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22AUG 2025
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 28: Prof. Dr. Grieshaber-Bouyer
A visit to Prof. Dr. Grieshaber-Bouyer, Professor of Clinical Systems Immunology 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 researchers […]
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19AUG 2025
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 27: Prof. Dr. Sarah Necker
A visit to Prof. Dr. Sarah Necker, Professor of Economics and Director of the ifo Center 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 […]
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18AUG 2025
FAU news
University rankings: the battle for the top places
The importance of university rankings Universities strive to gain one of the top places in international and national rankings. There are a number of different rankings: Shanghai-Ranking, THE-Ranking, QS-Ranking. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is included in each of these three prestigious university rankings. But what do they actually indicate? And what impact do they have? We […]The importance of university rankings Universities strive to gain one of the top places in international and national rankings. There are a number of different rankings: Shanghai-Ranking, THE-Ranking, QS-Ranking. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is included in each of these three prestigious university rankings. But what do they actually indicate? And what impact do they have? We […]
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18AUG 2025
FAU news
Shanghai Ranking 2025: success for FAU on a national and an international scale
Renewed success in the current Shanghai Ranking 2025: FAU has advanced a total of four places in the international comparison, landing on place 242. Compared to other universities in Germany, FAU has advanced one place to rank 17th overall. In the category “per capita performance”, FAU is ranked 95th, once more among the top one […]
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15AUG 2025
FAU news
Scholarship: “I feel more appreciated and supported”
Dietrich und Elke Möller-Stiftung offers mentoring and scholarships for Ukrainian students Yaroslava Larionova is currently in the fourth semester of a Master’s degree in Human Rights at FAU and has been receiving the Möllers’ scholarship since October 2024. Since 2022, Dietrich and Elke Möller have been supporting Ukrainian students and doctoral candidates at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg […]Dietrich und Elke Möller-Stiftung offers mentoring and scholarships for Ukrainian students Yaroslava Larionova is currently in the fourth semester of a Master’s degree in Human Rights at FAU and has been receiving the Möllers’ scholarship since October 2024. Since 2022, Dietrich and Elke Möller have been supporting Ukrainian students and doctoral candidates at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg […]
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14AUG 2025
FAU news
This is how the future sounds: First smart hearing system has been fitted
The Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in Erlangen is just one of three centers worldwide that are fitting smart cochlea implants for the first time “You could compare it with the leap in innovation from cellphones with keypads to smartphones,” says Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Hoppe, Director of Audiology and the CICERO […]
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13AUG 2025
FAU news
Lauf gegen Krebs” (race against cancer): October 11
Charity event: Coming together for a good cause! The popular charity event “Lauf gegen Krebs” (race against cancer) is being held in the beautiful Erlangen Schlossgarten for the 12th time this year. On October 11, 2025 it is time to put your running shoes on, get set and go, running laps together for a good […]
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12AUG 2025
FAU news
Young Research Award: Using optical technologies in the fight against bowel cancer
The photonics hub at FAU awards 100,000 euros to a promising young researcher. Dr. Alba Alfonso García is the winner of the Young Researcher Award in Advanced Optical Technologies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The prize is worth 100,000 euros. With the Young Researcher Award, the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) at FAU […]
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11AUG 2025
FAU news
Global quantum encryption: small satellites as quantum key generators
First test drive for quantum modules on the small satellite QUBE, developed in collaboration with FAU The QUBE research mission, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and involving researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), will use small satellites to test newly developed quantum communication technology in space for the first time. […]First test drive for quantum modules on the small satellite QUBE, developed in collaboration with FAU The QUBE research mission, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and involving researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), will use small satellites to test newly developed quantum communication technology in space for the first time. […]
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08AUG 2025
FAU news
Pay gap: Immigrants experience difficulties in accessing better-paid jobs
On average, immigrants in Germany earn 19.6 percent less than natives. Immigrants in Germany and eight other countries – Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the USA earn considerably less than natives on average. In Germany, the pay gap in the first generation is 19.6 percent. The main reason is not unequal […]
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07AUG 2025
FAU news
Perito Moreno Glacier is detaching from its anchor.
Research predicts end of iconic ice dam events. One of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the world will most likely no longer be seen in our lifetime: Between 1940 and 2011 the glacier advanced periodically, and when it did, it blocked the Brazo Rico, a side arm of Lago Argentino. This causes the water level in […]
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06AUG 2025
FAU news
AI analyzes swallowing process
Computer scientists at FAU develop a tool for automatically analyzing results of barium swallow tests, and receive 390,000 euros in funding for their project. Using AI to analyze the swallowing process, especially in elderly individuals and Parkinson’s patients, can make assessments far more objective and precise. Biomedical computer scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed […]Computer scientists at FAU develop a tool for automatically analyzing results of barium swallow tests, and receive 390,000 euros in funding for their project. Using AI to analyze the swallowing process, especially in elderly individuals and Parkinson’s patients, can make assessments far more objective and precise. Biomedical computer scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed […]
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