Untitled | FAU https://www.fau.eu Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:44:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.fau.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/11/cropped-cropped-Favicon_BGblue-32x32.png Untitled | FAU https://www.fau.eu 32 32 FAU researchers question imaging method in brain research https://www.fau.eu/2026/01/news/fau-researchers-question-imaging-method-in-brain-research/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:34:00 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19760742 For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main instruments of brain research. However, a new study published in the renowned journal Nature Neuroscience is now questioning the conventional interpretation of data surrounding neuronal activity. In conjunction with their colleagues, Dr. Samira Epp and Dr. Valentin Riedl, both researchers at Friedrich…

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]]> New to FAU: Prof. Dr. Matthias Schwendemann https://www.fau.eu/2026/01/news/new-to-fau-prof-dr-matthias-schwendemann/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:44:18 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19763236 With over 270 degree programs, FAU is among the 15 largest and leading universities for research in Germany. Over 6,000 employees and more than 39,000 students promote a culture of innovation, diversity and passion. Get to know our newly-appointed professors who are driving forward research with their fresh ideas and creative approaches. Find out more about the people behind our research…

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]]> Shorthand, papyrus, wood: AI to decipher valuable manuscripts https://www.fau.eu/2026/01/news/steno-papyrus-holz-ki-soll-wertvolle-schriften-entschluesseln/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:52:45 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19760201 When deciphering historic documents, even experts can come up against their limits – for instance if ancient wooden tablets are charred, scrolls have decomposed or notes have been taken in a rare type of shorthand. In two new projects, computer scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aim to develop AI-assisted technologies to make it easier to decipher sources such…

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]]> Fighting hunger with cassava https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/fighting-hunger-with-cassava-2/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:09:08 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19761283 A team led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has made a significant breakthrough in the fight against global hunger. The researchers have succeeded in genetically modifying the tropical cassava plant to provide significantly greater yields and also to become more resistant to drought. The researchers have published their findings in the journal Nature Plants*.

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]]> New issue: #FAUmenschen 2025 magazine is online https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/neue-ausgabe-fau-magazin-menschen-2025-ist-online-2/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19761265 A university thrives thanks to the people who conduct research, study, teach, and work there. A university is supported by people who are connected to it as alumni, friends, and sponsors, and who promote its interests around the world. They all contribute unique talents, skills, and perspectives. It is this diversity that makes FAU a place of innovation and a place where many talented…

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]]> Five million euros for road electrification project https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/five-million-euros-for-road-electrification-project/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:54:15 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19760715 The contactless transfer of electric energy from the road into parked or moving electric cars and trucks resolves significant concerns with electric mobility. Charging times and limits on range are eliminated, costs, weight and the use of resources due to large batteries are minimized. To accelerate the integration of inductive power transfer (IPT) technology that has been researched for more than…

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]]> German Research Foundation awards funding to three FAU research groups https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/research/deutsche-forschungsgemeinschaft-foerdert-drei-fau-forschungsgruppen/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:27:12 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19760717 The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved three new Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) with the participation of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. A new research group is developing digital tools for sustainable computing systems. Another two research groups that are investigating esoteric practices and powerful plasma jets that are emitted from black holes have again…

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]]> “Human rights are under pressure, but they are not in retreat.” https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/menschenrechte-sind-unter-druck-aber-nicht-auf-dem-rueckzug/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:00:49 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759045 I find it extremely encouraging that a research cluster of this scale and thematic depth is dedicated to human rights. The cluster will be a place where not only existing questions are addressed, but also new impulses are generated. Especially from the perspective of the US, where academia is increasingly coming under political pressure, it is significant when institutions like FAU…

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]]> In the rich man’s world https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/in-the-rich-mans-world/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:00:29 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759081 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, who died in 2015, stands not only for successful entrepreneurship, but also for his special commitment to nature conservation: After selling his companies, Tompkins began acquiring hundreds of thousands of hectares of…

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]]> Teddy bear doctors in action https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/passion_25/teddydocs-im-einsatz-2/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:00:04 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759063 They do X-rays and vaccinations, perform ultrasounds, apply bandages, and put on splints. If necessary, they also perform surgery and prescribe medication. Around 30 students from FAU in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and medical engineering make up a “bear-strong” team that comes together once a year to run an extraordinary clinic in the Schlossgarten grounds. “We also fix toothache…

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]]> Antiquity and practicability https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/passion_25/antike-auf-dem-pruefstand/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:59:18 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759069 Caesar defeated the Gauls. “Didn’t he at least have a cook with him?” asks Bertolt Brecht in one of his poems. What he means by this: Isn’t our view of history shaped too much by rulers and intellectual elites? And is the contribution of ordinary people, especially craftspeople, being overlooked? After all, most contemporaries of antiquity did not belong to the privileged groups…

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]]> FAU duo awarded for outstanding teaching https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/passion_25/ausgezeichnete-lehre-mal-zwei/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:57:31 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759087 When the Dean of Studies congratulated him on his award before a department meeting, Mario Liebensteiner was completely taken aback. He spent a long time wondering what the award was for, even searching for clues in his emails. But he didn’t find anything there either. Katharina Oft had a similar experience. She also received completely unexpected congratulations in March. No wonder…

