Our faculty is dedicated to basic research and the application of this knowledge to the pressing issues of the future. We are working on the development of new materials, future energy storage solutions, processes for a clean environment and the safe and efficient use of resources. We invite you to explore the diverse research projects of our faculty.

The Faculty of Chemistry, Physics and Life Sciences is proud of its 250-year history of outstanding scientific achievements, including the discovery of two elements of the periodic table (indium in 1863 by Ferdinand Reich and Theodor Richter and germanium in 1886 by Clemens Winkler).

In 1863, the element indium was discovered by Ferdinand Reich and Theodor Richter, and in 1886 the element germanium by Clemens A. Winkler was discovered in Freiberg. During this time, Winkler built up a teaching collection of inorganic specimens comprising around 1400 objects. The Clemens Winkler Collection is still one of the most extensive and almost completely preserved collections of inorganic specimens today.