University of Freiburg

Prof. Dr Jörn Leonhard, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History of Western Europe at the University of Freiburg, received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize from the German Research Foundation (DFG) on 13 March 2024. The DFG is…

The model organism spreading earth moss (Physcomitrium patens, formerly: Physcomitrella patens) has contributed significantly to a better understanding of plant evolution and development. Nevertheless, the currently known genome of …

Proteins have a multitude of biological functions in the human body. Diseases may develop if there are disruptions in protein production, structure, or function. A statistician at the Institute for Genetic Epidemiology at the…

Metastases are largely responsible for the death rate of patients with solid cancers; the prognosis of cancer patients reduces significantly if metastases are diagnosed. Till now there was no procedure available to reliably predict the…

“The cooperation project AI-Drive between the University of Freiburg and Bosch Research is our endeavor to develop the next generation of AI algorithms for automated driving to enable safer, more transparent, and more robust overall…

More than 65,000 men fall ill with prostate cancer each year in Germany. Twelve thousand of them develop a treatment-resistant form which eventually ends in death. Now, a team of researchers from the Medical Faculty at the University of…

Alongside the occasional bison and elk, red deer are Europe's largest native wild animal. An international study led by wildlife ecologists from the University of Freiburg has now investigated the factors that affect the red deer population…

Minister Olschowski announces the pilot projects Image: Jürgen Gocke How can cities cope with the consequences of climate change? How can we ensure that the food offered by refectories and staff canteens is healthy and uses…

The modules make it possible for the first time to produce flexible and electronics-free soft robots entirely in a 3D printer using filament made from conventional printing material. Photo: Lucia Brunold In the future, soft…

Two Cluster initiatives at the University of Freiburg have taken an important step forward in the current round of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. The announcement was made by the German Research…