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Although a majority of the population in Europe is generally in favor of the energy transition, specific projects are increasingly coming up against resistance. What can be done to improve the expansion of renewable energies? In a new study, researchers from various institutions including FAU have revealed the wishes of citizens.

At the EELISA Next Level Pitch and Networking Event on Friday, 22 March 2024, 15 start-ups from seven different EELISA partner universities from six countries faced challenging questions from a jury of five investors.

FAU alumnus Uwe Strübing studied biology and pharmacy in Erlangen. In addition to his professional career as a hospital pharmacist, he never lost sight of his second passion after graduating: music. Since then, he has composed numerous small piano pieces and large orchestral works - including an elaborate festive cantata for FAU's 275th anniversary.

In time for spring, FAU’s Scented Garden at the Palmsanlage is opening its gates for visitors again. The first visitors can meander through the garden and enjoy the first signs of spring, past sweet smelling plants such as sweet violets or cordyalis.

Many bright minds study, research and work at our FAU. Like the FAU alumni Pauline Nöldemann and Yannick Wiesner: They developed the BesserEsser app - an app for detecting and treating food intolerances. Our colleague Johanna Hojer met both of them for an interview.

Although the two huge icefields in the Andes in South America cover approximately 16,000 square kilometers, an area roughly equivalent to the state of Thuringia in Germany, not much is known about the Patagonian icefields. A team led by Johannes Fürst from the Institute of Geography at FAU is trying to change that.

She is a member of the Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Finance: FAU alumna Katja Hessel. In addition to her job as a politician, Katja Hessel also works as a lawyer in her own law firm. In the video interview, she tells anecdotes from her first day in the Bundestag and reveals more about her time studying at FAU.

The Executive Board at FAU has a new member: Humboldt professor Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard has been appointed Vice President Education and will be responsible for the area of education over the next three years. In her new role, she hopes to lay greater emphasis on the concept of “educational integrity”.