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]]> Guardian of history https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/passion_25/bewahrer-der-geschichte/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:57:09 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759077 Although Clemens Wachter deals with the past on a daily basis, his work as university archivist has a direct impact on the future. After all: He decides which documents are relevant for the further historiography of the university. “Of course, that is not an unimportant decision, because it lays the foundation for how the university’s history can later be evaluated.” In the vast majority of cases…

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]]> Between lecture hall and peak performance https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/hoersaal-und-hochleistung/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:56:50 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759093 Lilly Sellak: Time management. Absolutely. You have to set priorities and be very well organized. I love sport, but I also love my studies. And if you want both, it works – but with compromises. With medicine, it’s especially difficult. I’m really only allowed to miss class once during the whole semester. At the same time, I’m regularly at competitions or training camps. I constantly have to…

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]]> Qubits for your pocket https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/qubits-fuer-die-hosentasche/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:56:12 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759099 Vojislav Krstić is not prone to emotional outbursts, on the contrary: “Training as a physicist trains your patience and stamina,” says the Professor of Applied Physics at FAU. This is all the more so if you are involved in fundamental research like Krstić. And yet he can hardly conceal his excitement when he mentions the impressive commercial funding of roughly 900,000 euros: “That is a lot of…

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]]> A new perspective on distant rituals https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/neuer-blick-auf-ferne-rituale/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:53:32 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759105 His office at the university is plain and businesslike. No cross or mandala on the wall suggests that a scholar of religion works here, and no Buddha on the desk hints that the researcher is engaged with “alternative rationalities and esoteric practices from a global perspective.” But both apply to Giovanni Maltese: Since April 2024, he has been Chair of Religious Studies and Intercultural…

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]]> The art of craft https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/passion_25/volles-craft-voraus/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:52:22 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759109 Not much can really go wrong. Once the malt is milled and mashed, the fermentation vessels are disinfected, and the hops are boiling, the most important steps are done. After the yeast has been added, it takes time for fermentation, then the beer can be bottled or filled into small kegs. “The most critical point is when students miscalculate the sugar content for bottle fermentation…

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]]> Robots with empathy https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/maschine-mit-herz/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:50:45 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759117 Imagine coming home in the evening. Your robot greets you warmly, tells you that your dinner is on the table, and can already tell from your response whether you need comfort or peace today. Jörg Franke would like to make this vision reality in the medium term. A future in which smart machines accompany people in everyday life, ease their burdens, and perhaps even put a smile on their faces.

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]]> Grim humor https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/grimmiger-humor/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:49:40 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759123 Jana Forkel looks proudly at the silver shimmering trophy, its many surfaces skillfully interwoven, sitting atop a small black base. In April 2025, she won the Grimme Award for the screenplay of the German series “Angemessen Angry” (“Appropriately Angry”). How has she experienced the time since receiving the award? “Not all that different from before,” she says. And yet: “The moment of the award…

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]]> Transforming Human Rights https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/transforming-human-rights/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:49:17 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759797 “Our goal is to shed new light on the potential and the limits of human rights,” emphasizes Katrin Kinzelbach, Chair of Human Rights Politics. Together with Prof. Dr. Markus Krajewski, Chair of Public Law and International Law, she forms the spokesperson team of the new FAU Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights,” based at the interdisciplinary FAU Center for Human Rights Erlangen…

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]]> Why, how, what for? https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/passion_25/wieso-weshalb-warum/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:47:29 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759127 It all starts at nine o’clock – with a welcome and handing out the “study booklet” The morning program begins at 10 am, and at 11:30 am it’s time for lunch in the cafeteria. At 12:30 pm, the afternoon courses begin, before everyone meets at 2 pm for a joint closing event, where the first diplomas are awarded. Admittedly: A short university day, but one that really challenges the children.

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]]> Moving with the organs https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/im-takt-der-organe/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:46:55 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759847 When patients go for a scan in the “tube”, they only have one job: not to move. If they remain still, the MRI can produce razor-sharp images which doctors can use to assess, for example, how far arthritis in the knee has progressed. But MRI is also used to examine internal organs, and in those cases, keeping still can be counterproductive,” says Jana Hutter. Hutter is Professor of Smart Imaging…

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]]> Breaking the silence https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/vom-schweigen-zum-sprechen/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:46:36 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759133 As a child, on his way to school, Christoph Safferling walked past the building behind the high wall on Maximiliansplatz every day. “What’s happening behind there?” he wondered at the time. The old house with the strange staircase and all the ivy gave off an eerie feeling to him. Today, several decades later, Safferling teaches at the Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure…

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]]> “If you don’t love what you do, life is too short” https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/wenn-man-nicht-liebt-was-man-tut-ist-das-leben-zu-kurz/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:46:19 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759139 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 as a CEO, his lasting connection to FAU, and what makes a day feel truly successful to him. Here is where I truly discovered…

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]]> Breaking down spacetime https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/raumzeit-in-portionen/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:46:00 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759143 Wolfgang Wieland sits in his office on Erlangen’s Staudtstraße, a coffee cup beside him, a white wall behind him. He does have a computer, but he prefers to work with pencil and paper. With these, he sketches ideas and calculations that could revolutionize our understanding of the universe. “The problem with physics,” he says matter-of-factly, “is that its two central models…

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]]> Everything in its place https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/alles-in-ortung/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:44:47 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759824 Dr. Johanna Geiß leans back in her chair in a relaxed manner. She is currently on a break between many meetings. She proudly talks about an award ceremony at the Munich Residenz. In April, she received the Hightech Award Bavaria in the “Graduate Award” category for her doctoral thesis. “It was magnificent, and the best part was being able to bring my research from the university into a different…

