University of Freiburg

Although human constructions have modified natural spaces for millennia, few plans or maps predate the period of the literate civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Researchers from the French research organisation "Centre…

The use of artificial intelligence even with relatively small biomedical data sets is being strengthened as a research focus at the University of Freiburg: The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the new Collaborative Research…

Medical scientist Prof. Dr. Marta Rizzi has taken on a Heisenberg Professorship of the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg on April 1. With her research group at the Department of…

Prof. Dr. Lars P. Feld, professor of economic policy and economics of order and director of the Walter Eucken Institute, has received the University Medal. It is one of the highest honours bestowed by the University of Freiburg, by which…

The “Historic Commission for the namesakes of the University of Freiburg” presented their final report today, May 24, 2023. Based on the report’s findings, the commission found “no cause for changing the name of the University of…

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Haedicke of the Faculty of Law of the University of Freiburg is going to become a UPC judge on 1 June 2023. The court is a new European institution. It will rule on infringement and validity of patents in accordance…

Solvated dielectrons are the subject of many hypotheses among scientists, but have never been directly observed. They are described as a pair of electrons that is dissolved in liquids such as water or liquid ammonia. To make space for the…

Plant growth is driven by light and supplied with energy through photosynthesis by green leaves. It is the same for roots that grow in the dark – they receive the products of photosynthesis, in particular sucrose, i.e. sugar, via the…

Every year, the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings (THE Impact Rankings) investigate the impact of higher education institutions worldwide on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. This year, the University…

Aluminium-ion batteries are seen as a promising alternative to conventional batteries that use scarce and difficult-to-recycle raw materials such as lithium. This is because aluminium is one of the most common elements in the Earth's…