Press Releases
Act sustainably and talk about it
A new directory helps small and mid-sized businesses to attain social and environmental goals
Indiscreet Fictions
University of Freiburg Germanist Johannes Franzen publishes his dissertation on the “roman à clef”
Wild neighbors
People can register their observations of wild animals in Baden-Württemberg’s cities and towns via a web portal
A Pair of RNA Scissors with Many Functions
Arming CRISPR/Cas systems with an enzyme that also controls the translation of genetic information into protein
The Social Evolution of Termites
Similar genes involved in the evolution of insect societies as in bees and ants
Impetus for Instruction
Francisco Javier Quintana, Günter Spinner and Michael Wehner named new honorary professors at the University of Freiburg
Nano-switches in the cell
A team with researchers from Freiburg discovered a new mechanism for the regulation of protein synthesis
Geologist of Freiburg, Germany, is awarded for the Barringer Medal
Thomas Kenkmann has received prestigious honor for his research on impact craters
“museOn – weiterbildung & netzwerk” extended
Key goal in the second funding round is setting up a Master’s program in Museum Studies
More than 100,000 switches
Freiburg researchers map out the atlas of gene regulators in human cardiac cells for the first time
Linking locations, teaching and learning together
2018 University of Freiburg E-Learning Sponsorship Award for political scientist Ingo Henneberg
The Africa Policies of Germany and France
Sigurd Rothe receives Excellence Award of the Franco-German University for his Master's thesis
Three new professors at the university
Reinforcements for the Romanisches Seminar and the Institute of Sustainable Technical Systems
Muscle recovery
The Lsd1 enzyme decides whether fat or muscle cells develop in the regenerating muscle
Energy supply channels
Freiburg scientists elucidate the mechanism for inserting protein molecules into the outer compartment of mitochondria
“Wissensdialog Nordschwarzwald” goes into the second phase
Research project for the development of the Black Forest national park region receives funding for a further two years
Opening the cavity floodgates
Freiburg biochemists investigate the transport of large proteins through bacterial cell membranes
Incentive to Move
A researcher from the University of Freiburg demonstrates how single-cell archaea determine what direction to swim