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06FEB 2025
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New youth project aimed at boosting mental and physical health through bouldering
After conducting numerous studies with adults, the working group led by Prof. Dr. Katharina Luttenberger from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Uniklinikum Erlangen has come to the conclusion that bouldering boosts mental health. The results are so convincing that the Bavarian State Ministry of Health, Care and Prevention has now decided to fund […]
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06FEB 2025
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Researchers breed new varieties of potato for organic farming
Organic farmers do not rely so heavily on fertilizer and use fewer chemicals to fight weeds, harmful insects and fungi. The crops they grow have to be able to thrive under these conditions. In a project involving Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), stakeholders from across Germany are aiming to breed new varieties of potato for organic farming. […]
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05FEB 2025
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The Subsequent Nuremberg Trials 1946-1949: Digitalization project launched
A new research project is making the extensive documentation from the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials from 1946-1949 available digitally – a milestone for digital humanities and the historical reappraisal of the most important trials in post-war Germany. The “Digital Nuremberg Military Tribunals” (DgiNMT) is a collaboration between the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität […]A new research project is making the extensive documentation from the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials from 1946-1949 available digitally – a milestone for digital humanities and the historical reappraisal of the most important trials in post-war Germany. The “Digital Nuremberg Military Tribunals” (DgiNMT) is a collaboration between the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität […]
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03FEB 2025
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Between the limelight and the lecture hall
During the day he is a lecturer in Latin at our FAU, teaching students the fine points of an ancient language, and in the evening he rocks the stage across Europe with his Folk rock band Fiddler’s Green: FAU alumnus Ralf Albers is a man of contrasts. In the late 80s he studied German Language […]
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03FEB 2025
A cup with the President
A Cup with the President – Episode 21: Prof. Dr. Franziska Mathis-Ullrich
Visiting Prof. Dr. Franziska Mathis-Ullrich, Robotic Planning and Cognition in Surgery 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 […]
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31JAN 2025
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Information Overload: “We can learn to concentrate”
The ways in which we can set up mental boundaries against the increasing amounts of information we are subjected to is being investigated by Dr. Kyra Göbel from the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). She has now received the Max Weber Prize from the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities […]
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29JAN 2025
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Check out! The new FAU magazine is online
The time has finally come! The new issue of the FAU magazine #FAUmenschen is now online. Take a look and be surprised by the innovative, diverse and passionate minds at our university. The second issue of our magazine features researchers who are constantly pushing the boundaries of what was previously possible. It introduces students who […]
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29JAN 2025
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When AI gets on your nerves
Deep neural networks will allow signal transfer of nerve cells to be analyzed in real time in future. That is the result of a study conducted by physiologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) that has been published in the journal Communications Chemistry. The method is not only of relevance for neuromedicine, it can also be used […]
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28JAN 2025
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ECTS credits for brewing beer
At FAU, students can gain ECTS credits for brewing beer: Various types of craft beer ranging from pale ale to Weizenbock are produced at the “Röthelheimbräu” brewery at the Chair of Bioprocess Engineering. Brewing beer also allows students to gain an insight into the wide range of areas of application for bioprocess engineering. And the […]
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27JAN 2025
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Hackathon: Sustainable City Design
What does the the future of urban development look like? That’s the topic of the hackathon “GreenMeta City: Sustainable City Design”, funded by the 4th EELISA Joint Call. Students from all levels are welcome. When: 4th April – 6th April 2025 Where: d.hip in Erlangen (Henkestraße 127, 91052 Erlangen, Germany) Registration deadline is February 12th. […]
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27JAN 2025
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To grasp the world again
Children who cannot move their hands, for example after suffering a stroke at a young age: Scientists from the Neuromuscular Physiology and Neural Interfacing Laboratory (N-squared Lab) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) hope that impairments such as these will soon belong to the past. Following the remit of the “PlayAgain” project, the working group led by […]
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24JAN 2025
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Project funding: Improving the detection of deepfakes
Deepfakes are spreading rapidly and are increasingly difficult to detect. An IT forensics group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is currently working on a tool in conjunction with secunet Security Networks AG that detects images generated by AI automatically and reliably. The project has received 350,000 euros of funding from the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation […]Deepfakes are spreading rapidly and are increasingly difficult to detect. An IT forensics group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is currently working on a tool in conjunction with secunet Security Networks AG that detects images generated by AI automatically and reliably. The project has received 350,000 euros of funding from the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation […]
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