Diversity 2025

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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
“Human rights are under pressure, but they are not in retreat.”
A conversation with Harvard Professor Dr. Kathryn Sikkink. The pioneer of human rights research and honorary doctorate recipient of FAU discusses the Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights” and the challenges facing human rights research. You closely observe developments in the field of human rights research worldwide. How do you view the Cluster of Excellence […]
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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
In the rich man’s world
Silke Jansen wants to take a new look at wealth and philanthropy. Her international project is being supported with 1.5 million euros from the Volkswagen Foundation. Not everyone will be familiar with Douglas Tompkins. People are more likely to know the clothing brands “The North Face” and “Esprit,” with which he made billions. The American, […]
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18DEC 2025
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Between lecture hall and peak performance
They are studying full-time and competing in sport at the highest level: Lilly Sellak and Josia Topf share what life looks like between medals and module exams – and what hurdles there are to combining sport and study. Law, medicine – and sport at the highest level. How do you manage to juggle all that? […]
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18DEC 2025
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A new perspective on distant rituals
What do the terms “esoteric” and “alternative” mean? Who uses these terms to describe whom, and how does that affect politics and society? Giovanni Maltese and the CAS-E research group are investigating this. His office at the university is plain and businesslike. No cross or mandala on the wall suggests that a scholar of religion […]
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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
Transforming Human Rights
Strengthening human rights in a critical time and breaking new ground in research: The new Cluster of Excellence at FAU shows that human rights and inter- and transdisciplinary human rights research are not obsolete. “Our goal is to shed new light on the potential and the limits of human rights,” emphasizes Katrin Kinzelbach, Chair of […]
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18DEC 2025
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Breaking the silence
Christoph Safferling has researched the Nazi history of the Federal Ministry of Justice. Now he is dedicating himself to a project right on his doorstep: transforming the former asylum in Erlangen into a memorial site. As a child, on his way to school, Christoph Safferling walked past the building behind the high wall on Maximiliansplatz […]
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18DEC 2025
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“If you don’t love what you do, life is too short”
Bernd Montag, CEO of Siemens Healthineers, on passion, balance, and loyalty He is one of the leading minds in medical technology: FAU alumnus Dr. Bernd Montag, CEO of Siemens Healthineers. He studied physics at FAU, where he also earned his Ph.D. in theoretical multi-particle physics. In this interview, he shares the values that guide him […]
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18DEC 2025
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Magical and hidden
Long-forgotten texts, instruments, and practices are a true treasure for Petra Schmidl. Oftentimes, occult knowledge and modern sciences are much closer than one might think. Petra Schmidl opens a dark red box and takes out a round, brass-colored plate that resembles a compass. Rotatable disks, fine scales, and grid lines adorn the solid tool. “People […]
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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
Research meets management
Since the beginning of 2025, Maria Hammer has been heading the administrative office of the Energie Campus Nürnberg (EnCN) and the Nuremberg Campus of Technology (NCT). How can we contribute to the development of sustainable energy? For Maria Hammer, this question is critical. Together with a strong, cross-university network, she drives forward projects that accelerate […]
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