Press Releases
What's new at Freie Universität? On this page you can find the latest press releases issued in English from the Office of Communication and Marketing of Freie Universität Berlin. They are also available as RSS Feeds.
Current Press Releases in English
January 2025
- № 013 from Jan 24, 2025Super Enzyme Helps Regulate Testosterone in Male BirdsNew study published in “Science” shows that a single gene determines the mating behavior of male ruffs
- № 010 from Jan 22, 2025Investing in Open Science and Open AccessTwo new representatives at Freie Universität Berlin are tasked with promoting the free distribution of academic knowledge
- № 009 from Jan 21, 2025New Center for the History of Freie Universität Berlin to Be Launched with an Official CeremonyOfficial opening event with keynote lecture by historian Professor Miles Taylor
- № 007 from Jan 20, 2025AI-Powered Data Analysis Uncovers Issues in Scientific PublicationsStudy reveals: Chemical research reports often contain inaccurate measurement data
- № 006 from Jan 15, 2025Revealing Hidden Genetic TiesResearchers develop a new method for detecting hidden genetic relationships in animal populations
- № 001 from Jan 06, 2025International Summer and Winter University FUBiS at Freie Universität Berlin Starts New Year with 133 ParticipantsThe new term started with 133 students from twenty different countries
December 2024
- № 246 from Dec 11, 2024Dr. Anna Abalkina from Freie Universität Berlin Named One of 2024’s Top Ten Most Significant Scientists by “Nature”Abalkina is one of the world’s eminent experts on research paper mills
- № 245 from Dec 11, 2024Italian Sociologist and Political Scientist Donatella Della Porta to Speak at Freie Universität BerlinA conversation on cases of moral panic and their impacts on social movements in Germany with Donatella della Porta on December 19, 2024
- № 243 from Dec 06, 2024Researcher from the Institute for Near Eastern Archaeology at Freie Universität Berlin to Participate in New Academy Project “KIŠIB”Long-term research project plans to digitally analyze about 80,000 seals from ancient Mesopotamia
- № 238 from Dec 04, 2024Hegel Lecture 2024 with Political Theorist Wendy BrownOne of the United States’ most eminent intellectuals will speak at the Dahlem Humanities Center, Freie Universität Berlin, on December 11, 2024
- № 237 from Dec 03, 2024Is There Life Beyond Earth?European Research Council awards planetary scientist Dr. Nozair Khawaja nearly two million euros for a project on the icy moon Enceladus / Research could provide insights into the detection of potential signs of extraterrestrial life
November 2024
- № 234 from Nov 25, 2024DFG Funding Atlas 2024: Freie Universität Berlin Among the Top Five Universities for Research in GermanyFreie Universität Berlin ranked best in Germany for humanities and social sciences research / University a clear favorite among visiting researchers
- № 230 from Nov 19, 2024Reading Marathon “1.5 Degrees Is Dead!” at Freie Universität BerlinThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth synthesis report to be read aloud continuously over three days / Members of the public invited to take part
- № 225 from Nov 12, 2024New Milestone in Quantum ResearchGoogle Quantum AI and quantum physicists at Freie Universität Berlin publish groundbreaking results on Hamiltonian operators
- № 222 from Nov 11, 2024A New Perspective on Aging at the Cellular LevelResearch team at Freie Universität Berlin discovers unexpected differences in aging bacterial cells
- № 219 from Nov 06, 2024Freie Universität Berlin Raised 1.66 Million Euros for Erasmus+ ExchangeMajority of Funding for Programs with a Focus on Middle East and Africa
October 2024
- № 206 from Oct 17, 2024Freie Universität Berlin Condemns Violent Attack on October 17, 2024, a Violent Attack / Updated October 23, 2024
- № 205 from Oct 17, 2024#LastSeen Image Atlas Wins Grimme Online Award 2024Research project at Freie Universität Berlin documenting historic photographs of deportations in Nazi Germany receives prestigious online award
- № 203 from Oct 15, 2024Science and InjusticeOfficial opening of the Ihnestraße Memorial – a new permanent exhibition at Freie Universität Berlin – to commemorate historical site of eugenics institute
- № 202 from Oct 14, 2024Frank Noé Named American Physical Society FellowFreie Universität professor and Microsoft research partner honored for work in machine learning for the physical sciences
- № 201 from Oct 11, 2024Freie Universität Berlin Receives IIE-SRF Beacon Award 2024The university is being recognized for its dedication to supporting scholars at risk
- № 199 from Oct 10, 2024Burial Chamber and Grave Goods of Ancient Egyptian Priestess Discovered in AsyutAn international team of researchers led by professor of Egyptology at Freie Universität Berlin Jochem Kahl made the discovery
- № 198 from Oct 10, 2024Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025: Freie Universität Berlin Ranked Number 104 WorldwideFreie Universität among top nine universities in Germany
- № 195 from Oct 09, 2024“Moving (in) Constellations”The annual conference of the Collaborative Research Center “Intervening Arts” will be held on October 18 and 19, 2024 at Freie Universität and HKW Berlin and enriched with site-specific performances at multiple locations across the city
- № 194 from Oct 09, 2024Choreographer Saar Magal Appointed Valeska Gert Visiting Professor for the 2024–2025 Winter SemesterMagal will carry out her research project “Sacrilege” at Freie Universität Berlin
- № 189 from Oct 04, 2024Unlocking the Secrets of Visual NavigationStudy by researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and the University of California, Santa Barbara published in “Nature” delivers new insights into how fruit flies process visual information and use it to navigate the world around them
