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Christian Schachtrup to Become a Heisenberg Professor
Schachtrup’s lab researches on molecular cell biology and neuroscience
Sebastian Arnold Receives Heisenberg Professorship
Arnold’s research lab works on the specification and differentiation of stem and progenitor cells
Funding the next generation of top researchers
The Baden-Württemberg Foundation accepts two Freiburg scientists into its elite program
Horst Wiehe Award for Michael Staab
Staab is an ecologist who investigates how tree diversity affects interactions between species across different trophic levels
Sustainable management of the rainforest
Dr. Angela de Avila has received Thurn und Taxis Incentive Award for Forest Sciences 2017
Anna Rosen awarded State Teaching Prize
University of Freiburg lecturer in English linguistics honored for outstanding teaching and educating
Bringing in reinforcements to the Faculty of Medicine
Two new professors have started researching and teaching in Freiburg
Maxi Frei receives 2017 Maria Gräfin von Linden Prize
Regional academics association honors female researcher at Department of Microsystems Engineering
Honorary senatorship for Klaus Endress
In recognition of decades of service to co-operation between the university and business
The University of Freiburg names a new honorary professor
The Faculty of Medicine honors Thomas Bortfeld, Professor at Harvard University in Cambridge
Honorary Medal for Michael Reth
The Signal Transduction Society will honor the Freiburg molecular immunologist’s pioneering work
Award for Freiburg Ethnologist
Harry Schüler receives Stephen Crane Research Prize for dissertation on Iroquoian land reclamation
Regenerating tissue with the help of stem cells
Susanne Proksch receives the Mathilde Wagner Prize for her habilitation about new approaches for tooth retention
Awards for Outstanding Teaching Methods
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg has handed out teaching awards for five courses
Wolfram Burgard heads leading robotics club
Freiburg computer scientist elected president of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Honorary senator distinction for Lya Friedrich Pfeifer
The University honors commitment to the University College Freiburg and German-American relations
Heisenberg Professorship for Oliver Müller
Focus in research and teaching on the philosophy of technology and philosophical anthropology
Two new professors at the University
The theologian Karlheinz Ruhstorfer and the mathematician Amador
Soundscapes, Cancer Cells, Archaea
Three Freiburg researchers receive funding from the Carl Zeiss Foundation for their post-doc projects
Otokar-Fischer-Prize for Tilman Kasten
Freiburg literature and cultural studies' scholar becomes the first recipient of an award for outstanding research of Czech literature and culture