Press Releases
Re-election as Vice President of the German Rectors’ Conference
University of Freiburg Rector Kerstin Krieglstein is responsible for the area of university medicine and health sciences
Russian Culture Days 2021
Six-week program to feature exhibitions, lectures, discussions, films, and theater performances in honor of Fyodor Dostoevsky bicentennial
International cooperation for a better circular economy: Win-win narratives stand in the way of effective progress
Discourse analysis on circular economy cooperation between China and the EU
Boost for training for Freiburg doctoral students
German Research Foundation (DFG) extends funding for two research training groups (RTG) at the University of Freiburg
EU funds two research projects with Freiburg participation to support the European Green Deal
Projects to restore biodiversity and measure greenhouse gas emissions in cities
Study analyzes technologies’ climate efficiency in removing CO2 from the atmosphere
One process has similar CO2 footprint to e-mobility
Lecture Series “Planetary Health” will start at the University of Freiburg
Starting October 25, 2021, 6:15pm in the large lecture hall at the Women’s Hospital on six different Monday evenings
Start of the Academic Year: University of Freiburg awards prizes for research, teaching, social commitment and start-up ideas
Awarded were University Teaching Award, 39 young scientist awards, Special Award for Student Involvement, Bertha Ottenstein Prize, Pfiffikus Award for Start-Up and the Alumni Award for Social Involvement
Two new research areas at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS)
Concurrent public lecture series on “Diversity in Language and Cognition.”
Lecture Series “Auf Jahr und Tag” Is Starting
Beginning on October 25, 2021, this lecture series will focus on historical sites in Freiburg that have helped shape the lives of people in the city since the Middle Ages
The “One University – One Book” program slated to begin
The project illuminates the issue of hate from the perspectives of science, self-reflection and public discourse
Historian Jörn Leonhard to Explore the “World Crisis of 1918–1939/41” with Funding from the Volkswagen Foundation
Continuation of his project on World War I and Treaty of Versailles
“We hope to provide groundbreaking insights into the sustainable development of our forests”
State Secretary Sabine Kurtz on the ground-breaking ceremony for the Umwelttechnikum (Environmental Technical Center) at the University of Freiburg
New Course Offerings in the 2021/22 Winter Semester
Two new degree programs - new additional subjects for teacher education programs - adjustments in Environmental Natural Sciences and Psychology
Experiencing literature with all the senses
The Otium museum of literature, a cooperation between the University of Freiburg and the Baden-Baden city library, is open
New measurement method enables more precise investigation of ultrafast processes in matter
Freiburg physicists have developed a new spectroscopy method
The University of Freiburg is launching an interdisciplinary teaching program on sustainable development
“Sustainability Certificate” will begin in the 2021/2022 winter semester
Funding atlas demonstrates outstanding research strength at the University of Freiburg
German Research Foundation awarded a total of more than 250 million euros to Freiburg researchers from 2017 to 2019
University of Freiburg Completes Investigation of Suspected Cases of Misconduct in Research
The University’s Investigative Commission has concluded its probe and presented a status report
Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation professorship for forest genetics established at the University of Freiburg
Dr. Katrin Heer appointed as the first professorship holder