Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) was founded at the University of Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany, in 2008. The institute was initially part of the university's proposal for funding in the Excellence Initiative in 2007, an initiative by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Research Foundation with the aim of promoting both cutting-edge research and enhancing the international success of German higher education institutions.
After the University of Freiburg had been chosen as one of nine Universities of Excellence, FRIAS officially took up operations on April 1, 2008. It aims to promote high-level research, develop interdisciplinary research fields, and assist young researchers in their development. FRIAS is loosely modeled after other similar institutions, such as the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, whose director Prof. Dr. Peter Goddard held the inaugural address at the official presentation of FRIAS in May, 2008 at the University of Freiburg.
Aim
A new institution in the German higher education and research landscape, FRIAS invites renowned researchers from German and international institutions to conduct their research in Freiburg, while aiming to give its researchers extensive freedoms to pursue projects of their choice with minimal bureaucracy. As a haven and center for academic research, FRIAS wishes to promote new synergies among its fellows and give new impulses to the University of Freiburg.
Soon after its conception, the Hermann Staudinger Lectures were introduced, named after the famous University of Freiburg chemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1953. Renowned scientists from all over the world, so far including Douglas Osheroff, Jean-Marie Lehn, and Richard R. Ernst, are invited to hold this lecture.
Structure
The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies currently consists of four schools:
- School of History.
Directors: Prof. Ulrich Herbert and Prof. Jörn Leonhard.
- School of Language and Literature.
Directors: Prof. Werner Frick and Prof. Peter Auer.
- School of Life Sciences - LIFENET.
Directors: Prof. Ralf Baumeister and Prof. Leena Bruckner-Tuderman.
- School of Soft Matter Research.
Directors: Prof. Hermann Grabert and Prof. Jan Korvink.
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