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Eighty Years after the End of World War Two: How Do Wars Finally Come to an End?

Marking the 80th anniversary of WWII’s end in Europe, experts from history, political science, and conflict studies explore how peace is made—and what past strategies mean for today’s conflicts.

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Quantum computers require completely new software: Jens Eisert’s team is working on the interface between complex mathematical reasoning and practical applications.

Feeding Future Computers

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

CAMPUS

The Board of Directors of the Berlin University Alliance with Professor Günter M. Ziegler (center) and the new BUA spokesperson, Professor Heyo K. Kroemer of Charité (far right).

“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?

A Himalayan panorama viewed from Naina Peak in Nainital by Adolph Schlagintweit, April 29,1855. The “Chiner Panorama” was the first detailed view of a long stretch of the Himalayas featuring Nanda Devi (7,816 m), the highest and most sacred peak.

“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

Die Fahnen an der Freien Universität stehen als Zeichen der Trauer auf halbmast.

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

Flags at half-mast on Freie Universität’s campus: The university expresses its condolences to the victims and stands in solidarity with all those affected by the attack

RESEARCH

Feeding Future Computers

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

What does the science say? Answers from Professor Alexander Libman, political scientist at the Institute for East European Studies of Freie Universität Berlin.

Is Russia on the Verge of an Economic Collapse?

Since the outbreak of full-scale war, many forecasts have been predicting the rapid breakdown of the Russian economy. But how realistic are they?

Berlin Marathon on September 21, 2025. One major event per day is manageable. Problems arose in Berlin when the 2021 marathon was held on the same day as the Bundestag elections.

Can Berlin Stage Mega Events? If So, How Many?

The Olympics, World Expo, and a milestone birthday – an interview with history professor Jessica Gienow-Hecht

PEOPLE

On February 12, historian Jill Lepore will come to Freie Universität Berlin to deliver this year’s Hegel Lecture. The Dahlem Humanities Center organizes the Hegel Lecture series.

Interview with Jill Lepore “The rise of the Artificial State has been predicted in science for centuries. So has its fall.”

On February 12, historian Jill Lepore came to Freie Universität Berlin to deliver the 2026 Hegel Lecture on the increasing control of politics by machines. The Dahlem Humanities Center is responsible for organizing the Hegel Lecture series.

Flight, room, and board: The Berlin Center for Global Engagement supports research visits between Berlin University Alliance researchers and their partners in the Global South.

“No amount of reading could have given me these impressions.”

Four Berlin University Alliance researchers from the Global South talk about how important the Berlin Center for Global Engagement’s Flexible Travel Funds have been to their work, enabling research travel in both directions.

Dr. Luiza Bengtsson, Head of the Museum & Society Department at the Botanic Garden Berlin.

Not Your Garden-Variety Job

A conversation with biochemist and science communicator Dr. Luiza Bengtsson, Head of the Museum & Society Department at the Botanic Garden Berlin