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]]> Full of energy https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/energiegeladen/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:44:26 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759851 When Tamara Hein was informed by email about her nomination for the Hightech Prize Bavaria, she could hardly believe it. “I didn’t even realize that the dean of the Faculty of Engineering had nominated my work,” the 28-year-old says. She hadn’t expected to be among the five best graduates in Bavaria, alongside Johanna Geiß. At the award ceremony in April, she was supposed to spontaneously present…

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]]> Magical and hidden https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/magisch-und-verborgen/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:43:56 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759841 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 used an astrolabe to determine the position of celestial bodies and the time,” Schmidl explains, placing it in front of her on the table with a dull, metallic sound. Historical instruments like this allow Schmidl…

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]]> High-speed Helma and Turbo Alex https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/highspeed-helma-und-turbo-alex/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:43:26 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759828 The room is bathed in pale neon light, and a loud humming makes conversation almost impossible. The interior is not very inviting either: walls of bare concrete, a tangle of water pipes on the ceiling leading to a few dark gray cabinets. Behind their perforated fronts, green and yellow LEDs are blinking, providing a few sparse splashes of color. The cabinets house a computer that FAU is quite…

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]]> High-flyer https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/senkrechtstarter/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:41:51 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759835 “The surface area increases quadratically and the weight cubically. So you always need significantly more power than the additional surface area you gain.” When Ediz Osman talks about the relationship between weight and transport surface during the takeoff of one of his self-built jets, his eyes light up. The 21-year-old is studying mechanical engineering at FAU and has been building model…

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]]> Taming immune cells https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/immunzellen-baendigen/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:41:33 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759820 Our immune system is similar to the police force of a big city. There are cells that patrol and keep an eye out for dangerous intruders, response units that arrive to provide reinforcement when needed and special forces with a license to kill. There’s even a fingerprint database. It is this diversity of protective mechanisms that has fascinated Andreas Ramming since his student days.

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]]> Knowing what moves people https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/passion_25/wissen-was-die-menschen-bewegt/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:40:40 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759809 Anyone who leads a university with 50,000 people does not have an easy time keeping track – let alone maintaining a sense for everything happening within their organization. Between strategy meetings, committee sessions, and representational duties, there is often little room left for personal conversation. But Joachim Hornegger, who has been president of FAU for more than ten years…

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]]> Hunting down deep fakes https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/deepfakes-auf-der-spur/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:40:17 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759049 At first glance, the case seems clear: A long crack runs through the conservatory window. Damage: around 3,000 euros. The claimant sent a photo of the evidence by email. As a precaution, an insurance claims handler verifies the image and looks for traces indicating that it was AI-generated. If that is the case, it is likely a blatant case of insurance fraud. “It might sound like science fiction…

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]]> Making the invisible visible https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/unsichtbares-sichtbar-machen/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:39:53 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759059 Killing two birds with one stone isn’t enough for Philipp Pelz. He wants to answer as many questions as possible at once with a single approach. With electron microscopes, he wants to examine materials in such a way that you can immediately see which elements they are made of and how they are structured in three dimensions. “That is one of the great dreams of materials science…

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]]> Research meets management https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/diversity_25/forschung-trifft-management/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:39:25 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759055 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 the technological transformation of the energy transition. Her path to a position of responsibility began as early as third grade in the rural Upper Palatinate. It was there that Maria Hammer…

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]]> Potatoes for climate change https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/innovation_25/knollen-fuer-den-klimawandel/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:37:33 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758774 In Germany, potatoes are one of the most important crops and not only end up in any number of shopping carts, but are also processed into many different products like French fries and potato starch. Potato starch is not only an important ingredient in cooking and baking, it is also used to make biodegradable “plastic” bags and adhesives. However, only few people will have heard of the protein…

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]]> Making quantum computers less prone to errors https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/making-quantum-computers-less-prone-to-errors-2/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:57:34 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759704 Quantum computers promise to be significantly faster and more efficient than their conventional counterparts in several fields. However, their processors are still prone to errors. Prof. Dr. Christopher Eichler at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) develops quantum processors that are able to find these errors more efficiently and correct them.

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]]> CHE Master’s ranking: Good results for FAU https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/che-masters-ranking-good-results-for-fau/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:39:51 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759788 Many Master’s students have given positive feedback on Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in the CHE Master’s ranking 2025. The survey ranked engineering subjects and psychology. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering did particularly well. For the ranking, students were asked for their opinion on various criteria affecting their studies…

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]]> Record levels of third-party funding at FAU https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/drittmittelrekord-an-der-fau/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:20:31 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759451 A new record for FAU: With around 300 million euros of third-party funding, 2024 was the year in which the University received the most funding in its entire history. “I would like to congratulate all our researchers who made a contribution to this remarkable achievement,” said FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger. “This amount is proof of FAU’s outstanding reputation in research.

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]]> AI training and copyright –a landmark ruling in Munich? https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/ai-training-and-copyright-a-landmark-ruling-in-munich/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:57:58 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759223 Artificial intelligence is everywhere at the moment. Large language models like ChatGPT, however, need training data, and this is where the controversy arises. When training their language models, companies often violate German and European law. Recently, an important judgment was passed in regional court Munich I in a lawsuit brought by the copyright collective GEMA against Open AI.

