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30OCT 2023
FAU news
FAU in the top 100 worldwide in five subjects
According to the Shanghai subject ranking 2023, FAU is among the top 100 universities in the world in five subjects. In Germany, FAU even managed to jump into the top 10 in twelve subjects. A total of more than 1900 universities from 104 countries were evaluated. FAU jumped into the top 100 worldwide for the […]
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26OCT 2023
Research
Two ERC Synergy Grants for FAU researchers
Not one, but two researchers at FAU have been awarded a Synergy Grant, one of the most prestigious grants awarded by the European Research Council. Chemist Prof. Dr. Karl Mayrhofer has received funding for his work on electrocatalysis, and physicist Prof. Dr. Kristian Franze for investigating the mechanic processes behind brain folding. The ERC Synergy […]
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24OCT 2023
FAU news
This was the Long Night of Science 2023
Spend a night with us and discover what the Metropolitan Region has to offer in the way of science. The Long Night of Sciences took place for the 11th time in Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth on Saturday, October 21. As the largest program partner, FAU also opened its doors to visitors at a number of […]
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22OCT 2023
FAU news
Erstsemesterbegrüßung an der FAU
The semester has started – with the big first semester welcomes in the Heinrich-Lades-Halle in Erlangen and at the School of Business, Economics and Society (WiSo) in Nuremberg. Welcome at FAU! Pictures of the event can be found in this post. Erstsemesterbegrüßung in der Heinrich-Lades-Halle in Erlangen Erstsemesterbegrüßung an der WiSo in Nürnberg
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19OCT 2023
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More than 200 researchers from FAU are cited particularly often
According to a recent study, more than 200 researchers at FAU belong to the top two percent of the most frequently cited academics worldwide. The list was published by a team of researchers from Stanford University after evaluating the Scopus database, the largest database of abstracts and citations for peer-reviewed literature from the Elsevier publishing […]
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18OCT 2023
Research
Milestone: Miniature particle accelerator works
Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to large research centers. Using lasers to accelerate electrons within a photonic nanostructure constitutes a microscopic alternative with the potential of generating significantly lower costs […]
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17OCT 2023
FAU news
Interactive exhibition “panOPTICUM” on the science of optics and photonics
Using targeted thermal radiation to make popcorn pop, discovering everyday objects from a completely new perspective under the microscope or using lasers to make lights dance – all of these involve optics. At various interactive stands, the panOPTICUM from the FAU Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) in the Röthelheimpark in Erlangen demonstrates how […]
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17OCT 2023
FAU news
Long Night of Sciences 2023: Highlights at FAU
Spend a night with us and discover what the Metropolitan Region has to offer in the way of science. The Long Night of Sciences is being held for the 11th time in Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth on Saturday, October 21. As the largest program partner, FAU will be opening its doors to visitors at a […]
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16OCT 2023
FAU news
Welcome to FAU
The semester starts on April 17. For our new students, it marks the beginning of a new chapter. We look forward to welcoming you to our FAU, a place where people can meet to share experiences and engage in academic discourse. We hope you settle in well for a successful start to the semester.
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12OCT 2023
FAU news
AI recommendations for the German government
Outstanding AI researchers have approached the German government with seven recommendations for artificial intelligence. These recommendations were drafted and approved unanimously during the summit of Alexander von Humboldt Professors in AI at RWTH Aachen. One of the initiators was Prof. Dr. Vincent C. Müller, who conducts research into AI and ethics at FAU. The Alexander […]
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12OCT 2023
Research
How antibodies offer protection against an infection with HIV
How do antibodies prevent an infection with HIV? This is a question that a team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Klaus Überla from the Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Dr. Christiane Stahl-Hennig from the German Primate Center in Göttingen can now answer. As part of a project funded by […]
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09OCT 2023
Research
Does dirt not protect against allergies after all?
Does playing in dirt really make children healthier and protect against allergies? The new study conducted by a team of researchers at FAU and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm has now raised doubts about this assumption. The researchers have published their findings in the research magazine Science Immunology. The assumption that contact with dirt in […]
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