Universität Freiburg erfolgreich im ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025 / Foto: Jürgen Gocke
Die #UniFreiburg wird in 31 von 57 Fächern in den „Global Rankings of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2025” der #ShanghaiRanking Consultancy geführt. Weltweit wird sie in fünf Fächern in den Top 100 geführt, in drei Fächern zählt sie international zu den 50 besten Institutionen. ufr.link/shanghairanking-25
20.11.2025 12:27 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Call for Applications Early Career Rescue Fellowships. 14 postdoctoral Fellowships for researchers whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA. Deadline 9 January 2026
Together with @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social and Tübingen College of Fellows, FRIAS is offering #EarlyCareerRescueFellowships.
Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028
👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
13.11.2025 14:33 — 👍 8 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1
1/5 „The Future Research University: Sparking Change That Matters“: Mit ihrem im #Exzellenzwettbewerb des Bundes und der Länder eingereichten Antrag formuliert die #UniversitätFreiburg ihren Anspruch, Wandel in Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik mitzugestalten. ufr.link/exzellenzantrag-eingereicht
12.11.2025 14:11 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
#livMatS-PI Stefan Glunz has been awarded an #ERCSynergyGrant. Glunz and his partners receive €10 million in funding for a project that aims to rethink the modern #SolarCell and to develop a new generation of resource-efficient #photovoltaic technologies. Congratulations!
➡️ kurzlinks.de/gpru
06.11.2025 14:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for the next #livMatS colloquium! Alfred Crosby (University of Massachusetts) will address autonomous, control-enhanced movements of systems & the development of #materials with self-regenerating, sustained responses.
📅 Thu, 30 Oct, 14:30
📍 FIT Building, Seminar Room
ℹ️ kurzlinks.de/81pv
29.10.2025 10:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
@uni-freiburg.de
28.10.2025 13:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Attractions at the stand included demonstrations of soft robotic grippers & walkers, a #SoftRobot flipper, and experiments on #polymers for example with gummy bear slime. We could see the fascination in the eyes of many children, and we experienced how important this insight into #science is. ✨
28.10.2025 13:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Super Materials at the Science Days 2025 🦸♂️ From October 23 to 25, we took part in the 25th annual #ScienceDays at Europa-Park Rust. 🧪 🎢 Visitors were able to immerse themselves in the world of #MaterialsScience at the #livMatS stand, where they could learn about real super materials.
28.10.2025 13:23 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Rektorin Prof. Dr. Kerstin Krieglstein hält das Grußwort zur Eröffnung des Akademischen Jahres 2025/2026 und richtet den Blick auf die Rolle der Universitäten und ihre Fähigkeit zur Erneuerung. Foto: Jürgen Gocke
Gastrednerin Prof. Dr. Linda Doyle, Präsidentin des Trinity College Dublin mit einem Festvortrag unter dem Titel „Forests and Signals. Strategic Orientations for Universities in the 21st Century”. Foto: Jürgen Gocke
Die ausgezeichneten Preisträger*innen bei der Eröffnung des Akademischen Jahres 2025/2026. Foto: Jürgen Gocke
1/5 Orientierung im Wandel geben: Zum Auftakt des Akademischen Jahres 2025/2026 richtet die #UniversitätFreiburg den Blick auf die gesellschaftliche Rolle der Universitäten und ihre Fähigkeit zur #Erneuerung. Mehr dazu: ufr.link/aka-jahr-25-26-eroeffnung
22.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Die #UniFreiburg bringt #Wissenschaft in die Stadt: Morgen startet die Vortragsreihe „Samstags-Uni“ unter dem Titel: Freiburg en détail – eine Kulturgeschichte in Objekten. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen. Wann: 18.11.2026, um 11:15 Uhr. Wo: HS 1010 (KG I). uni-freiburg.link/samstagsuni
17.10.2025 12:55 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Laboraufbau mit Laserstrahle in grüner, gelber und roter Farbe. Beschriftet ist das Bild mit "THE World University Rankings 2026: Universität Freiburg belegt Rang 12 von insgesamt 55 bewerteten deutschen Institutionen".
Im THE World University Ranking 2026 belegt die #UniFreiburg national den 12. Platz. International behauptet sie sich zum elften Mal in Folge unter den 150 besten Hochschulen. 🏆 ufr.link/the-world-university-rankings-2026
10.10.2025 14:11 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This sensory system increases the robots adaptability by enabling obstacle detection and directional change of locomotion.
The team @uni-freiburg.de published their results in Advanced Intelligent Systems.
👉 kurzlinks.de/q9yw
#robotics #engineering #bioinspired
09.10.2025 13:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sensors allow soft #robots to interact with their environment. These #sensors often rely on electronic components, which increases the systems complexity and reduces robustness.
