Research

Can the answer to a fair method for resettling refugees in the EU be found at the level of local government? The study ‘The pathway via municipalities’ has explored this issue in more detail and gives specific recommendations for how best to use the potential of towns and municipalities in EU refugee policy. Continue

Three subjects all rolled into one? There’s no such thing? Yes, there is! Integrated Life Sciences. FAU is the only institution in Germany to offer this unique subject. Continue

An international team of glaciologists have provided a new estimate for the volume of ice in glaciers throughout the world, excluding the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Their conclusion: previous calculations overestimated the volume of the glaciers in High Mountain Asia. Continue

In a new network within the ‘Central Innovation Programme for SME’, scientists and representatives of SME’s are now investigating the potential of a new form of geothermal energy: shallow geothermal systems and low-temperature district heating networks. Continue

Scientists are researching how the Spanish used in society in Cuba has evolved since the Communist revolution of 1959. Over the next few years they intend to create a linguistic corpus of media texts, debates and posters directed at the public. Continue

A study demonstrates how patients can survive a life-threatening rupture to the aorta with fewer neurological complications. Continue

The FAU Collection of Prints and Drawings is highly regarded in artistic circles throughout the world. The collection has remained unchanged since the 18th century, its inventory of drawings from Old Masters from certain periods is unique. Thanks to a donation from the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, the scientific re-examination and restoration of the collection can be concluded. Continue

Approximately 500 million years ago, the evolution of a mineralised vertebrate skeleton had a knock-on effect, causing many new species to emerge, which in turn conquered new habitats. But how exactly did the skeleton develop? This is the question being investigated by a palaeontologist from FAU. Continue

Prof. Gardini, Chair of International Business and Society Relations with Focus on Latin America, is a proven expert on the partnership between the EU and Latin America. Since 2018, he has been a member of an international consortium which aims to investigate and analyse the relationship between the two regions and make recommendations for future policy. Continue

The increased deposition of connective tissue is a problem in chronic diseases of many organs. In spite of this, there are currently very few effective treatments available. FAU-Scientists have now decrypted a molecular network that controls these processes and could in future provide a new way to treat organ scarring. Continue