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]]> Cinema with a difference https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/techfak-hoersaalkino/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:01:22 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759228 Would you like to watch blockbusters, cartoons or silent movies for free? You can in the Faculty of Engineering’s lecture hall cinema. Jan and Rajesh from the lecture hall cinema team take us behind the scenes. When lecture hall 7 at the Faculty of Engineering is still full to the brim at 8.15pm with students and staff eagerly staring at the screen and enjoying the professional sound system…

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]]> Taking away the breeding ground of tumors https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/tumoren-den-naehrboden-entziehen/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:58:01 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759216 An interdisciplinary research team at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen (UKER) are using new tactics in the fight against liver cancer. This new approach does not focus on the cancer cells themselves as was previously the case, but on the environment of the liver. The basis of this new approach is a protein molecule produced by the liver that makes…

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]]> Replicas, repairs, testing – Plenty to do in the Roman Center https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/nachbau-reparatur-testvorbereitung-genug-zu-tun-im-roemerzentrum/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:48:46 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759600 There’s plenty to do in the Roman Center in Gunzenhausen on the shores of Altmühlsee lake, even in winter, and time is running out. In February 2026, the renowned coach expert and collector Jörg Wildung will test the FAU replicas of a Celtic chariot and a Roman carriage and light carriage on the stud farm of Schloss Kühlenfels near Pottenstein. This is the reason why Boris Dreyer from the…

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]]> Book publication: “Ohnmacht des Völkerrechts” (The impotence of international law) https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/buchveroeffentlichung-ohnmacht-des-voelkerrechts/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:07:38 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759035 A new chapter in international law began with the Nuremberg Trials in 1945. And after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the definitive end of the Cold War, a rules-based world order seemed possible. However, the reality of the 21st century shows deep cracks. For example, Russia’s attack on Ukraine or the latest escalations of violence in the Middle East are questioning legal frameworks.

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]]> FAU ReWi digital: Faculty Rollout successfully launched https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/faculty-rollout-successfully-launched/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:26:36 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759337 The digital transformation of FAU reaches its next milestone: following the successful relaunch of fau.de, the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law (FAU ReWi) has now gone live with its new web presence. With the launch of the Faculty homepage, the School of Law, the School of Business, Economics, and Society, and their associated chairs and professorships, the realignment of FAU’s digital…

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]]> AI prognostic model assesses risk of complications after kidney transplant https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/ki-prognosemodell-schaetzt-komplikationsrisiko-nach-nierentransplantation/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:35:07 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758802 In order to allow doctors to assess the individual risk of complications following a kidney transplant, researchers in the GeGe4Nephro research project are working to develop an AI-assisted prognostic model. The Chair of Systematic Theology II (Ethics) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is responsible for ensuring that ethical considerations are taken into account.

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]]> Innovative teaching at FAU https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/innovative-lehre-an-der-fau/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:05:18 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758811 During an afternoon devoted to innovative teaching, the “Nachmittag der innovativen Lehre”, lecturers from different subjects and organizational units at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) gave insights into current teaching projects and presented how they explore new avenues for learning and teaching. The winners of teaching awards from the last two years…

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]]> Facilitating effective teaching https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/facilitating-effective-teaching/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:19:44 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19759038 Exchanging examples of best practice in the classroom and discussions about effective teaching and learning methods is the aim of the conference called “Lernwirksamen Unterricht ermöglichen” (Facilitating effective teaching) with schools of the German School Award. Representatives from selected schools throughout Germany will come to Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in…

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]]> QS Sustainability Ranking 2025: Significant improvement for FAU https://www.fau.eu/2025/12/news/qs-sustainability-ranking-2025-fau-verbessert-sich-deutlich/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:47:30 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758859 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has performed well once again in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2025, significantly improving its position both on a national and an international level. At place 200 internationally (#229 in the previous year) and place 12 in Germany (#14 last year), FAU has consolidated its position as one of the most sustainable universities in the world.

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]]> Digital tools to encourage greater independence for the visually impaired https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/research/digitale-hilfen-fuer-mehr-selbststaendigkeit-sehbehinderter-menschen/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:37:01 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758519 Hakan Calim has an ambitious goal. He aims to digitalize the physical tactile paving found in train stations or public areas to help guide people with visual impairments. He is blind himself and appreciates the importance of such mobility aids. The computer scientist works in the Research Group Network of the Erlangen Regional Computing Center (RRZE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen…

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]]> Digital sovereignty – new empires, big tech and geopolitics https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/research/digitale-souveraenitaet-neue-imperien-big-tech-und-geopolitik/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:26:48 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758690 The term “digital sovereignty” emerged in the mid 2010’s to signify a move away from the boundless digital utopia of the 80’s and 90’s and has influenced political debates ever since. But what does digital sovereignty mean and why is it increasingly playing a geopolitical role? Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have explored this question together with the…

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]]> Touring exhibition: “The Nazis didn’t just disappear” https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/wanderausstellung-die-nazis-waren-ja-nicht-einfach-weg/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:34:53 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758604 High school students are working on an exhibition with FAU about dealing with the National Socialist era. Whether its court trials against former concentration camp staff or the public debate about street names, how we deal with the National Socialist era is the subject of much debate. The touring exhibition “Die Nazis waren ja nicht einfach weg” (“The Nazis didn’t just disappear”) being held at…

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]]> FAU achieves success with three Collaborative Research Centers https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/research/fau-mit-drei-sonderforschungsbereichen-erfolgreich/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:05:54 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19758165 Major success for FAU: The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded funding for a new Collaborative Research Center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg for autoimmune diseases. The DFG is also providing a further funding period for two Transregio projects involving FAU. In the new Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1755 “Cellular and Systems Control of Autoimmune…

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]]> Moving knowledge: Experience FAU’s new digital appearance https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/moving-knowledge-experience-faus-new-digital-appearance/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:30:41 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=19757879 As of 2 pm on November 20, 2025, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has a new digital home: fau.de. Our new modern and attractive website fau.de is not only packed with important information all about our University, it also specifically promotes FAU’s identity. “Our new website shows just how much people and ideas breathe life into FAU,” says FAU President Prof. Dr.

