Magazine Collection
Staying Curious
Gerda and Fritz Ruf are the first couple to become Honorary Senators of the University of Freiburg - Introducing two people who cultivate the pioneering spirit
Flexible Borders
The European Union is using a border control system to create an external frontier that does not exist in law
An earful of “Jung und Freudlos” (“Young and joyless”)
A new podcast informs students about psychological illnesses such as anxiety disorders, depression or alcohol addiction.
It Adds Up to a Confident Start
Future students refresh the principles of mathematics on a preparatory course
The Bookkeepers
The nationwide “Day of Libraries” on October 24, 2018 will focus on libraries’ importance as a cultural and educational institution
Reliable prediction
Software by a Freiburg start-up has created a computer simulation of the path that liquid takes
Brave New World Disorder
In a series of lectures and discussions, experts analyze the world’s changing political and economic power relationships
Watching, wowing, welding
The University of Freiburg will present with new participatory technologies and science during the Science Days from October 18-20, 2018.
Peace Overwhelmed
In his new book, Jörn Leonhard surveys the period from the end of World War One until 1923
Ultrasound on the spot
The ways in which a small, compact device could make diagnoses easier for ER doctors
Resolving Asymmetries
The Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa opens at the University of Ghana
And so tell me, what is your major?
Welcome freshmen! The top tips and tricks for starting college right
Changing values with heart and soul
Students develop a concept intended to strengthen the dialog between science and society in the Northern Black Forest
Hard defense, soft on the finish
Researchers in the tri-border region have cultivated grape varieties that can withstand disease-causing fungi
Less hocus-pocus, more structure
Why it’s not always a good idea to pep up a lecture with “seductive details”
Neatly-folded toxins
The Clostridium difficile bacterium is the culprit in many diseases of the bowel – now researchers have discovered how its toxins get into the body’s cells
A Stopover in the Cultural Biotope
An exhibition on the Russian author Ivan Turgenev also offers a trial run for a Museum of Leisure
Eco-Friendly Batteries
No heavy metals, faster charging, longer life: A Freiburg chemist is developing a new type of rechargeable battery
No man is an island
Working, thinking and guiding through networks: What do members at the University of Freiburg think about their new motto “Connecting Creative Minds?”
In the Event of a Fire
Osama Makansi has trained refugees in fire safety and won two awards for his work