Falk Tauber and his team at #livMatS developed a #3D-printed, electronics-free sensory system for a #SoftRobot. (1/2)
09.10.2025 13:16 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
This sensory system increases the robots adaptability by enabling obstacle detection and directional change of locomotion.
The team @uni-freiburg.de published their results in Advanced Intelligent Systems. (2/2)
👉 kurzlinks.de/q9yw
#robotics #engineering #bioinspired
09.10.2025 13:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#CallforApplications addressing senior researchers @uni-freiburg.de and other Freiburg based research institutions: FRIAS is funding two project groups. The aim of this funding programme is to support multidisciplinary cooperation at an early stage. Read more: uni-freiburg.de/frias/cfa-fr...
02.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Gestern tauschte sich Ministerin Petra Olschowski mit der Uni-Leitung zur strategischen Weiterentwicklung der #unifreiburg aus – und würdigte sie als Leuchtturm der baden-württembergischen #Wissenschaftslandschaft. @mwk-bw.bsky.social ufr.link/besuch-petra-olschowski
26.09.2025 15:20 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Argentinean-German Collaboration in Research
Joint #CallForProposals for German-Argentinean research projects. The #DFG and CONICET will fund research in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Geosciences, Neurosciences, Molecular and Clinical Infectiology and Immunology. Prerequisites and deadlines
➡️ sohub.io/6zcd
01.10.2025 09:56 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Save the Date:
Der Festakt anlässlich der Eröffnung des Akademischen Jahres 2025/2026 findet am 22. Oktober 2025 im Paulussaal Freiburg statt.
Hier geht es zum Programm: ufr.link/akajahr25-26
#UniFreiburg
11.09.2025 10:47 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Take a deep dive into the fascinating world of #HybriBots with this interview with #livMatS researcher Isabella Fiorello. 🤖🌿👇
#robots #engineering
18.09.2025 12:37 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ein internationales Forschungsteam der #UniFreiburg, @fraunhoferise.bsky.social und KAUST zeigt: Eine gezielte Molekülbehandlung steigert Wirkungsgrad von Perowskit-Silizium- #Tandemsolarzellen auf 33,1 Prozent. uni-freiburg.link/tandemsolarz... @pv-physicist.bsky.social @stefanglunz.bsky.social
05.09.2025 16:48 — 👍 18 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
For the next #livMatS colloquium, Niko Münzenrieder from the Freie Universität Bozen will share his work on next generation flexible electronics and the role materials can play in that vision. @edomil.bsky.social
📅 Wed, 29. Jul, 16:00
👉 FIT Building, Seminar room
ℹ️ kurzlinks.de/r45l
29.07.2025 13:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Testing the students' metamaterial bridges was an engaging close to this year's Master's course in programmable bio-inspired metamaterials at IMTEK at the @uni-freiburg.de. Many thanks to my colleague Naeim Ghavidelnia for his brilliant ideas and efforts during the course!
@livmats.bsky.social
24.07.2025 08:42 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Setzen gemeinsam den Spaten an für den Neubau des Ingenierzentrums Nachhaltigkeit (v.l.n.r.): Prof. Dr. Karsten Buse (Fraunhofer IPM), Prof. Dr. Andreas Bett (Fraunhofer ISE), Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Quay (Fraunhofer IAF), Christopher Höfler (Sacker Architekten GmbH), Dr. Patricie Merkert (Fraunhofer IAF), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Hanselka (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), Prof. Dr. Kerstin Krieglstein (Universität Freiburg), Martin Horn (Stadt Freiburg), Michael Kleiner (Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus Baden-Württemberg), Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stefan Hiermaier (Fraunhofer EMI), Prof. Dr. Chris Eberl (Fraunhofer IWM), Prof. Dr. Alexander Reiterer (Fraunhofer IPM), Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning (Fraunhofer ISE), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Balle (Universität Freiburg). Foto: Kai-Uwe Wudtke
Baubeginn für Ingenieurzentrum #Nachhaltigkeit (IZN): Auf dem Freiburger Campus Flugplatz werden künftig Forschende der #UniversitätFreiburg und der fünf Freiburger #Fraunhofer -Institute gemeinsam an Themen aus dem Bereich Nachhaltigkeit arbeiten.
➡️ ufr.link/baubeginn-izn
@fraunhofer.bsky.social
23.07.2025 11:45 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
Join us for next week's #livMatS Colloquium with Prof. Julien Scheibert from École Centrale de Lyon on "Metainterfaces with specified #friction laws: new designs from numerical optimization".
