External Member  Joachim Müller-Jung

The journalist Joachim Müller-Jung studied biology in Heidelberg and Cologne. Parallel to his degree course, he pushed ahead with science journalism by reporting for agencies, magazines and as a freelancer with the “Kölnische Rundschau”. After a traineeship there starting in 1993, he switched to the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” in 1995 as a journalist in the “Nature and Science” section. In spring 2003 he became section head and since December 2021 he has been part of the team heading the science section of the FAZ and its Sunday paper.

Joachim Müller-Jung joined the Heidelberg University Council in October 2024.