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03NOV 2022
Alumni
Alumni interview with Sebastian Wendl, presenter with Radio Gong 97.1 and stadium announcer at 1. FCN
During the week, he is behind the microphone at Radio Gong from Funkhaus Nürnberg and at the weekend he fires up the fans of 1. FCN as the stadium announcer: FAU alumnus Sebastian Wendl. He studied Political Science and German Language and Literature in Erlangen between 2009 and 2013, and has been actively involved in […]
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08JUL 2022
Alumni
Interview: FAU Alumnus Niels Rossow, commercial director of 1. FC Nürnberg
Niels Rossow studied business administration at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg (FAU) between 1998 and 2002. After many years working at Adidas, Rossow, who is originally from Nuremberg, is now the commercial director of 1. FC Nuremberg (also known as “the Club”). In our interview, Niels Rossow shares some insights into his work at the Club and […]
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05JUL 2022
alexander
Theater culture from another era
Aspects such as the level of artistry, the repertoires or the performance settings of the period are simply not comparable with those we are familiar with today,” says Prof. Dr. Jörg Krämer. Krämer, from the Chair of Modern German Literature with a Systematic focus at the Department of German and Comparative Studies at FAU, continues: […]
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05JUL 2022
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Yield losses in energy markets
Germany must cease to be dependent on fossil energy sources. The war in Ukraine has finally made it clear that this is not only necessary from an environmental point of view, but also as regards security policy. It is of little consequence whether Germany purchases the majority of its oil and gas from Russia as […]
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05JUL 2022
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The road less traveled
Christian Schmidt tells us how he managed to study law at FAU without actually going to a German grammar school, or Gymnasium, like the vast majority of his fellow students. Lots of different paths lead to the same destination. One option could be: Obtaining a school leaving certificate from the Realschule, training to become a […]
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01JUL 2022
Römerboot
In at the deep end
On Sunday, June 26, it was finally time: the second FAU Roman boat, the Danuvina alacris, was launched after a construction phase lasting nearly one and a half years. At Seezentrum Schlungenhof at the Altmühlsee, a crowd gathered to see the project manager and professor of ancient history at FAU, Prof. Dr. Boris Dreyer, christen […]
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22JUN 2022
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New Vice President People, Andreas Hirsch, talks about his experience of leadership in service of our FAU.
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch, Chair of Organic Chemistry II has recently been appointed as Vice President People. In his new position, Andreas Hirsch is responsible for the development of academic and administrative staff. In our interview, he explains his plans for his term of office and which tasks he intends to tackle. Professor Hirsch, you […]
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10JUN 2022
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The spirit of research: FAU Ambassador Günter Weiss
Infectiologist and Immunologist Prof. Dr. Günter Weiss, Director of the University Hospital for Internal Medicine II in Innsbruck is the new FAU Ambassador. A portrait. “The vaccine is very effective.” These are the words that Günter Weiss uses at the beginning of his YouTube video where he calmly explains how the coronavirus vaccine works. The […]
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07MAR 2022
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A safe depository
Databases regulate how information is stored and who is allowed to access it. Furthermore, they help to make scientific findings available to a wider community. FAU also has its fair share of databases used for research purposes, for mining data and for storing information. Financial and insurance service providers, industrial companies, online retailers, public administration […]
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07MAR 2022
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Going green at FAU
At FAU sustainability is not only the focus of research in a number of different areas, it is a guiding principle behind the way we work, teach, and go about our daily lives. The Green Office assists the University in its efforts. In a climate protection concept drafted in November 2019, the Students’ Representatives called […]
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07MAR 2022
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Making the national team: Powering ahead with High-performance Computing at FAU
The Erlangen Regional Computing Centre (RRZE) has two new members: Alex and Fritz, the latest high-performance computers to join the team. That is not all, however. The RRZE is now one of eight National Centres for High Performance Computing (NHR) in Germany. ‘It all moved very quickly.’ Gerhard Wellein, Professor for High Performance Computing at […]
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09FEB 2022
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Iris implants made of smart materials
For your eyes only Robot arms that follow human movement patterns, artificial skin or movable iris implants: dielectric elastomers are bringing things which were previously strictly confined to the realms of science fiction to within our reach. Dielectric elastomers are smart materials structured in alternating layers. A layer of silicone elastomer is followed by a […]
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