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FRIAS is the international research college at the University of Freiburg. We offer Fellowships, Funding and Events | Legal notice: https://uni-freiburg.de/frias/imprint/

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Das Foto zeigt die FRIAS Terrasse mit Tischen und Stühlen und Sonnenschirmen im Vordergrund. Im Hintergrund sind Bäume, Häuser und der Münsterturm erkennbar. Rechts unten steht auf einem transparenten Gestaltungselement in Form einer Blume: FRIAS Express March 2026.

Das Foto zeigt die FRIAS Terrasse mit Tischen und Stühlen und Sonnenschirmen im Vordergrund. Im Hintergrund sind Bäume, Häuser und der Münsterturm erkennbar. Rechts unten steht auf einem transparenten Gestaltungselement in Form einer Blume: FRIAS Express March 2026.

Spring has finally arrived at FRIAS 🌷 — and with it the promise of coffee on the sunny terrace on the first floor. As we head into the weekend, it’s the perfect moment to take a look at our latest newsletter: 🔗 uni-freiburg.de/frias/news-a...

06.03.2026 09:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Max Trommsdorff, a man with black hair and a full beard wearing a striped shirt and dark jacket, and his colleague Tim Krieger, a man with dark hair and glasses wearing a blue blazor on top of a blue pullover stand in front of a tree with yellow leaves, both smiling into the camera. In the right corner, white text on a green shape reads: "Faces of FRIAS". Below the men's faces is the title of the interview in white letters: "Harvesting the Sun Twice: How Researchers in Freiburg are advancing Agrivoltaics."

Max Trommsdorff, a man with black hair and a full beard wearing a striped shirt and dark jacket, and his colleague Tim Krieger, a man with dark hair and glasses wearing a blue blazor on top of a blue pullover stand in front of a tree with yellow leaves, both smiling into the camera. In the right corner, white text on a green shape reads: "Faces of FRIAS". Below the men's faces is the title of the interview in white letters: "Harvesting the Sun Twice: How Researchers in Freiburg are advancing Agrivoltaics."

📰 Economist @timkriegerfr.bsky.social and photovoltaic researcher Max Trommsdorff shed light on the trans-disciplinary approach of their project group "Agrivoltaics" in our format #FacesofFRIAS. 🔗Read the whole interview here: uni-freiburg.de/frias/harves...

05.03.2026 09:30 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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🌍💻 Bei den Freiburger Horizonten sprach @roofjoke.netzpolitik.org über die menschliche Arbeit hinter KI. Vortrag und Lesung in voller Länge gibt es seit Kurzem auf dem Videoportal der @uni-freiburg.de und auf YouTube.
🔗 videoportal.uni-freiburg.de/category/vid...
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU-W...

03.03.2026 10:09 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Auf türkisgrünem Hintergrund steht in weißer Schrift: Werde Teil des internationalen Forschungskollegs der Universität Freiburg. Daneben ist ein Foto des FRIAS-Gebäudes abgebildet. Mittig darunter steht in großen weißen Buchstaben: Geschäftsführung (w/m/d). Die vier Stichpunkte darunter: Vollzeitstelle, ab November 2026, Bewerbungsfrist: 15.03.2026, und die Kennziffer: 00004816

Auf türkisgrünem Hintergrund steht in weißer Schrift: Werde Teil des internationalen Forschungskollegs der Universität Freiburg. Daneben ist ein Foto des FRIAS-Gebäudes abgebildet. Mittig darunter steht in großen weißen Buchstaben: Geschäftsführung (w/m/d). Die vier Stichpunkte darunter: Vollzeitstelle, ab November 2026, Bewerbungsfrist: 15.03.2026, und die Kennziffer: 00004816

👩‍💻 Das FRIAS sucht zum 1. November 2026 eine neue Geschäftsführung (w/m/d). Für diese Position suchen wir eine führungs- und verwaltungserfahrene Persönlichkeit mit ausgeprägter wissenschaftlicher Affinität, Promotion und Berufserfahrung. 👉 Zur Stellenausschreibung: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

02.03.2026 10:18 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Conference participants sit in the FRIAS lecture hall, clapping. In the bottom right corner, on a mint green circle, white letters read: "FRIAS Conference 'From Genes to Conservation' 11-13 February 2026".

