Press Releases
University of Freiburg establishes Eva Mayr-Stihl Chair for Multi-Scale Characterization of Materials Systems
Using atom probe tomography Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin researches into advanced materials for the transformation of the energy industry
French-German Team Refutes Standard Model of Electroporation
Technology developed at University of Freiburg enables experimental test
Chemist Laura Hartmann becomes professor at the University of Freiburg
European Research Council (ERC) supports research into recreating the glycocalyx, the coating of sugars that surrounds human cells
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria produce a molecule that paralyzes immune system cells
Researchers from Freiburg and Strasbourg have discovered a strong immunological effect of the molecule LecB - and a way to prevent it.
Mulching time of forest meadows influences insect diversity
Researchers at the University of Freiburg have examined how mulching at different times affects insect flower-visitors and larvae
Steel Was Already Used in Europe 2900 Years Ago
Team headed by Freiburg researcher has discovered earliest use of steel in Europe – on Iberian stone stelae from the Final Bronze Age
Minister of Science Visits University of Freiburg
Petra Olschowski learns about sustainability in research and day-to-day operations
The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Support and donations for disaster victims
North American turtles becoming native in southern Baden, possibly posing a threat to ecosystems
Researchers at the University of Freiburg demonstrate independent reproduction in Germany for the first time.
“Exploratorium Lebendiges Wittental” receives first place in the City of Freiburg’s Nature Conservation Awards
The compound of the Chair of Forest Entomology and Protection invites students to learn and experiment
Lianhuanhua – Chinese Comics as a Specific Cultural Form
University of Freiburg Sinologist Lena Henningsen receives Consolidator Grant from European Research Council (ERC)
Motile Sperm and Frequent Abortions in Spreading Earthmoss
Freiburg researchers discover that sperm motility and anchoring of the spore capsule in the spreading earthmoss Physcomitrella are influenced by the auxin transporter PINC.
Evolutionary Tuning of a Cellular “Powerhouse”
Researchers in Freiburg and Bonn provide the first comprehensive mapping of the protein machineries in the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell
Thermal motions and oscillation modes determine the uptake of bacteria in cells
Team at the University of Freiburg analyzes how model bacteria dock to and penetrate membrane bubbles.
Actin affects the spread of cancer in several ways
The transport of molecules along the cell’s skeleton plays a role in cancer metastasis, Freiburg researchers show
Endogenous molecule protects from life-threatening complications after stem-cell transplantation
Freiburg researchers find that an antimicrobial molecule modifies T-cell-signalling and thus attenuates overshooting immune reactions
Sugar-based inhibitors disarm the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Researchers from University Freiburg develop promising active ingredient to combat multi-resistant bacteria.
“Zone of uncertainty” in the brain influences its ability to form new memories
Researchers at the University of Freiburg discover how the "Zona Incerta" communicates with the neocortex
Newly discovered surface structures may affect immune function
Freiburg researchers describe a ridge network on the membrane of B lymphocytes for the first time
Formation of pores in mitochondrial membrane elucidated
Study by a team of researchers from Freiburg and Kyoto investigates formation of beta-barrel membrane proteins that make up the pores