcome
The student training center, the Faculty of Medicine’s Skills Lab, is celebrating its tenth anniversary
Illuminating Cells, Instead of Cooking Them
The startup opto biolabs, a spinoff from the University of Freiburg, is taking optogenetics to the next level
Safety Is What’s Important, Not How Things Are Developed
Ralf Reski explains the scientific and economic benefits of the CRISPR-Cas method
Help in Times of Need
A financial aid service "Studienstarthilfe" helps to bridge monetary shortfalls as young people start their studies.
Whip sand and pixels until they form soft peaks
Lab experiments and software models help Geoscience students to better understand how mountain ranges are made
Dividends of Solidarity
In October Karl Justus Bernhard Neumärker hosted an international conference in Freiburg on the possibilities of an Unconditional Basic Income
Digestible Morsels of Knowledge
The Coffee Lectures at the Freiburg University Library (UB) present knowledge about research work in clear and concise bites
Alternate parking for bikes
The tram track area in front of the University Library will be cleared on 5 November 2018
Election for the representative for disabled employees
Candidates may run for the office of confidential advisor or as an alternate member
A Helping Hand
Problems with exam stress or procrastination? A series of workshops provides impetus for successful studies