- № 187 from Oct 02, 2024Freie Universität Berlin Relaunches “1914-1918-online: International Encyclopedia of the First World War”Platform offers insights into current research on the First World War, including over 1,600 articles and more than 3,700 illustrations
- № 185 from Oct 01, 2024“75 Years of the Basic Law: Is Our Federal System Still Fit for Purpose?”Academic conference to be held on October 8, 2024, at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
September 2024
- № 179 from Sep 23, 2024Heavy Metal Pollution, Herbicide, Microplastics: Anthropogenic Factors in Soil Ecosystems Have Greater Impact the More Dissimilar and Numerous They AreResearchers from Freie Universität Berlin examine the effects of multiple, co-acting global change factors on soil biota and functions in new “Nature Communications” study
- № 177 from Sep 20, 2024Gender Gap in Ecology ResearchNew study shows that women overcontribute to scientific publications in the field of ecology
- № 174 from Sep 17, 2024“Creating More Holiness” ConferenceThe Institute of Jewish Studies at Freie Universität Berlin is hosting an international online conference on religious books, scrolls, and other sacred objects
- № 171 from Sep 13, 2024Students from Across Europe Flock to Berlin for International CongressOne hundred students from the eleven member universities of the Una Europa alliance will be convening at Freie Universität Berlin from September 17 to 20, 2024
- № 170 from Sep 11, 2024Zuse Institute Berlin to Celebrate Its Fortieth AnniversaryCeremony to be held on September 13, 2024, with Berlin’s Senator for Higher Education and Research Ina Czyborra / ZIB works in close cooperation with researchers at Freie Universität Berlin / Event open to members of the press
- № 168 from Sep 10, 2024How the Butterfly Got Its PupaA research team of scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and Princeton University provide insights into the origins of complete metamorphosis in insects
- № 167 from Sep 06, 2024Europe’s Largest Planetary Science Conference to Take Place in BerlinPlanetary scientists will be convening at Freie Universität Berlin’s Henry Ford Building for the 2024 Europlanet Science Congress in the second week of September
- № 164 from Sep 05, 2024ERC Starting Grant for Researcher Dr. Christoph SanderHistorian to receive almost 1.5 million euros in funding from the European Research Council for research project at Freie Universität Berlin
- № 163 from Sep 04, 2024#LastSeen Image Atlas Nominated for Grimme Online Award 2024Research project at Freie Universität Berlin documenting historic photographs of deportations in Nazi Germany nominated for prestigious online award
- № 160 from Sep 02, 2024American Author Mark Haber Appointed Visiting Professor at Freie Universität BerlinWriter to hold Samuel Fischer Visiting Professorship at the Peter Szondi Institute during the 2024/2025 winter semester
August 2024
- № 159 from Aug 28, 2024Love is Blind?Study on fruit flies’ ability to reliably perceive threats during courtship carried out by researchers from Birmingham and Berlin published in “Nature”
- № 156 from Aug 21, 2024The Role of Emerging Elites in the Formation of Post-Roman Italian SocietyTogether with an international team of researchers, Freie Universität Berlin bioarchaeologist Sarah Defant is shedding light on how rural communities in northern Italy developed following the fall of the Roman Empire
- № 154 from Aug 08, 2024Successful Fasting Requires SpermidineThe protective effects of fasting depend on an increase in the concentration of spermidine, according to an international study involving a team led by Professor Stephan Sigrist from Freie Universität Berlin
July 2024
- № 152 from Jul 23, 2024Lethal Climate Destruction: Linguistics Researcher Makes the Case for Using Medical Language in Climate DiscourseA new study on climate communication has just been published in the journal “Frontiers in Climate”
- № 151 from Jul 22, 2024International Summer and Winter University FUBiS at Freie Universität Berlin Welcomes Its Largest Cohort in Seven YearsThe new term started with 346 students from 33 different countries
- № 150 from Jul 18, 2024Antibiotic Resistance Genes a Proposed Factor of Global ChangeInternational research team led by scientist from Freie Universität Berlin proposes that elevated levels of antibiotic resistance genes be considered a new factor of global change
- № 146 from Jul 11, 2024German Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil Meets with Indian Students at Freie Universität BerlinHeil and the students discussed how to attract skilled workers to Germany from abroad
- № 143 from Jul 09, 2024Freie Universität Berlin’s International Continuing Education Program Starts Its Next Round of CoursesCertificate courses through the FUB-ContinuEd program offered in fall 2024
- № 140 from Jul 03, 2024Does a Mixture of One Million Peptides Hold the Key to the Antibiotics of the Future?New approach to diminish antibiotic resistance developed by research team from Freie Universität Berlin, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and ETH Zurich
June 2024
- № 134 from Jun 25, 2024Pride Month at Freie Universität Berlin: Flag Ceremony and Queer Histories ConferenceUniversity promotes tolerance, diversity, and taking a stand against queerphobia
- № 132 from Jun 24, 2024“Is Anti-Zionism Antisemitic? About the Weaponization of Antisemitism in Current Debates”Public lecture by political scientist and author Emilia Roig to be held at Freie Universität on July 5, 2024, at 10:30 a.m.
- № 130 from Jun 20, 2024Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024Freie Universität Berlin ranked top German university to excel in implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals