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Previously unknown function: Noelin proteins central for learning ability in mammalian brains

Previously unknown function: Noelin proteins central for learning ability in mammalian brains

German-American research team reveals the fundamental importance of Noelin proteins for the activity-dependent plasticity of nerve cells

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Accurate data on dynamic molecular aggregates in cells for the first time

Accurate data on dynamic molecular aggregates in cells for the first time

Using a newly developed microscopy method, researchers from Freiburg and Cambridge have been able to quantify how small, dynamic molecular aggregates form in living cells for the first time. Such aggregates play an important role in signal processing

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Oldest extant plant has adapted to extremes and is threatened by climate change

Oldest extant plant has adapted to extremes and is threatened by climate change

A comprehensive study led by scientists from Freiburg and Beijing has characterized the adaptations of the moss Takakia to high altitudes and documented its population decline.

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Bronze Age Arrowhead from Mörigen was made from Meteorite

Bronze Age Arrowhead from Mörigen was made from Meteorite

Freiburg physicist provided evidence for interdisciplinary project by the Natural History Museum Bern

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The University election results are in

Members of the Senate and the (Grand) Faculty Councils have been elected

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Robotically manufactured timber construction as a model for resource-efficient construction

Robotically manufactured timber construction as a model for resource-efficient construction

Scientists from the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart research new approaches to sustainable construction at the "livMatS Biomimetic Shell @ FIT"

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Publication of guide for municipal promotion of a sustainable food economy

The new guide was developed within the framework of the BMBF-funded research project KERNiG at the University of Freiburg

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Gender-neutral restrooms, influencers, plastic waste

Students from the Universities of Freiburg and Würzburg explain everyday phenomena from a cultural studies perspective on YouTube

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History and Stories of the University of Freiburg

History and Stories of the University of Freiburg

In Rudolf-Werner Dreier’s new book, the author tells of the pursuit of autonomy and academic recognition, formative individuals and the meaning of “mensa” rice pudding

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Understanding and using the “language of life”

In the podcast “Exzellent erklärt” (excellent explanation), scientists from the Freiburg Cluster of Excellence CIBSS talk about their research on biological signals (in German language)

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University Administration Outing

University Administration Outing

The Central Administration (ZUV) of the University of Freiburg will have limited availability on 11 July 2023

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Study shows greater emotional exhaustion among maths teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Longitudinal study by a team of researchers led by Thamar Voss, an educational scholar from Freiburg, together with researchers from Frankfurt, Potsdam, and Kiel, investigated the period from 2007-2022

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Alwin Daus is the new tenure track professor for sensors at the University of Freiburg

Alwin Daus is the new tenure track professor for sensors at the University of Freiburg

The electrical engineer will investigate, among other things, novel thin-film materials at the Department of Microsystems Engineering

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QS Rankings: University of Freiburg under the top ten in Germany

Ranked 5th among comprehensive universities - ranked 4th in sustainability - ranked 192nd among the top 1,500 worldwide

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Advancing quantum technology with spintronics

Sabine Richert awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the German Research Foundation

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