Press Releases 2021
New Research Training Group at the Institute of Physics
German Research Foundation provides funding for doctoral researchers at the University of Freiburg with six million euros
Battery-free smart homes
Freiburg researchers receive EXIST business start-up grant for “SenSAWtious”
How Plants Find Their Symbiotic Partners
Freiburg researchers explain an evolutionary step in the symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria
More veg, less dairy
Freiburg researchers have studied how changing their diet could influence the ecological footprint of Germans
Timber harvest in Europe lower than claimed
New study outlines the erroneous data analysis in a previous publication
Switching to Light
With their new tool for synthetic biology, Freiburg researchers have bacteria develop photos
Human Rights in Times of Crisis
International Lecture Series of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies Starts in May
A winning book choice: Gegen den Hass (Against Hatred)
Stifterverband supports the University of Freiburg in the competition “One University – One Book”
Glass injection molding
Freiburg researchers succeed in producing rapid, cost-effective and environmentally friendly material
Vitamin A for nerve cells
Freiburg researchers prove structural and functional plasticity in human synapses
200,000 euros for research into sustainable energy
The Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation is funding a new Saltus! group at the University of Freiburg
Signaling Research for Kids
In a new children’s book, a Freiburg researcher explains the language of the cells to young readers
Key enzymes for synthesizing natural products
Researchers unravel the enzymatic construction of the scaffold of complex bacterial metabolites
Continuing education in Museum Studies
The University of Freiburg has published the final report on the “museOn” project, furthering content in various formats
Potential for saving digitally
Online conferences reduce CO2 emissions drastically, but blended formats are also an environmentally-friendly alternative
Automated cell research
Freiburg researchers will receive EXIST funding for spin-off project “LABMaiTE”
How insects detect color
Biologists have identified fundamental mechanisms in visual information processing in fruit flies