University of Freiburg

Every year on November 25, the International Day against Violence against Women is a day of commemoration and protest to publicly highlight the global extent and forms of violence against women and to set a signal about discrimination and…

One process has similar CO2 footprint to e-mobilityTechnologies for the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere (direct air capture, or DAC for short) are already in use, but neither their actual benefits for climate…

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is boosting the training of Freiburg PhD students and extending funding for two research training groups (RTG) at the University of Freiburg: the two development programs ‘MeInBio – BioInMe:…

The joys and frustrations of swimming, men’s groups and women who read voraciously, itineraries and the ‘discovery’ of nature: the new Otium museum of literature presents various facets of the famous spa, Baden-Baden, and reveals how it…

If you want to find the optimal materials for a particular application – whether it’s a rotor blade for a wind turbine, a plastic bench, or a robust screw – you need as many meaningful data as you can find. Better access to such data is…

The project illuminates the issue of hate from the perspectives of science, self-reflection and public discourseDiscrimination, exclusion, polarization: the term hate has many faces. As part of the project “For a University of Diversity…

In the 2021/22 winter semester, the University of Freiburg will launch the "Sustainability Certificate: interdisciplinary, reflective, practical" - a voluntary course for students of all disciplines. In seminars, lectures and practical…

The Investigative Commission on Academic Integrity of the University of Freiburg has presented a status report on allegations of misconduct in research in sports medicine at the university. In the report, the Investigative Commission…

High numbers of drop-outs are a serious concern to all, especially if they are from a degree program at the Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH) where sustainability is at the heart of everything they do. According to a…

True to the theme “Uniseum goes public,” the Uniseum is organizing city walking tours to scenes from the university’s history for the second time between 18 September and 9 October 2021. The five guided city walks are funded by the…