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
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
- № 129 from Jun 19, 2024Understanding the State of Liberal Societies: Cluster of Excellence SCRIPTS Releases Open-Access Dataset to the Public
- № 128 from Jun 18, 2024Statement Issued by Freie Universität Berlin Regarding Planned Protest Camp on Dahlem CampusProtest camp to take place on public property
- № 126 from Jun 13, 2024Theoretical Chemist Bettina Keller Awarded 910,800 Euros from the Volkswagen FoundationChemistry professor at Freie Universität Berlin receives grant to research chemical reactions in complex molecular systems
- № 125 from Jun 12, 2024Statement Issued by Freie Universität Berlin Regarding Antisemitic GraffitiUniversity management condemns use of Hamas symbolism and has filed charges
- № 123 from Jun 10, 2024Rebuilding UkraineResident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine Mr. Jaco Cilliers to speak at Freie Universität Berlin about Ukraine’s recovery in times of war
- № 120 from Jun 05, 2024QS World University Rankings 2025: Freie Universität Berlin Places Fourth among German UniversitiesUniversity ranks ninety-seventh in the world
- № 118 from Jun 04, 2024“Cooperative Learning and Using Complex Instruction in Heterogeneous Classrooms”Conference for teachers and school management staff to be held at Freie Universität Berlin from June 14‒16, 2024
- № 116 from Jun 03, 2024International Summer and Winter University FUBiS at Freie Universität Berlin Welcomes Students to the Lankwitz CampusThe new term started with 114 students from 17 countries
May 2024
- № 115 from May 31, 2024German Research Foundation (DFG) to Fund Collaborative Research Centers at Freie Universität BerlinThree Transregional Collaborative Research Centers (CRC/TRR) to receive funding
- № 114 from May 31, 2024Rhetoric between Old and New MediaInaugural event on June 18, 2024, for new center at Freie Universität Berlin that explores media practices with literary study methods
- № 111 from May 28, 2024Tirinkatar in Armenia in the Running for UNESCO World Heritage StatusPrehistoric site is currently being researched by archaeologists from Freie Universität Berlin
- № 107 from May 16, 2024Pathoblockers, a Future Alternative to Antibiotics?Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin “defanging” bacteria, rendering them harmless
- № 106 from May 15, 2024Launch Event for Year of Biodiversity at Freie Universität Berlin on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in the Botanic GardenScience picnic will kick off the university’s Year of Biodiversity, offering exclusive tours and the latest insights into biodiversity research / Free entry to the Botanic Garden from 12:00 noon
- № 105 from May 14, 2024The “MS Wissenschaft” Sets SailFloating science center featuring exhibit from Freie Universität can be visited in Berlin from May 15‒19
- May 07, 2024Statement Issued by Freie Universität Berlin on the Campus Occupation on May 7, 2024
April 2024
- № 091 from Apr 30, 2024Professor Benesh Joseph Receives Rise up! Grant from the Boehringer Ingelheim FoundationExperimental physicist at Freie Universität Berlin awarded 600,000 euros from the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation
- № 085 from Apr 30, 2024Cluster of Excellence “Temporal Communities” to Hold Germany’s First Solo Exhibition of Argentine Artist Mirtha DermisacheThe “Mirtha Dermisache: To Be Read” exhibition will be hosted by A—Z, a space dedicated to experimental graphic design in Berlin, from June 7, 2024
- № 084 from Apr 25, 2024New Meta-Analysis Shows That Having a Dialect or Accent May Disadvantage Applicants in Recruitment ProcessesResearchers recommend the use of structured interviews to reduce potential biases
- № 069 from Apr 19, 2024“innovate! Center” Proposed by Berlin University Alliance among Finalists for 30 Million Euros in Funding from Joachim Herz FoundationBerlin, a hub for research and science with major potential for innovation
- № 076 from Apr 16, 2024Amanda Piña, a Researcher of Ancestral Forms of Movement, Appointed Valeska Gert Visiting Professor at Freie Universität BerlinChoreographer to present her work at Akademie der Künste on April 17, 2024
- № 075 from Apr 11, 2024ERC Advanced Grant Awarded to Physicist Tobias Kampfrath for His Research into Orbitronics at Terahertz FrequenciesResearcher at Freie Universität Berlin to receive 2.5 million euros in funding from the European Research Council
