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05FEB 2024
3 questions
Which future is feasible
Fatima El-Tayeb’s research focuses on ethnicity, race and migration. Due to her expertise in our key research priority of cultural values, the University awarded her the honor of FAU Ambassador in 2023. Ms. El-Tayeb, what does your research involve? My work revolves around European identity narratives, particularly those that construct the continent as “historically white” […]
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05FEB 2024
FAU news
FAU Magazin now available in English
These people make FAU special In our FAU Magazin, we present staff, researchers, students and alumni who make FAU special. The articles from the magazine are now available in English. What is the FAU Magazin? A university thrives because of the people who research, study, teach and work there. They all contribute their unique talents, […]
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02FEB 2024
FAU news
FAU is a “University Open to the World”
Concerned about the anti-democratic tendencies that have recently emerged in our society, FAU emphatically endorses the statement of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), which states that liberal democracy and the rule of law are not only the foundations of a humane society, but also of functioning academia. “Openness and curiosity are the fundamental values of […]
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01FEB 2024
Research
Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago
New discoveries of bones and tools in a cave in Thuringia The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes took place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in southwest Europe. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers including Dr. Marcel Weiß from Chair of Prehistory and Early History at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg […]
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31JAN 2024
Research
Super code cracked: Central inflammation system discovered
Important mechanism for a wide range of different types of inflammation and autoimmune diseases The most common immune cells in our bodies that form the front line in the immune system’s defenses against infections are neutrophilic granulocytes. At the same time, neutrophils are also involved in a number of different inflammatory processes and autoimmune diseases. […]
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31JAN 2024
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 7: Prof. Dr. Ursula Roth
Stopping by the Institute of Practical Theology to meet Prof. Dr. Ursula Roth Each semester, FAU president Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors who have just recently joined FAU. At their respective institutes, he gets to know them better as they talk about their research and share what is important to them. This series brings […]
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31JAN 2024
Research
Reflections without mirroring
Physicists at MPL and FAU develop novel concept for detecting chiral molecules In contrast to conventional mirrors, light can be reflected on surfaces known as meta surfaces without changing its polarization. This has now been proven by physicists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). This enables […]
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31JAN 2024
FAU news
FAU researchers participate in working groups on science diplomacy
Maria Rentetzi and Ralf Mitschke support the EU in questions concerning international and scientific relations The EU Commission has decided to launch EU science diplomacy working groups in order to develop a future European framework for shared science diplomacy. This framework is intended to give stakeholders in diplomacy and science a point of reference when […]
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26JAN 2024
Research
Cooperation promotes new findings
In science, the exchange of ideas and resources between researchers from different disciplines forms the foundation for progress and innovation. Cooperation not only increases efficiency, but also promotes new findings. This is why the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies (LMQ) supports several high-ranking projects between LMQ members and researchers at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and the […]In science, the exchange of ideas and resources between researchers from different disciplines forms the foundation for progress and innovation. Cooperation not only increases efficiency, but also promotes new findings. This is why the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies (LMQ) supports several high-ranking projects between LMQ members and researchers at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and the […]
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25JAN 2024
FAU news
A look back at the past year at FAU
Successes at FAU in 2023 In many ways, 2023 was a challenging year. In view of world politics, it was also a rather bleak year that once more showed us how fragile our peace, our life together in society and our prosperity are. However, it also showed us that all of us at universities have […]
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22JAN 2024
3 questions
A vision for green chemistry
3 questions for Bastian Etzold In 2023, Bastian Etzold received a distinguished professorship with 5 million euros of funding. As part of the High-Tech Agenda Bavaria, he will drive forward the development of Power to X technology at FAU. Prof. Etzold, what are you currently researching? My research focuses on various ways of manufacturing chemical […]
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22JAN 2024
3 questions
Talking, presenting arguments, debating
3 questions for Patricia Wiater Patricia Wiater is Chair of Public Law, Public International Law and Human Rights at FAU. She was awarded the Bavarian Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2023 for her dedication and her teaching methods, which have a practical focus. Prof. Wiater, what are you currently researching? My current research is […]
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