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24NOV 2023
FAU news
Two Consolidator Grants for FAU
It is further proof of FAU’s excellence when it comes to research: Two scientists have been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel aims to functionalize matter in such a way that it can give information about past environmental stimuli. Prof. Dr. Tomohisa Toda investigates the role of […]
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24NOV 2023
FAU news
Another two Humboldt Professorships for FAU
Once again, FAU has successfully demonstrated its strength in innovation and research. In the current funding round, the University has succeeded in winning not one, but two more Humboldt professorships. Linguist and mathematician Prof. Dr. Michaela Mahlberg analyzes linguistic structures in language corpora and their significance for culture and society. Legal expert and sinologist Prof. […]
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24NOV 2023
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German Future Prize for Michael Uder
This year, the Federal President’s prize for technology and innovation has been awarded to a team from Erlangen. Prof. Dr. Michael Uder, Director of the Institute of Radiology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Chair of Diagnostic Radiology at FAU, was awarded the German Future Prize 2023 on November 22, 2023, together with his two team colleagues […]
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21NOV 2023
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HOCHSPRUNG Award 2023: Prize for two FAU startups
On October 13, 2023 in Munich, the HOCHSPRUNG Award was presented to startup projects from Bavarian universities. This year, the award was presented to startups who make a contribution to solving the challenges posed by the climate and energy crises. Startups from FAU won the second and one of the third prizes. 2nd prize (2000 […]
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15NOV 2023
Research
Four FAU researchers are among the most highly cited in their subject
The Highly Cited Researchers List of 2023 names the 7,127 most influential researchers across the globe. With a total of 336 researchers included in the list, Germany is ranked number 4. Four researchers from FAU are included in the list of the most highly cited researchers in their subject area. They are: Prof. Dr. Georg […]
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13NOV 2023
Research
New approaches in the fight against drug resistance in malaria
Malaria is one of the most widespread and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. New compounds are continuously required due to the risk of malaria parasites becoming resistant to the medicines currently used. A team of researchers at FAU led by Prof. Dr. Svetlana B. Tsogoeva has now combined the anti-malaria drug artemisinin with coumarin, which, like […]
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13NOV 2023
FAU news
Visit from the Federal President
Federal President Steinmeier visited Erlangen as part of the series of events entitled “Workshop for change”. In the innovation hub Medical Valley Center Erlangen, five teams from the healthcare sector presented their projects, including “GraspAgain”, a start-up initiated by a research team at FAU. What is needed to successfully transform the healthcare sector and what […]
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08NOV 2023
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“It was an amazing experience!”
Till Martini has been fascinated by rowing since he was just 13 years old, and has now made it into the German men’s eight team as the coxswain. In August 2023, the 23 year old represented FAU and Germany at the World University Games in Chengdu, China, gaining second place with his team. His next […]
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07NOV 2023
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Celebrating FAU #FAUtogether
Excellence in academia relies on team work said FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger during the festivities celebrating the 280th anniversary of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). FAU celebrated the sense of community among all its members as one of the keys to FAU’s success on November 4 in the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg. During the event that […]
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06NOV 2023
Research
Superconductors at room temperature?
Quantum materials change their properties when they interact with light. Optical cavities, for example, allow the electrical conductivity of quantum materials to be manipulated in a targeted manner. Physicists at FAU are investigating this enormous potential for electronics, energy storage and quantum computing. Their work has now received just under two million euros in funding […]
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02NOV 2023
Alumni
FAU’s 280th birthday: Win a big PLAYMOBIL Margrave!
Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a great patron of the arts and sciences. One of his most important achievements was the founding of our university in Erlangen on 4 November 1743, which is why the PLAYMOBIL special figure “Frederick III” holds the FAU’s founding charter in his hand. FAU’s founding father would surely have been […]
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02NOV 2023
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FAU signs a cooperation agreement with the Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt (Bavarian Office of Criminal Investigation)
In view of the growing importance of information technology for society, cybercrime is becoming more and more of a threat and opens up entirely new possibilities for committing crimes in the digital space. At the same time, however, it also opens up new possibilities for law enforcement. Bearing this in mind, FAU and the Bavarian […]
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