Conference participants sit in the FRIAS lecture hall, clapping. In the bottom right corner, on a mint green circle, white letters read: "FRIAS Conference 'From Genes to Conservation' 11-13 February 2026".

Dr. Jessica da Silva, a woman with long dark hair, stands behind a lectern during her keynote lecture in the FRIAS lecture hall. Her hands are raised as she speaks.

Dr. Jessica da Silva, a woman with long dark hair, stands behind a lectern during her keynote lecture in the FRIAS lecture hall. Her hands are raised as she speaks.

Conference organisers Julia Geue and Jill Sekely stand in front of a FRIAS sign, smiling.

Conference organisers Julia Geue and Jill Sekely stand in front of a FRIAS sign, smiling.

Conference participants sitting at a table in the FRIAS seminar room

Conference participants sitting at a table in the FRIAS seminar room

🌱🧬 At the FRIAS Conference "From Genes to Conservation," 21 delegates from 11 countries discussed the future of genetic monitoring at the Europe-wide scale. Read the full report by Dr. Jill Sekely here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

19.02.2026 16:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

⏰ One more week to submit your proposals!
#CfA #EarlyCareerResearchers

19.02.2026 12:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗰𝗹𝗶-𝗳𝗶)? ☔️☀️☃️

Next month, I’m off to the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies to deliver workshops to researchers on creative writing + storytelling.

Their goal? Write a Climate Fiction Anthology for the ages!
More info soon!

@friasunifreiburg.bsky.social

17.02.2026 10:51 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Germany Germany, In this refreshing book, Andrew I. Port tells the story of that extraordinary transformation, from the vilified, destitute and divided Germany of 1945 to the respected, wealthy and unified in...

🔗 Book details (Polity Press): www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
🔗 Andrew I. Port (FRIAS Fellow Profile): uni-freiburg.de/frias/prof-d...

16.02.2026 16:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dark blue background with white letters that read: "FRIAS Fellow Publication". In the left corner, a black book cover with a mirrored depiction of a red Brandenburg gate reads in yellow letters: "Germany"

Dark blue background with white letters that read: "FRIAS Fellow Publication". In the left corner, a black book cover with a mirrored depiction of a red Brandenburg gate reads in yellow letters: "Germany"

Dark blue background that reads in white letters: "About the book" and then in smaller letters the publisher's, Polity Press, description of the book: “Few countries are more haunted by the darker aspects of their history than Germany. Nazi crimes continue to cast a long shadow at home and abroad. Germans have nevertheless managed to put their violent, genocidal past behind them, creating a peaceful and prosperous democracy at the heart of Europe. In this refreshing book, Andrew I. Port tells the story of that extraordinary transformation. [...] This novel approach explains not only the country’s many accomplishments since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but also the challenges it has faced – from the difficulty of unifying two distinct societies to violent forms of xenophobia and the rise of extremist parties. Whether the Federal Republic remains a stable and successful power is the new „German Question“ of the twenty-first century.”

Dark blue background that reads in white letters: "About the book" and then in smaller letters the publisher's, Polity Press, description of the book: “Few countries are more haunted by the darker aspects of their history than Germany. Nazi crimes continue to cast a long shadow at home and abroad. Germans have nevertheless managed to put their violent, genocidal past behind them, creating a peaceful and prosperous democracy at the heart of Europe. In this refreshing book, Andrew I. Port tells the story of that extraordinary transformation. [...] This novel approach explains not only the country’s many accomplishments since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but also the challenges it has faced – from the difficulty of unifying two distinct societies to violent forms of xenophobia and the rise of extremist parties. Whether the Federal Republic remains a stable and successful power is the new „German Question“ of the twenty-first century.”

Dark blue background with a small circle with the authors portrait picture, a white man wearing glasses, a dark shirt and a suit jacket, his face turned to the right. Below, a text in white reads: “Andrew I. Port is a professor of history at Wayne State University in Detroit. His research focuses on modern Germany, communism and state socialism, social protest, popular resistance under autocratic regimes, and comparative genocide. During his stay at FRIAS as a Marie S. Curie Fellow in 2016, he worked on what would later become his book Never Again: Germany and Genocide after the Holocaust (Harvard University Press).”

