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Influenza led to severe respiratory failure in three-year-old Hannah. Hannah's last chance: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. This involves enriching the blood with oxygen outside the body. A team from Erlangen University Hospital brought the life-threateningly ill child from Chemnitz to Erlangen for further treatment.

Various costs are incurred during your studies, which can present students with major financial challenges. There is often no time to earn enough money from part-time jobs alongside the university workload. Scholarships can help here. An overview.

Originals or reconstructions of Celtic chariots and wagons can be admired not only in museums and documentary films, but also at FAU. A team led by Prof. Dr. Boris Dreyer has completely reconstructed a single-axle Celtic chariot according to the latest research findings.

Science Minister Blume visited the National Supercomputing Center Erlangen and gave the go-ahead for the currently most powerful AI computer system at universities in Germany. A new milestone in the AI infrastructure for Bavarian researchers.

FAU celebrates topping-out ceremony: Laboratories, workshops and offices for technical chemistry are being built on over 5,500 square meters on the Erlangen-Süd campus of FAU. The state-of-the-art building is part of Bavaria's high-tech agenda.

Scientists at FAU are researching how reliable communication networks can be more fail-safe and sustainable. The project is being funded with 1.4 million euros as part of the EU initiative CELTIC NEXT.

This year, FAU hosted the 12th Hanna-Jursch Prize of the Protestant Church in Germany. In the Orangery, Senior Church Councillor Dr. Kristin Bergmann presented four female theologians with two main prizes and two prizes for young academics. Among them was Dr. Florence Häneke from FAU.

They are fluffy, have beady eyes and unfortunately sometimes get sick. We are talking about teddy bears and other cuddly toys. And if this is the case, there is fortunately the Teddy Bear Hospital, which will literally be setting up its tents in Erlangen Palace Gardens from May 19 to 21. The aim of this campaign is to playfully take away the fear of visiting the doctor and everyday hospital life from children aged 3 to 8.

How do we need to rethink social media in order to improve young people's mental health? This is what the international research project "PROMISE" is investigating. Also involved: Prof. Adrian Meier, Junior Professor of Communication Science at FAU.

Take part in the survey now for five minutes and win one of 20 FAU hoodies from the FAU store or two places on the guest list for the FAU Music Festival! It only takes a few minutes. In the survey, students can tell the FAU how satisfied they are with their studies and in which aspects the FAU can still improve.