University of Freiburg

The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting the two research projects at the University of Freiburg for three years each. Dr. Axel Bohmann’s project, “Idiolinguistics – Grounding Language Study in the Individual” is exploring individual…

The University Impact Rankings by Times Higher Education examine the impact of universities in terms of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) laid out by the United Nations. The University of Freiburg took part in these rankings for…

After twelve years, collaborative research centre (CRC) 948 Heroes, Heroizations, Heroisms is bringing its research at the University of Freiburg to an end on 30 June 2024. The results of the transdisciplinary research form the basis for…

An important milestone in internationalisation work at the University of Freiburg is the partnership concept for 2023-2026 which was updated by the International Office in March 2024; it takes into account not only the strategic process for…

The German Research Foundation (DFG) continues to fund the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) CRC/TRR 179 “Causes and healing or chronification of infections with hepatitis viruses”. A team led by Prof. Dr Robert Thimme, co-spokesperson…

At the Dies Universitatis 2024 on 4 June 2024, Rector Prof. Dr. Kerstin Krieglstein awarded Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Leena Bruckner-Tuderman with the title of Honorary Senator for her many years of support for the University of Freiburg. In her…

A team led by Freiburg biochemist Prof. Dr. Susana Andrade has characterised a new membrane protein that allows microorganisms to repurpose ammonium transporters (Amts) as receptors. Ammonium transporters clearly distinguish between…

In the current QS World University Rankings, the University of Freiburg is ranked 10th in Germany. Worldwide the University has taken 212th place. In the area of sustainability, the University of Freiburg ranks 4th nationally and is listed…

The electrons in atoms and molecules move incredibly fast. Put simply, an electron in a hydrogen atom orbits the nucleus of an atom once in around 152 attoseconds. By comparison, a million trillion attoseconds pass in one second. Physicists…

The CHE Centre for Higher Education has published its ranking. New evaluations for the subjects assessed in the CHE Ranking are done in a three-year cycle. In this year’s CHE Ranking, the subjects evaluated were biochemistry,…