Dark blue background with a small circle with the authors portrait picture, a white man wearing glasses, a dark shirt and a suit jacket, his face turned to the right. Below, a text in white reads: “Andrew I. Port is a professor of history at Wayne State University in Detroit. His research focuses on modern Germany, communism and state socialism, social protest, popular resistance under autocratic regimes, and comparative genocide. During his stay at FRIAS as a Marie S. Curie Fellow in 2016, he worked on what would later become his book Never Again: Germany and Genocide after the Holocaust (Harvard University Press).”

Dark blue background with a cut-off flower shape showing the yellow cover of Port’s book called Never Again: Germany and Genocide after the Holocaust. In the bottom right corner, white letters read: “More info available on our website: uni-freiburg.de/frias “ and an arrow pointing to the words “Link in the comments”

Dark blue background with a cut-off flower shape showing the yellow cover of Port’s book called Never Again: Germany and Genocide after the Holocaust. In the bottom right corner, white letters read: “More info available on our website: uni-freiburg.de/frias “ and an arrow pointing to the words “Link in the comments”

📚 How did Germany move from division and dictatorship to democratic stability — and can that stability endure? This is the leading question in FRIAS Alumnus Andrew Port's new book "Germany" (Polity Press):

16.02.2026 16:53 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Fellowship in Times of War: A Ukrainian Historian at FRIAS – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

👉 English version available: uni-freiburg.de/frias/vuias-...

09.02.2026 16:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Forschung in Zeiten des Krieges: Tetiana Hoshko als VUIAS-Fellow am FRIAS – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

🎙️Neues Interview mit VUIAS-Fellow Tetiana Hoshko über ihre Zeit am #FRIAS im Herbst 2025, ihr Forschungsprojekt zu Frauengesundheit und Schwangerschaft in Städten des polnisch-litauischen Commonwealth sowie über den Wissenschaftsalltag in der #Ukraine. Zum Beitrag: uni-freiburg.de/frias/vuias-...

09.02.2026 15:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Fellowship in Times of War: A Ukrainian Historian at FRIAS – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

👉 English version available: uni-freiburg.de/frias/vuias-...

09.02.2026 15:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mehr als Buchhaltung: Warum Staatsvermögen keine Entwarnung bei der Schuldenfrage rechtfertigt Bilanziell zu argumentieren, heißt vor allem, alle wesentlichen Verpflichtungen sichtbar zu machen. Ein Gastbeitrag.

📰 FRIAS Fellow @timkriegerfr.bsky.social hat gemeinsam mit Christian Hagist & Stefan Seuffert einen Gastbeitrag in der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social zum Thema Staatsschulden und #Generationengerechtigkeit veröffentlicht. Hier geht's zum Artikel: www.fr.de/wirtschaft/m...
#news #econbsky

05.02.2026 15:45 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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✏️ “Can AI write?” asks Tobias Rees, philosopher in the wild and founder of limn AI studio in his talk titled “Artificial Intelligence and the 2,500-year-old project called Europe.”
The video recording of this guest lecture is available on the FRIAS YouTube channel: youtu.be/5AsXQ5kwyBU?...

04.02.2026 16:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

⏰ Deadline approaching! A quick reminder to submit your conference proposals until 27 February 2026.

02.02.2026 09:20 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Seitlicher Blick auf einen gefüllten Vorlesungssaal. Vorne hält Ingo Dachwitz am Rednerpult stehend einen Vortrag. Hinter ihm ist eine PowerPoint Folie zu sehen sowie ein Banner mit dem Motto der Freiburger Horizonte: "Wissenschaft trifft Stadtgesellschaft."

Seitlicher Blick auf einen gefüllten Vorlesungssaal. Vorne hält Ingo Dachwitz am Rednerpult stehend einen Vortrag. Hinter ihm ist eine PowerPoint Folie zu sehen sowie ein Banner mit dem Motto der Freiburger Horizonte: "Wissenschaft trifft Stadtgesellschaft."

Gestern Abend sprach @roofjoke.netzpolitik.org bei den #FreiburgerHorizonten vor über 200 Zuhörer:innen über sein gemeinsam mit Sven Hilbig verfasstes Buch „Digitaler Kolonialismus“.
Die Videoaufzeichnung wird demnächst auf dem FRIAS-YouTube-Kanal erscheinen: www.youtube.com/@FRIAS_U_Fre...

