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31OCT 2023
Alumni
FAU Alumni #JobInsights: Leonie Maderstein
Managing editor – sounds exciting? A managing editor (german: CvD) is the person responsible for the day-to-day editorial business of a radio or TV program. Leonie Maderstein is managing editor at the TV show “ARD Buffet” and studied Theater and Media Studies at FAU. In our new career format FAU Alumni #JobInsights, she gives tips […]
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30OCT 2023
FAU news
Delegation Tsinghua Siemens Digital Transformation Leadership program
FAU and the Siemens RIE Erlangen-Nuremberg had the honour to host a delegation of the “Tsinghua Siemens Digital Transformation Leadership program” on Wednesday, 25th of October. With the Siemens Research and Innovation Ecosystem program, Siemens supports long-term partnerships with renowned universities to collaborate on important research topics – with two of the universities being FAU […]FAU and the Siemens RIE Erlangen-Nuremberg had the honour to host a delegation of the “Tsinghua Siemens Digital Transformation Leadership program” on Wednesday, 25th of October. With the Siemens Research and Innovation Ecosystem program, Siemens supports long-term partnerships with renowned universities to collaborate on important research topics – with two of the universities being FAU […]
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30OCT 2023
FAU news
FAU improves in THE subject ranking
For the second year running, FAU is included in the THE subject ranking for all eleven subjects that were investigated. Worldwide, it made it into the top 200 for eight subject groups, and within Germany even into the top 20 with all subjects. In the eight subject groups Arts and Humanities, Clinical and Health, Computer […]
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30OCT 2023
FAU news
Insulating metals
When materials are forced to interact with light, their properties can change fundamentally. In a study, researchers at FAU and the University of Trieste demonstrated that tantalum sulfide, a metallic quantum material, can be switched from an electrical conductor to an insulator in optical cavities. Since this process is reversible and can be controlled without […]
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30OCT 2023
FAU news
Dies academicus 2023
Dies academicus 2023 Celebrations for the 280th anniversary of FAU will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 11 am (doors open 10 am) in the Großer Saal in the Meistersingerhalle, Schultheißallee 2-4, Nuremberg. Everyone who would like to join in the celebrations is very welcome. https://www.fau.eu/2023/10/19/news/clever-minds-with-outstanding-ideas/
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30OCT 2023
FAU news
FAU in the top 100 worldwide in five subjects
According to the Shanghai subject ranking 2023, FAU is among the top 100 universities in the world in five subjects. In Germany, FAU even managed to jump into the top 10 in twelve subjects. A total of more than 1900 universities from 104 countries were evaluated. FAU jumped into the top 100 worldwide for the […]
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26OCT 2023
Research
Two ERC Synergy Grants for FAU researchers
Not one, but two researchers at FAU have been awarded a Synergy Grant, one of the most prestigious grants awarded by the European Research Council. Chemist Prof. Dr. Karl Mayrhofer has received funding for his work on electrocatalysis, and physicist Prof. Dr. Kristian Franze for investigating the mechanic processes behind brain folding. The ERC Synergy […]
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24OCT 2023
FAU news
This was the Long Night of Science 2023
Spend a night with us and discover what the Metropolitan Region has to offer in the way of science. The Long Night of Sciences took place for the 11th time in Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth on Saturday, October 21. As the largest program partner, FAU also opened its doors to visitors at a number of […]
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22OCT 2023
FAU news
Erstsemesterbegrüßung an der FAU
The semester has started – with the big first semester welcomes in the Heinrich-Lades-Halle in Erlangen and at the School of Business, Economics and Society (WiSo) in Nuremberg. Welcome at FAU! Pictures of the event can be found in this post. Erstsemesterbegrüßung in der Heinrich-Lades-Halle in Erlangen Erstsemesterbegrüßung an der WiSo in Nürnberg
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19OCT 2023
FAU news
More than 200 researchers from FAU are cited particularly often
According to a recent study, more than 200 researchers at FAU belong to the top two percent of the most frequently cited academics worldwide. The list was published by a team of researchers from Stanford University after evaluating the Scopus database, the largest database of abstracts and citations for peer-reviewed literature from the Elsevier publishing […]
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19OCT 2023
FAUmagazin 2023
Clever minds with outstanding ideas
Three innovators of the year 2023 Every innovation starts with clever minds, and there is no shortage of them at FAU. They shape the future with their bright ideas, like the three innovators of the year for 2023. Audio feature against right-wing violence What is right-wing violence, and how can we encourage adolescents to think […]
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18OCT 2023
Research
Milestone: Miniature particle accelerator works
Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to large research centers. Using lasers to accelerate electrons within a photonic nanostructure constitutes a microscopic alternative with the potential of generating significantly lower costs […]
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