Sustainability and Ethics in Research

There is no single governance structure that works best for embedding sustainability at universities. Still, some factors do seem to make a difference. Inka Bormann in conversation.

Building Visibility, Strengthening Trust

Communicating sustainability at a complex institution – an interview with Karin Bauer-Leppin, director of the Office of Communication and Marketing

The History of a Learning-Based Educational Format

Schools@University for Sustainability + Climate Protection celebrates twenty years – an interview with its founder and project manager, Karola Braun-Wanke

Climate Protection Under Pressure

Challenges of the Sustainability Transition: Interview with Dirk Messner, president of the German Environment Agency

Feeding Future Computers

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin join colleagues from across four continents in a global “Quantum Software Alliance”

“So Much Momentum and Enthusiasm”

With his term as spokesperson for the Berlin University Alliance drawing to a close, Prof. Günter M. Ziegler, president of Freie Universität, took stock: How has the Consortium of Excellence evolved since 2019? What role has Freie Universität played?

“Himalayan Encounters – Hidden Views from 170 Years Ago”

A German-Indian team of experts, which included Hermann Kreutzmann, a geography professor emeritus from Freie Universität, curated several exhibits featuring works by the German-born Schlagintweit brothers in India in the mid-nineteenth century

Freie Universität Berlin Devastated by the Deadly Attack at the Christopher Street Day Celebrations in Berlin

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From June 22 to 26, 2026, Freie Universität Berlin is opening its doors to around 280 university employees from over sixty countries for the fourteenth International Staff Training Week