30.01.2026 11:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hallo #Freiburg! Heute Abend spreche ich bei den Freiburger Horizonten an der @uni-freiburg.de über digitalen Kolonialismus. Freier Eintritt. Herzliche Einladung!

29.01.2026 10:00 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Poster for FRIAS Conference with a visual showing a forest and three animals - a hawk, a moth and a toad, with different spirals symbolizing DNA behind them. The spirals indicate the critical development of genetic diversity (y-axis) over time (x-axis). Information about the conference can be found in the post.

Poster for FRIAS Conference with a visual showing a forest and three animals - a hawk, a moth and a toad, with different spirals symbolizing DNA behind them. The spirals indicate the critical development of genetic diversity (y-axis) over time (x-axis). Information about the conference can be found in the post.

🧬🌍The upcoming FRIAS conference “From Genes to Conservation: Building the European #GeneticMonitoring Network”, invites participants from diverse European countries to discuss the challenges and status of genetic monitoring programs.
🔗 About the conference: uni-freiburg.de/frias/genmon/

27.01.2026 11:51 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Just wrapped up another Balzan-FRIAS masterclass, this time with the wonderful Ulinka Rublack, on fashion, material culture and the global in the early modern period.

23.01.2026 14:56 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

📌Reminder: Diese Woche Donnerstag ist @roofjoke.netzpolitik.org bei den Freiburger Horizonten zu Gast.

26.01.2026 08:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Auf weißem Hintergrund erscheint in schwarzen Lettern die Headline des Spiegel-Interviews mit Jürgen Osterhammel. Sie lautet: "Jetzt geht es nur noch um die solistische Durchsetzung egoistischer Ziele."

Auf weißem Hintergrund erscheint in schwarzen Lettern die Headline des Spiegel-Interviews mit Jürgen Osterhammel. Sie lautet: "Jetzt geht es nur noch um die solistische Durchsetzung egoistischer Ziele."

🗺️Jürgen Osterhammel (FRIAS Distinguished Fellow) ordnet im Nachrichtenmagazin DER SPIEGEL die US-amerikanische Außenpolitik von US-Präsident Donald Trump aus der Perspektive seiner globalhistorischen Forschung ein.
🔗 Zum Interview: www.spiegel.de/geschichte/n...

#Zeitgeschichte #PolitikAnalyse #USA

23.01.2026 11:48 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Dark blue background with white letters that read: "FRIAS Fellow Publication". In the left corner, a beige book cover with blue etching of a black woman and the book title in black letters that reads: "Gil Ribak. Crude Creatures. Confronting Representations of Black People in Yiddish Culture."

Dark blue background with white letters that read: "FRIAS Fellow Publication". In the left corner, a beige book cover with blue etching of a black woman and the book title in black letters that reads: "Gil Ribak. Crude Creatures. Confronting Representations of Black People in Yiddish Culture."

Dark blue background that reads in white letters: "About the book" and then in smaller letters the publisher's description of the book (NYU Press).

Dark blue background that reads in white letters: "About the book" and then in smaller letters the publisher's description of the book (NYU Press).

Dark blue background that shows a blurb in white letters written by John J. Bukowczyk, Professor Emeritus of History at Wayne State University. It reads: "Crude Creatures is a significant and courageous work that shines critical, revisionist light on a master narrative in American Jewish history."

Dark blue background that shows a blurb in white letters written by John J. Bukowczyk, Professor Emeritus of History at Wayne State University. It reads: "Crude Creatures is a significant and courageous work that shines critical, revisionist light on a master narrative in American Jewish history."

Dark blue background with a small circle with the authors portrait picture, a white man wearing a blue-grey shirt and smiling slightly. Below, white letters read: "About the author". The text below reads in smaller letters: "Gil Ribak is an Associate Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. He is a scholar and public educator of Modern Jewish history, whose scholarship has always been interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together history, sociology, folklore, ethnic studies, and literature. Part of the research and writing for Crude Creatures was done during his stay at FRIAS as a Marie S. Curie Fellow."

Dark blue background with a small circle with the authors portrait picture, a white man wearing a blue-grey shirt and smiling slightly. Below, white letters read: "About the author". The text below reads in smaller letters: "Gil Ribak is an Associate Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. He is a scholar and public educator of Modern Jewish history, whose scholarship has always been interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together history, sociology, folklore, ethnic studies, and literature. Part of the research and writing for Crude Creatures was done during his stay at FRIAS as a Marie S. Curie Fellow."