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]]> Shanghai subject ranking: FAU in the top 100 worldwide in five subjects https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/shanghai-faecherranking-fau-mit-fuenf-faechern-unter-den-top-100-weltweit/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:00:47 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4786668 FAU is listed among the 100 most prestigious universities in the world in five subjects (four in 2024). In Germany, FAU even managed to jump into the top 10 in 18 subjects (17 in 2024). A total of more than 2000 universities all over the world were evaluated in the ranking. In Telecommunication Engineering, FAU came in the top 50 worldwide. With Energy Science and Engineering…

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]]> FAU Ambassador: Strengthening ties between Erlangen and Cambridge https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/research/fau-ambassador-beziehung-zwischen-erlangen-und-cambridge-staerken/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:00:23 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4774374 The University nominated Prof. Harald Haas as an FAU Ambassador during this year’s FAU Awards ceremony. Originally from Franconia, he now holds the position of Van Eck Professor of Engineering at Cambridge University. In our interview, he talks about his connections to the region, his current research and the goals he hopes to achieve in his new role as FAU Ambassador. First of all…

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]]> Five FAU researchers among the most highly cited in their subjects. https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/university/fuenf-fau-wissenschaftler-unter-den-meistzitierten-ihres-faches/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:00:50 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4774466 Five researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are included in the Highly Cited Researchers List. This list names the 6868 most influential researchers across the globe in 2025. With a total of 363 researchers included in the list, Germany is ranked number 4. The five FAU researchers are: Prof. Dr. Georg Schett, Chair of Internal Medicine III Prof. Dr.

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]]> Researchers discover ultrafast light-driven electron slide effect https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/research/unbekannter-effekt-ultraschnelle-lichtgetriebene-elektronenrutsche/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:00:57 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4772260 Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Rostock have discovered a groundbreaking effect in which electrons are strongly accelerated by just a single oscillation of a laser pulse. Previously, this effect was only visible with long laser pulses. Researchers have now observed the effect by using extremely sharp metallic needle tips.

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]]> Study: AI learns grammar rules through reading https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/research/studie-ki-lernt-sprachregeln-beim-lesen/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:00:13 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4768152 AI models are able to derive the rules of human language without being provided with explicit information about grammar and word classes. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Their experiment corroborates the theory of cognitive linguistics that states, in contrast to the theory of universal grammar, that we are not born with an…

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]]> Digital Geopolitics: Franco-German Insights into Questions of Digital Sovereignty https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/digital-geopolitics-franco-german-insights-into-questions-of-digital-sovereignty/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:53:40 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4698980 Since the mid-2010s, the term “digital sovereignty” has shaped debates worldwide—marking a departure from boundless, techno-deterministic visions of the digital age. In Erlangen, researchers from FAU and the French research group “Geopolitics of the Datasphere” present the international volume Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty. This work offers a comparative analysis of digital policies in China…

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]]> Recreating a medical incident on a realistic moon landscape simulation https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/simulation-eines-medizinischen-zwischenfalls-auf-realitaetsnaher-mondlandschaftssimulation/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 23:00:09 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4752602 What can you do in the case of a medical emergency if no-one can answer your call for help immediately? This is the question at the center of LUNA ADAPT, a research project led by Jan-Lukas Furmanek, a research associate at the Chair of Medical Informatics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Using a simulated moon landscape, he and his team are investigating how injured…

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]]> Charging while driving: Test phase begins https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/laden-beim-fahren-testphase-startet/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:00:36 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4744271 One kilometer of future on asphalt: The construction phase on the A6 near Amberg in Germany is complete – now the testing begins. The E|MPOWER project, led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), is taking a decisive step toward electrified mobility. For the first time in Germany, research is being conducted on a highway to determine how electric vehicles can be charged…

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]]> Dies academicus 2025: Record third-party funding, but increasingly limited flexibility https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/dies-academicus-2025-starke-forschung-drittmittelrekord-aber-enger-werdende-spielraeume/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:00:52 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4761592 “The vibrant, distinctive melody of FAU arises from the diversity of voices: the voices of all those who, with passion, curiosity, and skill enliven our university every day.” With this metaphor, Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, President of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), once again underscores at the Dies academicus 2025 celebration what sets the university apart: the…

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]]> University ranking: successful results in CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025 https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/hochschulranking-erfolgreiche-platzierung-im-cwts-leiden-ranking-2025/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:00:47 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4755203 One indication of a researcher’s reputation among peers is how often their publications are cited. This measurable factor is taken as the basis for evaluating all universities in the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has performed excellently in this year’s ranking, particularly in comparison with other universities in Germany. Taken on the basis…

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]]> Special achievements: The 2025 FAU Awards https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/die-fau-awards-2025/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:00:16 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4741807 In the run up to the University’s Dies Academicus anniversary celebrations in 2025, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has once more recognized extraordinary people for their services at and for FAU with the “FAU Awards”. These are this year’s winners of the FAU Awards. This year, the FAU Awards were presented on October 28, one week before the Dies Academicus.

