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07NOV 2024
FAU news
FAU celebrates 281st anniversary
“FAU is a platform of freedom, community spirit and innovation – especially in challenging times,” said FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger in his speech on the occasion of the 281st anniversary of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) on November 4, 2024, thus announcing the theme of the event. The president emphasized: “FAU stands for clear, courageous […]
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07NOV 2024
FAU news
Work begins on renovation and extension of Himbeerpalast
The Himbeerpalast is one of the landmarks of the city of Erlangen – and soon to become one of FAU’s iconic buildings. The Free State of Bavaria has acquired the building on behalf of FAU in order to establish a new, modern location for the humanities, currently based in the Bismarckstraße. The necessary renovation and […]
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06NOV 2024
Research
ERC Synergy Grant for historian Dr. Petra Schmidl
Dr. Petra Schmidl from FAU has received one of the most prestigious grants from the European Research Council (ERC) together with researchers from Belgium, Italy and the USA: a Synergy Grant worth 10 million euros, with almost 2.3 million going to FAU in the next six years. The researchers are investigating historical sources on occult […]
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05NOV 2024
FAU news
How are elections manipulated?
FAU expert Prof. Michael Krennerich discusses current mechanisms According to trusted international observers, the parliamentary elections in Georgia at the weekend were marred by considerable irregularities. Particularly at risk of election manipulation are autocracies, many of which now do actually hold elections, but democracies are not always immune, as shown by Trump’s election campaign in […]FAU expert Prof. Michael Krennerich discusses current mechanisms According to trusted international observers, the parliamentary elections in Georgia at the weekend were marred by considerable irregularities. Particularly at risk of election manipulation are autocracies, many of which now do actually hold elections, but democracies are not always immune, as shown by Trump’s election campaign in […]
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04NOV 2024
FAU news
On first name terms with robots
Research consortium investigates robots’ potential social skills Robots and AI are growing in importance – in industry, services, medicine and in private settings. The Bavarian Research Foundation and a Bavarian consortium from industry will jointly invest almost four million euros in the coming two years in the research consortium FORSocialRobots that is aimed at significantly […]
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30OCT 2024
FAU news
Survey: Investigation of Discrimination at FAU
The Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin invites you to participate in a survey on workplace discrimination. The survey is aimed at employees and student employees who identify as People of Color and/or are not of German origin.Your experience can help us understand and combat workplace discrimination. For employees and working students of […]
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25OCT 2024
FAU news
The 2024 FAU Awards
Before the Dies academicus, the University honors high achievers, academic achievements and services in teaching at FAU every year with the FAU Awards. Further information: www.dies.fau.de The FAU Awards The prize winners of the 2024 FAU Awards were honored in a special ceremony on October 22, 2024. An overview of the individual awards: Honorary Senator […]
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25OCT 2024
FAU news
FAU celebrates its birthday
Developers of educational computer games, racing car designers and a collection manager who writes comics are at the forefront of this year’s celebrations for the 281st anniversary of FAU, the Dies academicus, on November 4. All members of FAU are invited to attend: members of staff and students, and anyone who feels connected to FAU […]
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24OCT 2024
FAU news
Top of the league when it comes to patents
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is top of the league when it comes to innovation: The European Patent Office (EPO) reviewed academic patent applications filed between 2000 and 2020. FAU ranks second place for universities in Germany for the number of patent applications and ranks 13th from a total of 1200 universities in Europe in the study. Study […]
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23OCT 2024
FAU news
Number of students at FAU on the rise again
FAU is starting the new lecture period with a slight increase in student numbers. A total of 39,697 students have registered for winter semester 2024/25 (as of October 11, 2024). The number of international students has risen by just under 8 percent – with a total of 9,164, international students now account for approximately 23 […]
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22OCT 2024
FAU news
How FAU is becoming a pioneer for climate action
How can FAU reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and set an example for climate action? How exactly can each individual member of FAU play their part? The answers are in the first Integrated climate action plan of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, which has just been published. New: Climate action plan at FAU The Integrated climate action plan […]
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21OCT 2024
FAU news
Series of workshops for start-ups
The Digital Tech Academy at FAU is offering a series of workshops to prepare students with a business idea for launching a start-up. The series “Starting Business Ideas @ FAU” focuses on topics such as drafting a business model, price planning and prototyping. In the pitching workshop, participants will pitch their planned business concept and […]
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