University of Freiburg

People who are hard of hearing as they grow older can be helped by a conventional hearing aid. However, in the case of severe hearing loss or complete deafness, the environment remains mute even with the best device. Cochlear implants,…

With more than 300,000 students, eight partner universities, six countries, one virtual campus - the EU-funded project Epicur - European Partnership for an Innovative Campus Unifying Regions aims to set new trends in teaching. One of the…

Cities and neighborhoods change all the time - that’s no surprise. But how do the changes take place in detail, and in what way do the residents accept them? These are the questions pursued by cultural anthropologist Dr. Matthias Möller…

A plastic spoon is placed in the oven and comes out as a glass spoon. What sounds like magic is actually a scientific method called process technology. The Freiburg researcher Prof. Dr. Bastian Rapp and his team have fundamentally changed…

Any talk about the Philipp Schwartz Initiative usually comes round to the subject of Turkey. When the Austrian Jew Philipp Schwartz fled Germany in 1933 his first place of refuge was Zurich. In Switzerland the pathologist founded the…

Anyone who wants to view the treasure trove of regional medieval books should take a look at the exhibition “buochmeisterinne – Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Dominican Convent in Adelhausen.” Students of German medieval…

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…