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]]> Digital twin: Fast, yet reliable https://www.fau.eu/2025/11/news/digitaler-zwilling-schnell-aber-doch-verlaesslich/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:00:50 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4728064 Electricity instead of natural gas, sustainable raw materials instead of petroleum: The chemical industry is undergoing a transformation. However, medium-sized companies often find it difficult to make the right investment decisions for their own business and processes. Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold, holder of the Chair of Power-to-X Technologies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg…

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]]> Neonatology: Intelligent suctioning system protects newborns https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/neonatologie-intelligentes-absaugsystem-schuetzt-fruehgeborene/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:00:53 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4713211 When babies are born weeks or even months too early, they often cannot breathe unassisted. To keep their lungs clear, mucous has to be cleared several times a day through the ventilation tube – a necessary but risky procedure. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (UKER) are working on an intelligent system that automatically…

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]]> Artificial intelligence: Pioneers of the boom in AI https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/kuenstliche-intelligenz-vorreiter-des-ki-booms/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:00:23 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4707575 Exactly 50 years ago, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) took a step that it still benefits from today. It was the first university in Germany to set up a chair specifically dedicated to pattern recognition. That makes it one of the pioneers in Germany of a discipline that can be considered the foundation of the current boom in artificial intelligence. This development could not have been…

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]]> CyberMentor celebrates 20 years of successfully encouraging girls to get involved in STEM https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/cybermentor-celebrates-20-years-of-successfully-encouraging-girls-to-get-involved-in-stem/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:00:07 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4725307 The online mentoring program CyberMentor started a new mentoring round on October 20, 2025, marking their 20 year anniversary. CyberMentor has been sparking enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in girls and young women, bringing them together with dedicated and inspiring mentors from academia and industry. With the launch of the latest round in the program’s…

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]]> Energy supply: Europe Chooses Solar Power and Import Independence https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/energieversorgung-europa-waehlt-importunabhaengigkeit-und-solarenergie/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:32:32 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4722702 Renewable energy is today the cheapest source of electricity available. In order to meet the goals agreed under the Paris Agreement, the share of renewables must be expanded to 100 per cent by the 2030s. However, this expansion comes with an increase in land-use, leading to rising public opposition. How can citizens’ preferences inform the planning of energy systems? This question was addressed by…

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]]> New research project: How bacteria stick together https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/neues-forschungsprojekt-wie-bakterien-zusammenhalten/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:00:26 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4708711 Bacteria use surfaces to join together into complex heterogeneous communities known as biofilms. Within a group, bacteria in a biofilm are extremely resistant to various environmental influences. How these biofilms form is the subject of a new international research project at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Israel Science…

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]]> Lest we forget: “Stumbling threshold” in remembrance of victims of National Socialism https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/gegen-das-vergessen-stolperschwelle-erinnert-an-opfer-des-nationalsozialismus/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:00:36 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4710847 A stumbling threshold (“Stolperschwelle”) in front of the building of the School of Business, Economics and Society at FAU in Findelgasse in Nuremberg has been installed in remembrance of eleven schoolgirls murdered during the Nazi regime and the just over 120 schoolgirls who were expelled from the girls’ high school housed in the building at the time. The remembrance service honored the…

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]]> Dies academicus 2025: FAU’s anniversary on November 4 https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/dies-academicus-2025-faus-anniversary-on-november-4/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:00:59 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4720251 On Friday November 4, the University will open the doors of Heinrich Lades Halle in Erlangen to welcome its members, friends and supporters from 4 pm to officially celebrate its founding day. The event is open to all and participation is free of charge. Guests are requested to register below. Click here to register During the 282nd Dies academicus, FAU President Prof. Dr.

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]]> Glacier research: Artificial intelligence allows researchers to calculate snow drifts https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/gletscherforschung-kuenstliche-intelligenz-macht-schneeverwehungen-berechenbar/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:50 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4696659 How does wind affect the distribution of snow on glaciers and what impact does this have on glacial melt? Manuel Saigger from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is investigating these questions with an AI model. At the Institute of Geography, he is making a valuable contribution to climate research by using the model to efficiently calculate how drifting snow influences…

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]]> QuNET achieves another milestone https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/quantentechnologie-projekt-qunet-erreicht-mit-schluesselexperiment-weiteren-meilenstein/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:45 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4708713 It is not easy to send individual photons from an aircraft in a targeted manner, capture them in a ground station, and also detect them. Researchers have now succeeded in doing exactly that: They even measured various quantum channels between an aircraft and a ground station several times, sent photons to an ion trap, and tested technologies for quantum key distribution. The flight experiment took…

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]]> Study provides hope for new therapies for pulmonary fibrosis and cancer https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/studie-macht-hoffnung-auf-neue-therapien-gegen-lungenfibrose-und-krebs/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:00:05 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4696661 A current study could lead to completely new approaches to treatment for diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis and cancer in the medium term. Its results show that a mechanism called durotaxis plays a significant role in the progression of both diseases. Durotaxis is the migration of cells toward stiffer regions of surrounding tissue. This process contributes to the formation of scar tissue in…

