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27MAY 2022
FAU news
Publication of book about FAU during the Weimar Republic and the National Socialist regime
In cooperation with FAU, the Erlangen City Archive has published a book detailing the history of the University from the period of the Weimar Republic up until the National Socialist regime. The focus of the ten articles in the book lies on the faculties and other institutions at the University. Adolf Hitler once described the […]
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27MAY 2022
FAU news
Preventing and dealing with discrimination
Code of conduct for religious and ideological diversity At the beginning of the year, FAU adopted a Code of Conduct on religious and ideological diversity – a code of behavior for FAU that provides members of the University with a specific framework for orientation and action. “FAU wants to ensure that all members of the […]
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24MAY 2022
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9 euro ticket: All you need to know about the semester ticket
The 9 euro ticket is on its way! The ticket has been approved by the German Federal Government as part of the energy relief package. The good news for students at FAU is that they don’t need to do anything, as their basic semester ticket is automatically valid as a 9 euro ticket. Students don’t […]
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23MAY 2022
Research
Glass and the energy reform: Sustainable production thanks to electricity?
2022 is the international year of glass. And yet many glass factories are struggling to survive. High energy costs and considerable CO2 emissions mean that glass production faces a challenging future. Researchers at FAU and Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm are currently conducting research aimed at finding a solution to make glass production more […]
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23MAY 2022
Research
Why are biodiversity hotspots important?
Biodiversity hotspots are ecologically unique regions that are exceptionally rich in species, and are thus priority targets for nature conservation. There are many definitions of biodiversity. All of them include the variation within and between species and of ecosystems and identify a set of priority areas that cover a small portion of the Earth, but […]
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20MAY 2022
FAU news
FAU Alumni Day 2022
FAU will be holding a special event for its community this year for the very first time – the FAU Alumni Day 2022. On Saturday, June 25, 2002, alumni from all over the world as well as current students, scientists and members of staff will return to their alma mater to meet up with their […]
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19MAY 2022
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The university of leaders and founders
It is not just FAU’s extraordinary national and international reputation, or its strength in generating innovation that make the university stand out from the crowd. In addition, it is among the Top 10 universities that bring forth successful executives in Germany. This is the conclusion of a study recently conducted by the consultancy firm Horváth […]
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18MAY 2022
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FAU student survey 2022 has started
It’s that time of the year again: until June 19, all students at FAU have the opportunity to have their say about their studies in the FAU student survey (FAU-St) 2022. This year, the survey focuses on study conditions in the various degree programs. An extra part also takes a closer look at discrimination at […]
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12MAY 2022
Research
Humboldt professorship awarded to Bréard and Franze
After being canceled for two years in a row due to the pandemic, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has now once more invited guests to attend the awards ceremony for the prestigious Humboldt professorships in Berlin. FAU has two reasons to celebrate: both the medical physicist Prof. Dr. Kristian Franze and mathematics historian and sinologist […]
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12MAY 2022
Research
Light field-fast computing
Simulating complex scientific models on the computer or processing large volumes of data such as editing video material takes considerable computing power and time. Researchers from the Chair of Laser Physics at FAU and a team from the University of Rochester in New York have demonstrated how the speed of fundamental computing operations could be […]
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12MAY 2022
Research
FAU physicist Peter Hommelhoff receives the Leibniz Prize
On Thursday May 12, 2022, the physicist Prof. Dr. Peter Hommelhoff from FAU is to receive the most prestigious research prize in Germany, also known as the German Nobel Prize: the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. The prize is worth 2.5 million euros, significantly more than the Nobel Prize. The funding is available for laser physicist […]
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11MAY 2022
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Explosion on a White Dwarf Observed
When stars like our Sun use up all their fuel, they shrink to form white dwarfs. Sometimes such dead stars flare back to life in a super hot explosion and produce a fireball of X-ray radiation. A research team led by FAU has now been able to observe such an explosion of X-ray light for […]
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