- № 063 from Apr 03, 2024New Method for Storing and Processing Hydrogen Chloride Paves the Way for Safer, More Sustainable Hydrogen and Base Chemical ProductionHydrogen chloride can now be stored, processed, and electrolyzed safely thanks to breakthrough by research team at Freie Universität Berlin
- № 061 from Apr 02, 2024“Happy Learning” Conference at Freie Universität Berlin to Showcase Successful Methods for Foreign Language TeachingSeries of educational events for teachers, administrators, parents, and students starts on June 8, 2024
March 2024
- № 059 from Mar 25, 2024Bacteria beyond Earth?Signs of life detectable in single ice grains emitted from moons orbiting Saturn and Jupiter
- № 053 from Mar 14, 2024Redefining Quantum Machine LearningNew study from team of quantum physicists at Freie Universität Berlin challenges traditional understanding of quantum machine learning
- № 050 from Mar 12, 2024Kick-off for the Next Round of Freie Universität Berlin’s International Continuing Education ProgramCertificate courses through the FUB-ContinuEd program offered in summer 2024
- № 048 from Mar 11, 2024Following Proteins on Their JourneyTeam of researchers at Freie Universität Berlin develops new technique to release and study individual proteins in cells / Study published in “Nature Methods”
February 2024
- № 040 from Feb 27, 2024New Study on the Benefits of Covid-19 Nasal Spray Vaccination Published in “Nature Communications”Joint research led by scientists at Freie Universität Berlin reaches another milestone
- № 034 from Feb 15, 2024Chemistry Professor at Freie Universität Berlin Rainer Haag Receives Prestigious GrantThe Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a two-million-dollar grant to support the development of new influenza virus blockers
- № 033 from Feb 14, 2024ERC Consolidator Grant Awarded to Historian at Freie Universität BerlinEuropean Research Council awards Dr. Jana Tschurenev almost two million euros for research project
- № 031 from Feb 09, 2024In an Effort to Protect University Members on Campus, Freie Universität Issues a Ban Following the Alleged Antisemitic Assault on a Jewish Student in Berlin’s Mitte DistrictThe ban from university premises shall be effective from February 9, 2024, and last for an initial period of three months
- № 028 from Feb 08, 2024Painkiller or Pleasure? Team Led by Archaeologist at Freie Universität Berlin Provides First Conclusive Evidence for the Intentional Use of Black Henbane in the Roman WorldFindings support the accounts of classical writers such as Pliny the Elder
- № 027 from Feb 07, 2024Freie Universität Berlin Not Associated with Organizing Public Protest on Public PropertyStatement from the university regarding official public demonstration at Otto-von-Simson-Straße 26
- № 025 from Feb 05, 2024Freie Universität Berlin Condemns the Alleged Antisemitic Attack on a Jewish Student and Is Considering Legal MeasuresThe Executive Board of Freie Universität condemns the brutal act of violence in Berlin’s Mitte district against a member of the university.
January 2024
- № 021 from Jan 31, 2024“toi-toi toi!”Renowned choreographer nora chipaumire concludes her term as a Valeska Gert Visiting Professor with a gathering at the Akademie der Künste
- № 016 from Jan 29, 2024Einstein BUA/Oxford Visiting Fellowship for Research Project on the “Seven Sages of Rome” at Freie Universität BerlinProject will be complemented by a graduate exchange program in interdisciplinary medieval studies between the University of Oxford and Freie Universität Berlin
- № 011 from Jan 18, 2024Physics Meets Industry at the EPS Forum 2024 Held at Freie Universität BerlinKoch and Bolotin research groups at the Department of Physics coordinating with the European Physical Society
- № 010 from Jan 17, 2024The Future of Development: Which Way for Africa?UNDP Assistant Secretary-General Ahunna Eziakonwa to speak at Freie Universität Berlin about growth opportunities and challenges on the African continent
- № 008 from Jan 15, 2024Rocking Our World: Understanding Human-Induced EarthquakesGeophysicists from Freie Universität Berlin among the researchers investigating human-induced earthquakes
- № 003 from Jan 08, 2024International Summer and Winter University FUBiS at Freie Universität Berlin Starts New Year with an Expanded Range of Subject CoursesNew term starts with 91 students from 21 different countries
- № 002 from Jan 04, 2024“Local Administrations and the Holocaust: Occupation, Collaboration, and Resistance”International conference on the Shoah to be held at Freie Universität Berlin from January 10 to 12, 2024