University of Freiburg

The University of Freiburg welcomes the decision of the group “Transformationsuni 2.0” to accept the talks on the group’s aims offered by the university leadership for this Monday morning, 27 June 2022. The precondition for these talks…

Wind energy contributes significantly to the energy sector’s sustainable, low-CO2 transformation. However, the efficiency of wind turbines depends on available wind resources and the technical characteristics of the turbines. Climate…

Four projects at the University of Freiburg that develop new formats in university teaching are receiving funding from the “Freiraum 2022” program. It was announced this year for the first time and is supported by the Foundation for…

How can a trinational region like the Oberrhein transform its energy system to one that is decentralized, stable, and based on renewable energy sources? Solar and wind power would actually be sufficient for meeting the region’s energy…

Pine cones open when dry and close when wet. In this way, pine seeds are released only under advantageous conditions, namely when it is dry and the seeds can be carried far by wind. Opening and closing is of particular interest to…

A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River. The settlement emerged from the waters of the Mosul reservoir early this year as water levels fell…

The German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund the Collaborative Research Center CRC 1537 "ECOSENSE" from July 1, 2022. The SFB will receive about 10.5 million euros over four years for its interdisciplinary, detailed research on…

For a new plant to grow from a seed, cells need to divide numerous times. Daughter cells can each take on different tasks and sometimes vary in size. How plants determine the plane of cell division in this process, known as mitosis, is…

The current ranking of the Center for Higher Education Development, CHE ranking for short, certifies that the departments of Education, German Studies, Psychology, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the University of…

How susceptible bumblebees are to a common fungicide depends on the flowering plants to which it is applied on and how diverse the food supply is that is available to the insects. Monocultures can increase the insects’ sensitivity to the…