diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile b/boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile
rename to boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile.dep
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile.dep
rename to boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile.features
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile.features
rename to boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile.include b/boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile.include
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nucleo-f303/Makefile.include
rename to boards/nucleo-f303re/Makefile.include
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f303/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f303re/include/periph_conf.h
similarity index 98%
rename from boards/nucleo-f303/include/periph_conf.h
rename to boards/nucleo-f303re/include/periph_conf.h
index 5206924d44..047ec5e781 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f303/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f303re/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @defgroup    boards_nucleo-f303 STM32 Nucleo-F303
+ * @defgroup    boards_nucleo-f303re STM32 Nucleo-F303RE
  * @ingroup     boards_common_nucleo64
- * @brief       Support for the STM32 Nucleo-F303
+ * @brief       Support for the STM32 Nucleo-F303RE
  * @{
  *
  * @file
- * @brief       Peripheral MCU configuration for the nucleo-f303 board
+ * @brief       Peripheral MCU configuration for the nucleo-f303re board
  *
  * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
  * @author      Katja Kirstein <katja.kirstein@haw-hamburg.de>
diff --git a/tests/conn_can/Makefile b/tests/conn_can/Makefile
index 1b6468326f..474d281963 100644
--- a/tests/conn_can/Makefile
+++ b/tests/conn_can/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := chronos msb-430 msb-430h nucleo32-f031 nucleo32-f042 \
                              nucleo32-f303 nucleo32-l031 nucleo-f030r8 nucleo-f070rb \
-                             nucleo-f072rb nucleo-f302r8 nucleo-f303 nucleo-f334 \
+                             nucleo-f072rb nucleo-f302r8 nucleo-f303re nucleo-f334 \
                              nucleo-l053 stm32f0discovery telosb wsn430-v1_3b \
                              wsn430-v1_4 z1
 
diff --git a/tests/mpu_stack_guard/Makefile b/tests/mpu_stack_guard/Makefile
index 5ae70b45b0..e5500db717 100644
--- a/tests/mpu_stack_guard/Makefile
+++ b/tests/mpu_stack_guard/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BOARD_WHITELIST += mulle            # cortex-m4
 BOARD_WHITELIST += nrf52dk          # cortex-m4f
 BOARD_WHITELIST += nucleo-f103rb      # cortex-m3
 BOARD_WHITELIST += nucleo-f207zg    # cortex-m3
-BOARD_WHITELIST += nucleo-f303      # cortex-m4f
+BOARD_WHITELIST += nucleo-f303re      # cortex-m4f
 BOARD_WHITELIST += nucleo-f334      # cortex-m4f
 BOARD_WHITELIST += nucleo-f401      # cortex-m4f
 BOARD_WHITELIST += nucleo-f446      # cortex-m4f
diff --git a/tests/pkg_cmsis-dsp/Makefile b/tests/pkg_cmsis-dsp/Makefile
index e0d4b663c2..c10a651707 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_cmsis-dsp/Makefile
+++ b/tests/pkg_cmsis-dsp/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BOARD_WHITELIST := \
   nucleo-f091rc \
   nucleo-f103rb \
   nucleo-f103rb \
-  nucleo-f303 \
+  nucleo-f303re \
   nucleo-f334 \
   nucleo-f401 \
   nucleo-l152 \
diff --git a/tests/pkg_fatfs/Makefile b/tests/pkg_fatfs/Makefile
index bb7b82b1d5..a400fb0df6 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_fatfs/Makefile
+++ b/tests/pkg_fatfs/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ BOARD_WHITELIST := airfy-beacon arduino-due arduino-duemilanove arduino-mega2560
                    nucleo144-f412 nucleo144-f413 nucleo144-f429 nucleo144-f446 \
                    nucleo32-f031 nucleo32-f042 nucleo32-f303 nucleo32-l031 \
                    nucleo32-l432 nucleo-f072rb nucleo-f091rc nucleo-f103rb nucleo-f302r8 \
-                   nucleo-f303 nucleo-f334 nucleo-f401 nucleo-f410 nucleo-f411 \
+                   nucleo-f303re nucleo-f334 nucleo-f401 nucleo-f410 nucleo-f411 \
                    nucleo-f446 nucleo-l053 nucleo-l073 nucleo-l152 nucleo-l476 \
                    nz32-sc151 openmote-cc2538 pba-d-01-kw2x remote-pa remote-reva \
                    remote-revb samd21-xpro saml21-xpro samr21-xpro sltb001a \
diff --git a/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/Makefile b/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/Makefile
index 6fef97f23f..a5336b7053 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/Makefile
+++ b/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ BOARD_WHITELIST := airfy-beacon arduino-due arduino-duemilanove arduino-mega2560
                    nucleo144-f412 nucleo144-f413 nucleo144-f429 nucleo144-f446 \
                    nucleo32-f042 nucleo32-f303 nucleo32-l031 \
                    nucleo32-l432 nucleo-f072rb nucleo-f091rc nucleo-f103rb nucleo-f302r8 \
-                   nucleo-f303 nucleo-f334 nucleo-f401 nucleo-f410 nucleo-f411 \
+                   nucleo-f303re nucleo-f334 nucleo-f401 nucleo-f410 nucleo-f411 \
                    nucleo-f446 nucleo-l053 nucleo-l073 nucleo-l152 nucleo-l476 \
                    nz32-sc151 openmote-cc2538 pba-d-01-kw2x remote-pa remote-reva \
                    remote-revb samd21-xpro saml21-xpro samr21-xpro sltb001a \
diff --git a/tests/unittests/Makefile b/tests/unittests/Makefile
index 67674556f4..47b8c64601 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/unittests/Makefile
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ ARM_CORTEX_M_BOARDS := airfy-beacon \
                        nucleo-f091rc \
                        nucleo-f103rb \
                        nucleo-f302r8 \
-                       nucleo-f303 \
+                       nucleo-f303re \
                        nucleo-f334 \
                        nucleo-f401 \
                        nucleo-f410 \