University of Freiburg

This is the eleventh year that the University of Freiburg has issued a call for nominations for the University Teaching Award for outstanding performance in instruction. The honor is given in recognition of exceptional seminars, years of…

The Volkswagen Foundation is funding the work of chemist Professor Henning Jessen and of biologist Professor Andrew Straw under its “Momentum” funding initiative, with each research team receiving almost one million euros over five years.…

Is it possible to age only just before death? Some termites have this ability, which is linked to their social status as well. An evolutionary biologist and ecologist at the University of Freiburg, Prof. Dr. Judith Korb, is investigating…

Solar panels, batteries and fuel cells will all play a key role in the energy revolution. Interfaces and interphases control their efficiency and longevity. A Saltus! research group on sustainable energy at the University of Freiburg will…

Your back hurts from studying for hours, nothing new is happening in the kitchen of your shared apartment, and the stress during the semester just won’t end. Many students are struggling with physical and mental challenges. The Student…

The previously held notion that caravans transported luxury goods along a long trade route leading directly from China to Rome to sell them there at high prices is a myth. A research project by the historian Prof. Dr. Sitta von Reden from…

Dr. Asifa Akhtar points to an image of a tangle of deep blue strings, the chromosomes. One of them stands out in bright yellow. “This here is the X chromosome,” says the biologist. “Do you see the yellow markers? We say it’s decorated.”…

What are the benefits and drawbacks of certain chemicals and materials? Which applications promise the most technologically and societally? When technological developments begin there is very little data available about possible…

The European Commission has selected the new doctoral programme for immunology, a project to be established by Eucor – The European Campus. Within the "Eucor Upper Rhine Immunology doctoral programme" (EURIdoc), 28 researchers will…

The nuclear disaster in Chernobyl has followed Melanie Arndt, Professor of Economic, Social, and Environmental History at the University of Freiburg, since she was a child. When she was still in school, she helped children who had been…