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]]> Nobel Prize in Physics: Top-level research on quantum technology also in Erlangen https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/physik-nobelpreis-spitzenforschung-zur-quantentechnologie-auch-in-erlangen/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:00:46 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4698984 During the year of quantum physics, three scientists from this discipline have received a special honor: the Nobel Prize in Physics. The researchers created the basis for the development of the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers and quantum sensors. These topics are now being researched at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)…

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]]> Erlangen Declaration for Diversity, Respect and Tolerance. https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/erlanger-erklaerung-fuer-vielfalt-respekt-und-toleranz/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4693997 On October 6, FAU Vice President People Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch signed the declaration in Erlangen city hall. FAU was among the first to sign the declaration with other stakeholders from the city of Erlangen. “As a cosmopolitan university and part of Erlangen’s society, the joint values of the Declaration of Diversity, Respect, and Tolerance are particularly important to FAU,” says Prof.

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]]> First semester welcome: Welcome to FAU https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/erstsemesterbegruessung-willkommen-an-der-fau-2/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:44:00 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4707291 Every year, FAU welcomes its new students with the FAU Freshman Welcome Ceremony in the Heinrich-Lades-Halle in Erlangen and on the WiSo campus in Nuremberg. In Erlangen, the president and the university management welcomed the new freshmen, there was a DJ set and: The new FAU backpacks! In addition, all important contact persons were available to answer questions to ensure a successful start to…

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]]> THE World University Rankings 2025 https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/the-world-university-ranking-2025/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:07:58 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4696556 In the recently published international THE World University Rankings, FAU remains among the top 10 percent of participating universities in 2025. Compared with almost 2,200 universities across the globe, FAU ranked 206th overall. We are particularly pleased with our ranking in the key area of industry, based on patents and third-party funding from industry: first place not only in Germany…

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]]> FAU’s Roman boat: Rowing in order to learn something about yourself https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/fau-roemerboot-rudern-um-etwas-ueber-sich-zu-lernen-2/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:02 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4653578 As the F.A.N., one of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg’s Roman vessels, crossed the Altmühlsee lake at the beginning of August, the crew was not made up of the team that usually sits at the oars of the replica boat. Rather, on that day, the crew of the F.A.N. consisted of children and young people from two residential care groups run by Rummelsberger Dienste für junge Menschen…

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]]> Killer cells How the immune system selects its defense troops https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/killerzellen-wie-das-immunsystem-seine-abwehrtruppen-auswaehlt/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:00:31 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4688726 If killer cells from the immune system encounter signs of an infection, some of them start to divide rapidly. They grow to become a large defense troop that then attacks the pathogen. However, that is not the case for each individual killer cell by any means. Which criteria determine whether cells multiply or not? Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)…

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]]> High-performance computer: Supercomputer Helma inaugurated https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/hochleistungscomputer-superrechner-helma-eingeweiht/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:00:32 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4678955 Cutting-edge technology for research: The Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (NHR@FAU) has officially inaugurated the currently most powerful supercomputer at universities in Germany. “Helma” is a computer that not only provides state-of-the-art applications but also basic provision of AI for researchers far beyond FAU.

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]]> CAR-T cell therapy treats severe bowel disease successfully for the first time https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/car-t-zell-therapie-erstmals-bei-schwerer-darmerkrankung-erfolgreich/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:00:37 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4675700 A team of doctors from Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie at Uniklinikum Erlangen has succeeded for the first time in treating a young patient with a severe case of therapy-resistant inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis) with cell therapy using CD19-CAR-T cells. The results of this innovative treatment have been published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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]]> Funding: DFG extends funding for research group FOR 5134 https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/dfg-verlaengert-forschungsgruppe-for-5134/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:00:04 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4659652 The research group FOR 5134 “Solidification cracks during laser beam welding” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), for which Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is the coordinating university, is to be granted a second funding period. This allows the interdisciplinary project to continue its pioneering work and make significant progress toward developing predictive models.

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]]> Roman boats at FAU: A stop off and a launch https://www.fau.eu/2025/10/news/research/roemerboote-zwischenstopp-und-wasserung/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:00:29 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4656643 After spending three years traveling on the Danube, the Danuvia alacris, which is Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg’s second Roman vessel, has now returned for a seven month stay at the boatyard in Schlungenhof at Altmühlsee lake for a complete overhaul. However, the return of the Danuvina alacris is not the only cause for celebration at Schlungenhof on this day: The latest…

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]]> Palaeonology: A small subject has big questions https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/palaeontologie-ein-kleines-fach-hat-grosse-fragen/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:00:46 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4670149 The involvement of around 200 researchers from over 30 different countries and more than five years’ work have resulted in 89 “Big Questions” – the most important research questions in paleontology still to be answered. The questions have now been published in the journal Paleobiology. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kießling, Chair of Paleoenvironmental Analysis at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen…

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]]> Censorship in digital space: a short-sighted solution https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/erzwungene-ruhe-im-digitalen-raum-ist-nur-eine-scheinloesung/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:48 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4642048 No more reels, no selfies with funny filters, no heated discussion columns. Silence in digital space. The debate about a social media ban for children and adolescents is increasingly gaining traction in Germany as well as in other countries. Calls for a ban are becoming louder. However, for experts at the Institute of Educational Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)…