📅 Wed, 23 Jul, 16:00
👉 FIT Building, Seminar room
ℹ️ kurzlinks.de/10p4
21.07.2025 10:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Prof. Dr. Rebekka Volk / Foto: Dario Eidens-Holl
Herzlich willkommen! Seit Juni ist Prof. Dr. Rebekka Volk Professorin für Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung Technischer Systeme an der Technischen Fakultät. Im #Interview gibt sie Einblicke in ihre #Forschung & erzählt, auf was sie sich im Universitätsalltag freut. #INATECH
➡️ ufr.link/neuberufen-volk
18.07.2025 09:39 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
NSF-DFG Lead Agency Procedure in Chemistry, Process Engineering, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
To facilitate collaborations between US & German researchers, the National Science Foundation & the #DFG have signed a #MoU & announce a Lead Agency Procedure in Chemistry, Process Engineering, Fluid Mechanics & Thermodynamics. Proposals submission from 1 Sept at the earliest. More: fcld.ly/dfg-nsf
16.07.2025 14:38 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Informational graphic for the FRIAS Fellowship Programmes 2026/27. It lists three types of fellowships:
Early Career Fellowships – 4 to 10 months for researchers with a doctoral degree and up to 8 years of postdoctoral experience.
Senior Fellowships – 3 to 8 months for researchers with a doctoral degree and at least 8 years of postdoctoral experience.
Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship Programme for Researchers from Africa – 6 months for researchers with a doctoral degree, at least 8 years of postdoctoral experience, and affiliation with an institution in Africa.
Application deadline: 13 September 2025, 13:00.
Are you a #PostDoc or #Professor seeking time to focus on your research in a vibrant, international community?
Apply now for the FRIAS Fellowship Programme 2026/27!
Deadline: 13 Sept 2025, 13:00
#Fellowship #AcademicJobs #CfA
🔗https://uni-freiburg.de/frias/funding/frias-fellowship-programmes/
16.07.2025 14:52 — 👍 9 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1
At this week's #livMatS Colloquium André Studart from @ethz.ch will explore the question of whether the evolutionary processes of #biology can be harnessed to create #materials more sustainably while still meeting engineering needs. Join us @ FIT Freiburg.
www.livmats.uni-freiburg.de/calendar/eve...
30.06.2025 10:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for the Faculty Day 2025, including an exciting scientific program, Bio-Olympic games and a party! See you in 2 weeks?
25.06.2025 12:55 — 👍 15 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
Publishing scholarship, literature, and books for general readers that reflect the quality and diversity of intellectual life on our campuses, in our region, and around the world. More from us at https://linktr.ee/umasspress
Excellent science for tomorrow's plants.
Imprint: https://www.ceplas.eu/en/contact/imprint
The cluster of excellence CECAD @UniCologne performs research in #Aging & aging-associated diseases | Tweets in English & German | Imprint: http://bit.ly/cecad-notice
Journalist, Moderator, Fragensteller. Bildung, Wissenschaft, Beruf
European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue great ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. #HorizonEU
Cutting-edge research, news, commentary, and visuals from the Science family of journals. https://www.science.org
How do molecules and cells create life? Follow @biozentrum.unibas.ch for the latest news on research & education.
Angewandte Chemie, a journal of the German Chemical Society (@gdch.de), is a leading journal in #chemistry published by Wiley-VCH (@wiley.com) in Weinheim, Germany
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15213773
Von Artenschutz bis zukunftsfähiger Konsum: Wir wollen mit dir #zusammenverändern! 🌍 Impressum: https://www.bund.net/impressum/impressum-bluesky/
Agrarwende neu denken
Unabhängige Plattform für eine nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
Ein Projekt von @oekoprog.bsky.social
https://progressive-agrarwende.org/
Dr. from @UniFreiburg.de, #FirstGen.
Foreign&Security policy, Multilateralism, #Space 🚀, Security Cooperation & Africa; EN/DE, RT≠EN. @IngoHenneberg@mastodon.online
Prof of English Literature incl. the Literatures of the Middle Ages at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Loves books and lists.
Prof of Islamic Studies @UniFreiburg. Mostly busy with GloQur–The Global Qur'an. And three children. And my chili 🌶 plants.
Current mood: Trying to write a global history of modern Muslim Qur'an translation. 🤩 Being kept from finishing by admin work.😤
Wilfried Guth Professor of Constitutional Political Economy and Competition Policy @uni-freiburg.de. Mostly working on institutions, migration and/or conflict.
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/timkrieger/home
political epistemology || social philosophy || critical theory
Prof @ University of Freiburg
Anthropology, History, Southern Africa. Work, labour and leisure. Some politics. Works @unifreiburg.bsky.social
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Romanian/German sociologist, Head of School of the Global Studies Program @UniFreiburg, writes about global inequalities, empire, race, citizenship & forgotten Europes https://tinyurl.com/wbt9wyrm
Assistant professor @UniFreiburg interested in memory consolidation, sleep, reactivation. Head of the Imaging Memory and Consolidation Lab. Emmy Noether Research Group Leader "The Developing Engram." She/her. http://imagingconsolidation.com/