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17JUN 2025
FAU news
High-tech at high altitudes: An MRI scanner from Erlangen reaches the Andes
Scanner donated by the winners of the German Future Prize has arrived at a hospital in Peru – three teams from Uniklinikum Erlangen are helping in South America When Dr. Christine Hauer, Laura Schwarzfärber and Frederic Balling arrive in the city of Curahuasi in the Andes after traveling more than 24 hours, the MRI scanner […]
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12JUN 2025
FAU news
Rudolf und Henriette Schmidt-Burkhardt Foundation: A new round of funding
Rudolf und Henriette Schmidt-Burkhardt Foundation supports food research at FAU The Food Safety and Quality research unit at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is to receive support from the Rudolf und Henriette Schmidt-Burkhardt Foundation for a further three years. The foundation has decided to continue the existing funding awarded in 2019 until the end of 2027. The […]
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10JUN 2025
Alumni
Alumni raffle: Tickets for the Schlossgartenfest 2025
Considered one of the most beautiful and largest garden festivals in Europe, the FAU Schlossgartenfest is truly a special event! With its unique atmosphere, the Schlossgartenfest at FAU is a remarkable experience that draws distinguished guests from politics, business, culture, and science, along with alumni, students, staff, and friends of FAU. Join us on Saturday, […]
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10JUN 2025
FAU news
Prize for mathematics: FAU awards Staudt Prize
One of the most prestigious German awards for mathematics goes to Wolfgang Lück Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) regularly awards one of the most prestigious German awards in the field of mathematics: The Karl Georg Christian von Staudt Prize. This year, it is being awarded to Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lück, a mathematician at the University of Bonn, […]
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06JUN 2025
FAU news
FAU student wins 1st place in “High North Scenario Competition”
Future scenario competition in Norway: The Arctic in 2050 Master’s student Dheeraj Kumar has won 1st place in the future scenario competition of the “High North Dialogue Conference”. Every year, the High North Center for Business and Governance of Nord University in Bodø, Norway, holds a conference where participants discuss the development of the Arctic. […]
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06JUN 2025
FAU news
BioBlitz: Interactive campaign in the Botanical Garden
Visitors to FAU’s Botanical Garden can provide assistance with documenting species diversity Botanical gardens are oases of biological diversity. They offer ideal conditions for a large number of wild animals, plants, fungi and lichen. In conjunction with around 30 institutions in German-speaking countries, the “Verband Botanischer Gärten” (Association of Botanical Gardens) invites you to take […]Visitors to FAU’s Botanical Garden can provide assistance with documenting species diversity Botanical gardens are oases of biological diversity. They offer ideal conditions for a large number of wild animals, plants, fungi and lichen. In conjunction with around 30 institutions in German-speaking countries, the “Verband Botanischer Gärten” (Association of Botanical Gardens) invites you to take […]
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04JUN 2025
FAU news
Investigating milestones of nuclear policy and radiation safety
Results to be presented in the exhibition “Living with radiation“ The use of radiation has a long history, with areas of application in medicine, research, industry, and the military. However, people were not aware of the toxic nature of radiation from the outset. Over time, it became apparent that guidelines were necessary for working with […]
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23MAY 2025
A cup with the President
A Cup with the President – Episode 25: Prof. Dr. Siow Woon Ng
Visiting Prof. Dr. Siow Woon Ng, Professorship for Physical Chemistry of Interfaces. Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. He visits them there to talk about their research, to discover what is close to their heart and to get to know them better. Our series introduces you to the […]
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20MAY 2025
FAU news
Fit for the road: Celtic wagon reconstructed
Boris Dreyer and his team have completed their next reconstruction project Original Celtic wagons or reconstructions can be admired not only in museums and documentaries but also at the university. A team led by Prof. Dr. Boris Dreyer, Professor of Ancient History at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität-Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), has fully reconstructed a single-axle Celtic wagon based on the […]
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13MAY 2025
FAU news
Lecture series: “Freedom of expression. Culture wars on a human right”
Wednesdays from May 14, 6:15 pm, Senatsaal in the Kollegienhaus, Universitätsstraße 15, Erlangen Hatred, incitement and fake news: Disinformation campaigns are gaining prevalence on the internet and printed media is experiencing a structural crisis. The lecture series “Freedom of expression. Culture wars on a human right” organized by the Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN) […]Wednesdays from May 14, 6:15 pm, Senatsaal in the Kollegienhaus, Universitätsstraße 15, Erlangen Hatred, incitement and fake news: Disinformation campaigns are gaining prevalence on the internet and printed media is experiencing a structural crisis. The lecture series “Freedom of expression. Culture wars on a human right” organized by the Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN) […]
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08MAY 2025
FAU news
Professor Xu Zhangrun receives Human Rights Award
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) honors Chinese legal scholar Xu Zhangrun, formerly a professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, is this year’s recipient of the Human Rights Award from Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The award has been presented every two years since 2022 to international researchers who have made significant contributions to human rights. For many years, […]Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) honors Chinese legal scholar Xu Zhangrun, formerly a professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, is this year’s recipient of the Human Rights Award from Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The award has been presented every two years since 2022 to international researchers who have made significant contributions to human rights. For many years, […]
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02MAY 2025
FAU news
The FAU Writing Center: Support for English and German texts
The deadline for an important writing project is approaching: whether it is a paper, a written assignment, a doctoral thesis, or a language examination, the Writing Centre at the FAU Language Centre is on hand to help students, doctoral candidates and staff with their writing. Individual writing consultations can give you the inspiration you need […]
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