Public Relations Department

Do you have a press inquiry or would you like to report on the University of Tübingen? Are you looking for an expert on a specific topic? Do you need visual material on the University of Tübingen? We can put you in touch with scientists for a discussion or interview, provide you with information and picture material. We would also be happy to add you to our distribution list for press releases. And we are your contact if you need permission to film.

Distribution lists

Our press releases provide information on current research and key developments at the University. Representatives of the media are welcome to join our distribution list; contact pressespam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de.

There is a choice of the following distribution lists:

  • Regional distribution list: All University press releases including events and regional topics.
  • Supra-regional distribution list: Press releases on selected topics on matters of supra-regional significance, such as relevant research findings.

There is also the possibility for journalists to get confidential access to embargoed press releases. Please note that we must ensure that this information is not published before the embargo ends.

If you wish to be included on the distribution list of embargoed press releases, you must fill in and sign the following form "Verbindliche Zusage zur Einhaltung von Sperrfristen auf Inhalte von Pressemitteilungen der Universität" and send it to: University of Tübingen, Public Relations Department, Doblerstr. 21, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.

Finding an expert

Are you looking for an expert in a particular field? The Public Relations Department is happy to help media representatives to find the right contact person. Contact pressespam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de 

As a comprehensive research university with more than 280 study programs, Tübingen covers nearly every area of academic study (with the exception of engineering).

An overview of our core research and profile areas here:

Permission to film

Are you planning to make video recordings on our campuses? You can apply for a permit to: pressespam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de.

Please supply the following information:

  • What is the subject?
  • For which medium would you be filming?
  • Where and when do you want to film?
  • How long will it take?

We can help you find an appropriate setting.
Please note that teaching and students’ studies may not be disrupted.


News

Press Releases

29.09.2026

The University of Tübingen’s 550th anniversary: Celebrations begin at start of winter semester

A range of events invite the public to join in under the motto “the value of knowledge” - The…

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14.09.2026

Lebanon: 400,000 Years of Climate and Landscape History Rediscovered

Archaeological legacy collections housed at the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory at Saint Joseph…

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10.09.2026

Cormorants, a loon and an eagle found at the Hammerschmiede site

A team combining the Senckenberg Nature Research Society and the University of Tübingen correlates…

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attempto online

02.09.2026

Cosmic Energy: world's largest gamma-ray observatory enters crucial phase

University of Tübingen astrophysicists participate in German consortium – 0.8 million euros for…

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01.09.2026

Cyber Valley Day 2026

Celebrating ten years of the Cyber Valley Innovation Campus

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31.08.2026

Even ancient bacteria possessed intercellular communication structures like humans today

Communication between cells in plants, animals and humans takes place via specialised connecting…

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20.08.2026

€1.8 million for new approaches to tackling antibiotic-resistant bacteria

The foundation Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung funds Maik Wolfram-Schauerte’s phage research at the University…

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