Research

Top-level research in Erlangen and Nuremberg: FAU regularly publishes new findings from the fields of medicine, engineering, science and the humanities – you will find all the latest press releases about our research below.

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19MAY 2025
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Fail-safe communication technology research funded with 1.4 million euros
Three research groups from FAU involved in large EU project Reliable communication networks are indispensable for critical infrastructure such as airports, banks, or hospitals. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how these technologies can be made more fail-safe and sustainable. The project is funded with 1.4 million euros as part of the EU initiative […]Three research groups from FAU involved in large EU project Reliable communication networks are indispensable for critical infrastructure such as airports, banks, or hospitals. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how these technologies can be made more fail-safe and sustainable. The project is funded with 1.4 million euros as part of the EU initiative […]
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16MAY 2025
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Social media: What needs to change to improve the mental health of young people?
FAU is part of a European collaborative project that will receive 1.5 million euros in funding How must we rethink social media to improve the mental health of young people? This is the focus of the international research project “PROMISE: Promoting Well-Being in Preteens, Adolescents, and Young Adults – Toward Improved Social Media Policies Among […]
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12MAY 2025
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History of School Education Collection included into UNESCO world documentary heritage
For over 30 years now, the UNESCO “Memory of the World” project has been collecting documents from significant moments in human history and making them available to the public. These include the archives from the Warsaw ghetto, the Göttingen Gutenberg Bible and x-ray images from Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. The History of School Education Collection, run […]
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09MAY 2025
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Researchers check energy flow with chemical signals
Potential applications in solar technology, medical diagnostics and in quantum computing An international team of researchers has successfully controlled the flow of energy in a molecule with the help of its pH value. The results of the study, led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), could contribute to the development of new sensors for medical diagnostics, for […]
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05MAY 2025
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Molecular communication: New priority program at FAU
DFG provides funding for interdisciplinary research network Eight new priority programs (SPP) from the German Research Foundation (DFG) are due to commence in 2026. One of these programs will be based at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): “Holistic Design of Molecular Communication Systems, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Robert Schober, Chair of Digital Communications. Technical communication systems such […]DFG provides funding for interdisciplinary research network Eight new priority programs (SPP) from the German Research Foundation (DFG) are due to commence in 2026. One of these programs will be based at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): “Holistic Design of Molecular Communication Systems, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Robert Schober, Chair of Digital Communications. Technical communication systems such […]
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30APR 2025
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Knowing Hands: The Hand as a Memory Aid and Oracle
Research project at FAU investigates a special form of mnemonics The hand as a memory aid and oracle: In China, the tradition of using the hand to memorize information, solve practical problems, and predict things has existed for centuries. In the”Knowing Hands” project, medical historian Professor Dr. Marta Hanson at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is now […]
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24APR 2025
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Security policy: Merging widely varied perspectives
Ten FAU experts involved in newly established Bavarian research alliance Within a matter of weeks, US President Trump has turned the security policy of his country on its head, demonstrating the complexity of the dynamics concerning peace, conflicts and security across the globe. These dynamics are the focus of the newly founded Bavarian research alliance […]
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23APR 2025
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High prices despite a lack of proven efficacy
Study by FAU researchers about digital health applications Whether it’s for a smartphone, tablet or as a web-based application on a PC: Physicians in Germany have been able to prescribe something known as digital health applications (“digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen – DiGA”) for more than four years now. However, since their introduction, DiGA, which are supposed to […]
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11APR 2025
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In wind and rain: Glacier research under extreme conditions
It’s well known that the glaciers are melting. But how do researchers prove that is the case? Franziska Temme is a research associate at the Institute of Geography at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and has taken part in three field trips to the Cordillera Darwin ice field in South America. In a study, she has now […]
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10APR 2025
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Is nature just for the wealthy? Researchers investigate eco-philanthropy
Volkswagen Foundation provides 1.5 million euros of funding for research project Celebrated as generous nature lovers in social media, the super-rich are buying large areas of land, particularly in the global south, in order to convert them into private nature reserves. On the other hand, luxury eco-tourism strives to provide unique experiences in amazing places […]
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10APR 2025
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AI helps people living with paralysis to move again
Procedure analyzes residual nerve activity and is now available for researchers to use and develop further free of charge A new procedure should help people with nerve damage or amputations to regain at least some of their motor abilities. An AI algorithm assesses and interprets the residual nerve activity in the affected part of the […]
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07APR 2025
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New flagship network 6G valley committed to innovation and collaboration
New network providing an impetus for development, research and training on pioneering 6G technology: the 6G Valley. The project, initiated by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, aims to pool resources in the area of future mobile communications in the region and make them available on an international […]New network providing an impetus for development, research and training on pioneering 6G technology: the 6G Valley. The project, initiated by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, aims to pool resources in the area of future mobile communications in the region and make them available on an international […]
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