FRIAS Alumnus Gil Ribak (Associate Professor of Judaic Studies) has published a compelling book on representations of Black people in Yiddish culture in the early 20th century.
📕More about the book: nyupress.org/978147983797...
👤More about the author: uni-freiburg.de/frias/prof-d...

21.01.2026 10:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Join us this Thursday for the Balzan-FRIAS Lecture!

20.01.2026 08:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Event poster in dark blue that showa the event info in white letters. Faded in the background is a photo of a panel discussion.

Event poster in dark blue that showa the event info in white letters. Faded in the background is a photo of a panel discussion.

🔬 Are you a senior researcher interested in shaping collaborative research initiatives? Registration for our upcoming workshop is open until 4 February 2026: uni-freiburg.de/frias/worksh...

📍 FRIAS Seminar Room, Albertstr. 19, 79104 Freiburg
🗓️ 26 February 2026, 15:00-18:00

19.01.2026 13:56 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Digitaler Kolonialismus Buchvorstellung und Diskussion 29.01,2026 19 uhr HS 1199 KGI Ingo Dachwitz Kommunikationswissenschaftler und Techjournalist

Digitaler Kolonialismus Buchvorstellung und Diskussion 29.01,2026 19 uhr HS 1199 KGI Ingo Dachwitz Kommunikationswissenschaftler und Techjournalist

Wie verändert die Macht großer Tech-Konzerne das Leben von Milliarden Menschen – und wer zahlt den Preis dafür? @roofjoke.netzpolitik.org spricht bei den Freiburger Horizonten @uni-freiburg.de über die negativen Folgen der Digitalisierung. Der Eintritt ist frei. uni-freiburg.de/frias/freibu...

14.01.2026 11:36 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2
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How to tell global cultural history through clothing. 👗🌍
Students, researchers and other members of the @uni-freiburg.de are invited to join the Balzan-FRIAS Lecture on Global History.
📍 FRIAS seminar room, Albertstr. 19, 79104 Freiburg
🗓️ 22 Jan 2026, 16:15-18:00
uni-freiburg.de/frias/balzan...

13.01.2026 15:49 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Historiker Sven Beckert über die Geschichte des Kapitalismus - Jung & Naiv: Folge 802
Historiker Sven Beckert über die Geschichte des Kapitalismus - Jung & Naiv: Folge 802 YouTube video by Jung & Naiv

FRIAS Alumnus @svenbeckert.bsky.social ist heute zu Gast bei @tilojung.bsky.social und spricht über sein neues Buch "Kapitalismus: Geschichte einer Weltrevolution". www.youtube.com/watch?v=D11L...
Mehr zum Buch: uni-freiburg.de/frias/sven-b... @uni-freiburg.de.

08.01.2026 13:24 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
FRIAS Building surrounded by snow

FRIAS Building surrounded by snow

🎄Christmas Break: We’ll be back on 7 January 2026 with fresh content and new projects.
For the latest news check our new FRIAS Express✉️: t876d56be.emailsys1a.net/mailing/34/8...
We wish you and your families a peaceful holiday season and optimism, health, and happiness for a successful 2026.🌟

19.12.2025 14:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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FRIAS invites conference proposals from all disciplines @uni-freiburg.de. We offer up to 14.000€ for up to two conferences (max. 35 participants, Oct 2026–May 2027), access to a modern venue at FRIAS, organizational support and help with marketing & dissemination. uni-freiburg.de/frias/open-c...

16.12.2025 14:41 👍 5 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2
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In Freiburg erforschen zehn Wissenschaftler mit viel Freiheit, was ein gutes Leben ausmacht Nachwuchs fördern mit Nebeneffekt Weltverbesserung: Zehn Akademiker aus ganz Europa bekommen von der Universität Freiburg Zeit und Geld, um Aspekte einer guten Gesellschaft zu ergründen.

Was ist das gute Leben? Was macht eine gute Gesellschaft aus? Dazu forschen seit Oktober diesen Jahres 10 PostDocs an unserer Young Academy for Cultures and Societies Research (#YAC). Die @badische-zeitung.de berichtet:
www.badische-zeitung.de/in-freiburg-...

12.12.2025 14:07 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0