Public Relations Department

Media

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.

Media Contact

An overview of the contact persons.

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Photo pool for journalists

Selection for reporting.

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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

07.04.2026

Early humans in South Africa were quarrying stone as long as 220,000 years ago

International research team led by the University of Tübingen shows long-term use of a source of raw…

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26.03.2026

Changing vegetation in thawing permafrost increases emissions of greenhouse gases

A research team at the University of Tübingen studied how the greenhouse gas balance is affected by…

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24.03.2026

Europe’s Late Neanderthals descended from a single population

New study from the Senckenberg Nature Research Society and the University of Tübingen illustrates…

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attempto online

19.11.2025

JUNO experiment delivers first physics results two months after completion

University of Tübingen is involved in the construction and operation of the underground neutrino…

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16.10.2025

What bones reveal: Skeletons from Eastern Croatia were likely Roman soldiers who died in battle

Research team from the Universities of Zagreb and Tübingen and Archaeological Museum Osijek…

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26.09.2025

New mechanisms for bacterial motility and DNA transfer between bacteria decoded

Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new…

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22.09.2025

DFG Grant: How Staphylococci Outsmart the Immune System

Dr. Arnaud Kengmo Tchoupa, researcher at the Cluster of Excellence CMFI at the University of…

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