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]]> Qualification for the world championships https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/study/qualifiziert-fuer-die-weltmeisterschaft/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:00:48 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4617928 The excitement is palpable: Jury and spectators are looking down on the stage from the stands, the dance crew makes its entrance, the presenter calls out “Ready? Begin!” and finally the music begins. Rebecca Luber is in her element. Alongside studying and working as an assistant in Communications and Press, the 27 year old has been showing her talent for dancing in competitions for roughly 10…

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]]> Top-cited scientists: FAU reseachers amongst the top 2 percent https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/meistzitiert-fau-forschende-zaehlen-zu-den-top-2-prozent/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:43:57 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4654169 According to the Stanford List 2025, 236 scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are among the top two percent of the most cited researchers worldwide. Eight FAU researchers are ranked among the top 50 in their field. This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers, with 10,665 of them coming from Germany. …

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]]> Deutschlandstipendium “Someone who is investing in my future” https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/deutschlandstipendium-jemand-der-in-meine-zukunft-investiert-2/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:00:14 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4615505 The auditing and consulting company Rödl & Partner with its headquarters in Nuremberg funds two Deutschlandstipendium scholarships at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. One of the scholarship holders is Vanessa Kraus, who is studying for a Master’s degree in Finance, Auditing, Controlling, Taxation at FAU. Scholarship holder Vanessa Kraus and Hariklia Horsch…

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]]> How Technical Specifications of Things Can Be Gendered: The Thyroid Phantom Project https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/tickermeldungen/how-technical-specifications-of-things-can-be-gendered-the-thyroid-phantom-project/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:05:34 +0000 https://www.fau.de/?p=19134544 Sustainability: New ways of producing methanol from electricity and biomass https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/research/nachhaltigkeit-neue-wege-zu-methanol-aus-strom-und-biomasse/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:00:37 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4594098 In future, it could become easier to manufacture methanol from biomass decentrally on site. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are proposing a method with which raw and waste materials from plants can be processed in a self-contained procedure under mild reaction conditions. This method means that the complex drying and transportation of biomass to large biomass…

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]]> A cup with the President – Episode 30: Prof. Dr. Peter Uhrig https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/a-cup-with-the-president-episode-30-prof-dr-peter-uhrig/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:00:15 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4521072 Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. He visits them there to talk about their research, to discover what is close to their heart and to get to know them better. Our series introduces you to the researchers and gives an impression of the President’s meeting with them. In episode 30, the President visits Prof. Dr. Peter Uhrig.

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]]> ERC Grant: Nanocrystals and social wellbeing in the world of work https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/research/erc-grant-nanokristalle-und-soziale-gesundheit-in-der-arbeitswelt/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:00:40 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4602424 Two researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been awarded a Starting Grant each from the European Research Council (ERC). In the new round, Dr. Carlos L. Bassani with the project “Kinetic Pathways to Control Nanocrystal Shapes“ (kineticSHAPES) and Prof. Dr. Adrian Meier with the project “Social Well-Being from Hybrid Interactions in Hybrid Work“ (HYIHY) are set…

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]]> Heisenberg funding: New Professorship for FAU https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/neue-heisenberg-professur-fuer-die-fau/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:00:54 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4596911 A great success for FAU: The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded Heisenberg funding to Prof. Dr. Ruth Beckervordersandforth, Professorship for Molecular Neuropathology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). With her research, Professor Beckervordersandforth would like to identify cellular and molecular mechanisms which allow astrocytes to control and improve the…

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]]> Presented: The University Council of FAU on video https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/university-council/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:00:34 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4594094 The University Council functions like a supervisory board: It supports FAU with strategic decisions and advises the University during development planning. In addition, it is also involved in selecting members of the Executive Board. The University Council consists of representatives from academia, culture, business and various professions and the elected members of the Senate. FAU is proud to…

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]]> A Cup with the President – Episode 29: Prof. Dr. Kai Phillip Schmidt https://www.fau.eu/2025/08/news/a-cup-with-the-president-episode-29-prof-dr-kai-phillip-schmidt/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:00:32 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4521069 Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. He visits them there to talk about their research, to discover what is close to their heart and to get to know them better. Our series introduces you to the researchers and gives an impression of the President’s meeting with them. In episode 29, the President visits Prof. Dr. Kai Phillip Schmidt.

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]]> How Hansel and Gretel can give us insights into cell behavior https://www.fau.eu/2025/08/news/cell-behavior-hansel-and-gretel/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:09 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4579267 If you are intrigued about what Hansel and Gretel have to do with cell memory, you have to ask Dr. Victoria Guglielmotti. After completing her doctoral degree in chemistry, she is now conducting research with Prof. Benoit Ladoux at the Chair of Biophysics at the Institute of Condensed Matter Physics at FAU. At the end of last year, the researcher was awarded one of the sought-after European…

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]]> Innovative inclusion project now also on video https://www.fau.eu/2025/08/news/innovatives-inklusionsprojekt-jetzt-auch-im-video/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:00:45 +0000 https://www.fau.eu/?p=4573730 A video has been produced about prospective teaching assistants in the “Inklusive Bildung in Bayern (IBB)” project. It was produced by the Multimedia Center of the RRZE, and it is now available in FAU’s video portal. In around five and a half minutes, the video explains the background and aim of the project initiated by “Access – Inklusion im Arbeitsleben”, in collaboration with FAU…

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