Andreas Dittmann

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08AUG 2025
FAU news
Pay gap: Immigrants experience difficulties in accessing better-paid jobs
On average, immigrants in Germany earn 19.6 percent less than natives. Immigrants in Germany and eight other countries – Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the USA earn considerably less than natives on average. In Germany, the pay gap in the first generation is 19.6 percent. The main reason is not unequal […]
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07AUG 2025
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Perito Moreno Glacier is detaching from its anchor.
Research predicts end of iconic ice dam events. One of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the world will most likely no longer be seen in our lifetime: Between 1940 and 2011 the glacier advanced periodically, and when it did, it blocked the Brazo Rico, a side arm of Lago Argentino. This causes the water level in […]
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06AUG 2025
FAU news
AI analyzes swallowing process
Computer scientists at FAU develop a tool for automatically analyzing results of barium swallow tests, and receive 390,000 euros in funding for their project. Using AI to analyze the swallowing process, especially in elderly individuals and Parkinson’s patients, can make assessments far more objective and precise. Biomedical computer scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed […]Computer scientists at FAU develop a tool for automatically analyzing results of barium swallow tests, and receive 390,000 euros in funding for their project. Using AI to analyze the swallowing process, especially in elderly individuals and Parkinson’s patients, can make assessments far more objective and precise. Biomedical computer scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed […]
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05AUG 2025
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“The concept of human rights has an inner strength”
A plea for the defense of human rights: A new book from Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Heiner Bielefeldt How can we defend international human rights at a time in which their fundamental relevance is increasingly being questioned? In their new book “Menschenrechte nach der Zeitenwende. Gründe für mehr Selbstbewusstsein” (Human rights after the turning point. […]
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04AUG 2025
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Erlangen Regional Computing Center: Information security thanks to quantum encryption
Research project at FAU’s Regional Computing Center exploring QKD for campus network environments. A new research project at the Erlangen Regional Computing Center (RRZE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aims to encrypt data using random quantum states to avoid unauthorized data access, thereby increasing the security of sensitive information. In view of the current geopolitical situation, […]Research project at FAU’s Regional Computing Center exploring QKD for campus network environments. A new research project at the Erlangen Regional Computing Center (RRZE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aims to encrypt data using random quantum states to avoid unauthorized data access, thereby increasing the security of sensitive information. In view of the current geopolitical situation, […]
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01AUG 2025
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Graduate program: M³OCCA extended for another four years
State Ministry of Science and the Arts provides doctoral program funding at FAU for a further four years. Within the framework of its Elite Network of Bavaria, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts (StMWK) has approved funding for a further phase in the international doctorate program Measuring and Modelling Mountain Glaciers and […]
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01AUG 2025
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 26: Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
Visiting Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel, Chair of Interfaces and Particle Technology 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 […]
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31JUL 2025
FAU news
Antisemitism: Changing established ways of thinking
FAU investigates prevention of antisemitism in schools in collaborative project called “Dis_Ident” 80 years after the end of the Second World War, the culture of remembrance is under pressure. In addition to gaps in historical knowledge, new biases are emerging, also with regard to antisemitism related to Israel. In education in particular, this poses major […]
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30JUL 2025
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FORnanoSatellites: Around 1.8 million euros for research into small satellites
FAU project develops new technical components for small satellites Satellites that are as small as a shoe box are called small satellites. A research project at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is now investigating how to maximize their technical potential. The long-term goal of “FORnanoSatellites” is to set up automated small series production of small satellites in […]FAU project develops new technical components for small satellites Satellites that are as small as a shoe box are called small satellites. A research project at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is now investigating how to maximize their technical potential. The long-term goal of “FORnanoSatellites” is to set up automated small series production of small satellites in […]
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29JUL 2025
FAU news
AI project to make charred papyrus roles legible
EU finances international research collaboration involving FAU A unique collection of papyrus scrolls fell victim to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. They were rediscovered in the 18th century, but the carbonized scrolls are badly charred, fused together, and remain largely illegible. An international project involving Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) now hopes to change […]EU finances international research collaboration involving FAU A unique collection of papyrus scrolls fell victim to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. They were rediscovered in the 18th century, but the carbonized scrolls are badly charred, fused together, and remain largely illegible. An international project involving Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) now hopes to change […]
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29JUL 2025
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Community run around the Dutzendteich lake in Nuremberg
FAU at B2Run in Nuremberg This year, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) once more took part in the B2Run event in Nuremberg with a team of over 100 running enthusiasts. Together, students and staff completed the 6.1 kilometer track around the Dutzendteich lake, entering the stadium to complete the final stretch on the tartan track before crossing […]
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28JUL 2025
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International Student Network: Events and assistance for international students
Join the ISN now Helping international students connect with each other and find their feet at FAU – the International Student Network Nürnberg-Erlangen-Fürth e.V., or ISN for short. ISN is always looking for new members. About the ISN The International Student Network Nürnberg-Erlangen-Fürth e.V., ISN-NEF or just ISN for short, is a student group at […]
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