2024

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20DEC 2024
FAU news
Making soft, elastic material more tear-resistant
Soft materials like rubber or silicone tear easily under tensile stress. In a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC), researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg are looking for ways to make such materials more stable. In a current study, they have shown that it depends, at least partly, on how stable the crosslinked bonds are […]
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19DEC 2024
A cup with the President
A Cup with the President – Episode 18: Prof. Dr. Frank Hechtner
Visiting Prof. Dr. Frank Hechtner, Chair of Taxation Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors who are new to FAU. He visits them in their institutions 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 […]
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17DEC 2024
FAU news
Solar power: Automated development of materials for solar cells
A team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a closed process for finding optimal high-performance materials for perovskite solar cells (PSC). The approach introduced in the current Science study combines computer-assisted modeling, autonomous synthesis platforms and quantum […]A team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a closed process for finding optimal high-performance materials for perovskite solar cells (PSC). The approach introduced in the current Science study combines computer-assisted modeling, autonomous synthesis platforms and quantum […]
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16DEC 2024
Alumni
FAU Alumni #MyStory: Nora Gourmelon
Using artificial intelligence to make the Earth a better place – that’s the mission of FAU alumna and doctoral candidate Nora Gourmelon. She analyzes satellite images to determine where glacier ice breaks off and ends up in the ocean. What was once a manual process can now be automated with AI. Her findings are crucial […]
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13DEC 2024
FAU news
Roman Ship Project: The FAU fleet is growing
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)’s fleet is growing: After the reconstruction of two ancient Roman patrol boats, the F.A.N. and the Danuvia alacris, Prof. Dr. Boris Dreyer, professor of Ancient History at FAU, is now building another boat. The boat in question is a flat-bottomed cargo ship or barge. The reconstruction is based on Zwammerdam II that […]
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12DEC 2024
Alumni
Christmas Raffle for the FAU Community
Celebrate with your FAU family on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in the historic setting of the Erlangen Schlossgarten at a vibrant festival featuring music, dancing, and culinary delights! We warmly invite all members of our FAU community to participate in our Christmas raffle for a chance to win two of four free tickets to the […]
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11DEC 2024
A cup with the President
A Cup with the President – Episode 17: Prof. Dr. Dominik M. Müller
Stopping by the office of Prof. Dr. Dominik M. Müller, Chair of Cultural and Social Anthropology (Focus area: law tech in global legal cultures) Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors who have just recently joined FAU. At their respective institutes, he gets to know them better as they talk about their […]
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11DEC 2024
FAU news
International Human Rights Day: Our rights, our future, right now!
“Our rights, our future, right now” is the motto of today’s International Human Rights Day. It is intended to draw attention to the importance of human rights for the present and the future. But what is the state of human rights and what challenges do research and society face? An interview with Prof. Dr. Grażyna […]
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11DEC 2024
FAU news
DAAD Award: Ups and downs in academic freedom
Dr. Lars Lott, who is a researcher at FAU, has been awarded this year’s “Fundamental Academic Values Award”. With this award, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) honors outstanding academic achievements of early career researchers in areas such as academic freedom or university autonomy at European universities. Lott, who is a researcher at the Institute […]
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04DEC 2024
Alumni
Soon 15.000 members in the FAU Community
Join now and win! Our FAU Community is about to reach an exciting milestone: we will soon reach 15.000 members! To celebrate this special event, we would like to invite you to become part of our dynamic and diverse community. Register now and help us break the 15.000 member barrier! Get your hands on an […]
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04DEC 2024
FAU news
FAU on Christmas break
This year, from December 20, 2024 to January 6, 2025 there are no lectures. FAU is closing its gates for Christmas break from December 23, 2024 to January 6, 2025 to save energy. Service points of the university administration, e.g. the student advice service or the exam offices are not available during this time. Lectures […]
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02DEC 2024
FAU news
From a stone desert to a blooming oasis
What used to be a bleak, deserted space in the Lange Gasse is now the WiSo oasis. However, the path toward the shared garden was anything but easy. It all began with an unusual email and blossomed into a project that made a lasting change to life at our uni. “It was an ugly piece […]
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