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15JUL 2025
FAU news
Green light given for ZOHO Factory
The German government recognizes the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator as a Startup Factory Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg congratulates the ZOLLHOF team and celebrates their joint success in the German “Startup Factories” competition from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Federal minister Katharina Reiche awarded the title to the most promising concepts. The ZOHO Factory has a […]The German government recognizes the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator as a Startup Factory Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg congratulates the ZOLLHOF team and celebrates their joint success in the German “Startup Factories” competition from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Federal minister Katharina Reiche awarded the title to the most promising concepts. The ZOHO Factory has a […]
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14JUL 2025
FAU news
AIBE receives award for “Best research environment 2024”
Praise from jury for the use of digital tools and ARIADNE program The Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has the “Best research environment 2024”. The award was launched and presented for the first time this year by “Die Junge Akademie” and the Volkswagen Foundation. The jury’s statement: “The […]Praise from jury for the use of digital tools and ARIADNE program The Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has the “Best research environment 2024”. The award was launched and presented for the first time this year by “Die Junge Akademie” and the Volkswagen Foundation. The jury’s statement: “The […]
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11JUL 2025
FAU news
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for Prof. Dr. Elmar Gräßel
Honor for Erlangen pioneer in dementia care and research into relatives’ needs On June 30, 2025, Prof. Dr. Elmar Gräßel was honored for his outstanding achievements in dementia research and in his voluntary work with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Gräßel, who is Director of the Center […]
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01JUL 2025
FAU news
Healthy Erlangen quadruplets discharged from hospital
The thrilled parents and treatment team from Uniklinikum Erlangen agree: “It could hardly have gone any better!” In April 2025, two months before their due date, quadruplets were born in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Uniklinikum Erlangen (director: Prof. Dr. Matthias W. Beckmann). When they were born, the children weighed between 1,130 and […]
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30JUN 2025
University
Schlossgartenfest 2025 – the best pictures of the evening
A perfect summer weekend: In perfect weather, more than 5,000 guests enjoyed themselves on Saturday at the 69th FAU Schlossgartenfest. An extensive program awaited the visitors: they were greeted by the stilt walkers. The Oldies Big Band played at the north entrance near the Orangery, in front of the Geozentrum Nordbayern the Jazz combo K36 Big […]
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17JUN 2025
Alumni
BR “alpha uni”: FAU alumna already a notary at the age of 29
At the age of just 29, Christina Herbst was able to take over her own notary’s office. She completed her law degree at our FAU. Only those with extremely good grades can take over a notary’s office. Christina struggles with the enormous responsibility she has for her employees as a very young notary. And the […]
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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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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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