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15MAY 2024
FAU news
Volunteering for and by migrants
Geographers at FAU investigate how volunteering can contribute to successful integration in rural areas Who undertakes voluntary work aimed at encouraging the integration of migrants in rural areas? What contribution do the migrants themselves make towards a lively volunteering culture in rural areas? Which measures can be introduced to ensure a wide range of voluntary […]
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14MAY 2024
FAU news
Listening to muscles
Examining muscular tissue with the help of laser pulses Spinal muscular atrophy or “SMA” for short is a terrible disease in which a genetic mutation causes certain nerves responsible for sending signals to muscles to degenerate. This leads to muscles wasting away, and many patients have died a painful death due to this rare condition. […]
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14MAY 2024
FAU news
Even more cutting-edge research at FAU
Corpus linguist and mechanobiologist receive Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Yesterday, the official awarding of the Alexander von Humboldt Professorships 2024 took place in Berlin. Two of the professorships went to Prof. Dr. Michaela Mahlberg and Prof. Dr. Benoit Ladoux, and therefore to Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). A few days earlier, human rights expert Prof. Dr. Eva […]Corpus linguist and mechanobiologist receive Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Yesterday, the official awarding of the Alexander von Humboldt Professorships 2024 took place in Berlin. Two of the professorships went to Prof. Dr. Michaela Mahlberg and Prof. Dr. Benoit Ladoux, and therefore to Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). A few days earlier, human rights expert Prof. Dr. Eva […]
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13MAY 2024
FAU news
FAU Wunschkonzert: Get your tickets now!
FAU Wunschkonzert in E-Werk on May 29, 2024 Lay your books to one side for an evening and enjoy an exciting night out on May 29, 2024 at the FAU Wunschkonzert! The headliners CONNY and RAUM27 will make the stage rock. The opening acts Citadel and Palacity will get the evening going. The party starts […]
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08MAY 2024
Research
Identifying acute stress based on posture
Does stress in social situations cause a particular posture? Do I move in a different way when I feel under pressure or fear a potential conflict? Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been investigating these questions in their research. Using the results of their research, they were able to train machine learning models to distinguish […]
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06MAY 2024
FAU news
Students give FAU top scores in CHE ranking
New CHE Ranking – Geography in top position Students at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have given their university top scores in the new Center for Higher Education (CHE) ranking, the most comprehensive university ranking in German-speaking countries. All eleven subjects rated at FAU were given top scores with the subjects geography, physics and mathematics achieving top results. […]New CHE Ranking – Geography in top position Students at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have given their university top scores in the new Center for Higher Education (CHE) ranking, the most comprehensive university ranking in German-speaking countries. All eleven subjects rated at FAU were given top scores with the subjects geography, physics and mathematics achieving top results. […]
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02MAY 2024
FAU news
FAU team develops new approach for treating autoimmune diseases
How a “date” between immune cells makes rheumatism disappear Dates don’t always work out the way you would like. This is the premise on which scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed a new approach towards treating autoimmune diseases. They brought two types of immune cells, B cells and T cells, together at one table […]
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25APR 2024
Alumni
FAU Alumni #JobInsights: Nina Simon
What does a food chemist actually do? Alumna Nina Simon has the answer! She is a laboratory manager at Münchner Stadtentwässerung and gives you advice on salary negotiations, job search, preparing for the state exam. FAU Alumni #JobInsights In the short videos from the FAU Alumni #JobInsights series, FAU alumni give students and graduates […]
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24APR 2024
FAU news
Schlossgartenfest 2024: Alumni prize draw and discount
It is not long now until it is finally time for the Schlossgartenfest again. Join your FAU family in the historic and atmospheric setting of the Schlossgarten on Saturday, June 29, 2024 for an unforgettable evening with music, dancing and culinary delights. From fascinating live acts to open air light installations, photo points and stands […]
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24APR 2024
Research
Early career researcher at FAU coordinating new DFG priority program
New materials make electronics more energy efficient The smartphone in your jacket pocket, LEDs for lighting your home and electronics for your charger, solar panels or your electric vehicle all have one thing in common: they depend on semiconductor materials and their properties. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how to make such devices […]New materials make electronics more energy efficient The smartphone in your jacket pocket, LEDs for lighting your home and electronics for your charger, solar panels or your electric vehicle all have one thing in common: they depend on semiconductor materials and their properties. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how to make such devices […]
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24APR 2024
FAU news
Winter semester 2024/25 brings new degree programs and part-time options
New at FAU: Bachelor’s degree programs in Artificial Intelligence and Materials Science and Engineering Changes are coming to the range of degree programs offered at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): As well as two new Bachelor’s degree programs, FAU is also offering the option of studying part-time for some degree programs. Bachelor’s degree program in Artificial Intelligence […]New at FAU: Bachelor’s degree programs in Artificial Intelligence and Materials Science and Engineering Changes are coming to the range of degree programs offered at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): As well as two new Bachelor’s degree programs, FAU is also offering the option of studying part-time for some degree programs. Bachelor’s degree program in Artificial Intelligence […]
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19APR 2024
Research
Molecule as supplier and energy storage solution for solar energy
FAU chemists conduct research into novel approach of using an organic module for storing solar energy Until now, the generation and storage of electricity from solar energy has been dependent on various devices, leading to conversion losses. That may change soon: chemists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and other research institutes in Germany, Australia, the United […]FAU chemists conduct research into novel approach of using an organic module for storing solar energy Until now, the generation and storage of electricity from solar energy has been dependent on various devices, leading to conversion losses. That may change soon: chemists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and other research institutes in Germany, Australia, the United […]
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