University of Freiburg

From 1st April 2024 the German Research Foundation (DFG) will be providing a group consisting of the University of Freiburg, Berlin’s Charité Hospital, Free University and Humboldt University with roughly 10 million euros in…

The Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources (UNR) at the University of Freiburg is currently launching the “XR Future Forest Lab” project, which will develop innovative virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality…

When the eye jumps from one point to another, the image of our surroundings rapidly passes across the retina and triggers a wave of neuronal activity. In order not to be overwhelmed by the sensory impressions produced by our own movements,…

Ranked against almost 1400 universities worldwide, the University of Freiburg shares 94th place, putting it in the international Top 100 for the first time. Last year, the University of Freiburg was listed in the 221-240 group. Nationwide,…

Prof. Dr. Jörn Leonhard. Photo: Thomas Kunz Leonhard is being honoured for his his work in the field of European and transatlantic cultural and political history of the 19th and early 20th century. The award, which is endowed with 2.5…

During the strategy time period 2024-2030 for the international university alliance Eucor - The European Campus, the University of Freiburg will strengthen international mobility and digital networking among the member universities and…

The University of Freiburg Senate has elected Prof. Dr Sylvia Paletschek as Vice Rector for University Culture for a second term. The Freiburg historian Prof. Dr Melanie Arndt succeeds Prof. Dr Daniela Kleinschmit, Vice Rector for…

“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…

German cultural research in the forest, reflections on colonialism and dignity using the camera – two new research projects at the University of Freiburg take distinctive experimental approaches and are now being funded by the Volkswagen…

Prolonged drought has a significant impact on the extent to which rainforest soils can emit and consume biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This was the finding of an international research team, including scientists from…