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19DEC 2025
FAU news
Five million euros for road electrification project
FAPS has been researching inductive charging technologies for over 10 years. The EU is now providing €5 million in funding to accelerate the transfer of this technology into practical applications.
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18DEC 2025
FAU news
German Research Foundation awards funding to three FAU research groups
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved three new Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) with the participation of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
“Human rights are under pressure, but they are not in retreat.”
A conversation with Harvard Professor Dr. Kathryn Sikkink. The pioneer of human rights research and honorary doctorate recipient of FAU discusses the Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights” and the challenges facing human rights research. You closely observe developments in the field of human rights research worldwide. How do you view the Cluster of Excellence […]
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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
In the rich man’s world
Silke Jansen wants to take a new look at wealth and philanthropy. Her international project is being supported with 1.5 million euros from the Volkswagen Foundation. Not everyone will be familiar with Douglas Tompkins. People are more likely to know the clothing brands “The North Face” and “Esprit,” with which he made billions. The American, […]
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18DEC 2025
Passion 2025
Teddy bear doctors in action
They examine stuffed animals in the Teddy Bear Hospital, helping to take away children’s fear of the doctor. Now the student bear doctors have been honored with the Alumni Association’s Volunteer Award from the Faculty of Medicine. They do X-rays and vaccinations, perform ultrasounds, apply bandages, and put on splints. If necessary, they also perform […]
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18DEC 2025
Passion 2025
Antiquity and practicability
Professor of Ancient History Boris Dreyer does not limit himself to the study of ancient written sources. He tests Roman designs, which have been reconstructed using ancient manufacturing methods, for their practical usability and increases public interest in antiquity. Caesar defeated the Gauls. “Didn’t he at least have a cook with him?” asks Bertolt Brecht […]
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18DEC 2025
Passion 2025
FAU duo awarded for outstanding teaching
Although Mario Liebensteiner and Katharina Oft’s research priorities could not be further apart, they have one thing in common: Their teaching is outstanding. When the Dean of Studies congratulated him on his award before a department meeting, Mario Liebensteiner was completely taken aback. He spent a long time wondering what the award was for, even […]
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18DEC 2025
Passion 2025
Guardian of history
For more than 25 years, Clemens Wachter has been engaged with the history of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg. As an archivist, Wachter manages the university archive and ensures that the past is preserved for us. Although Clemens Wachter deals with the past on a daily basis, his work as university archivist has a direct impact on the […]
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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
Between lecture hall and peak performance
They are studying full-time and competing in sport at the highest level: Lilly Sellak and Josia Topf share what life looks like between medals and module exams – and what hurdles there are to combining sport and study. Law, medicine – and sport at the highest level. How do you manage to juggle all that? […]
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18DEC 2025
Innovation 2025
Qubits for your pocket
Vojislav Krstić carries out research into quantum computers that work at room temperature instead of having to be cooled down to an energy-guzzling minus 273 degrees Celsius. That would be a huge step forward toward widespread use. Vojislav Krstić is not prone to emotional outbursts, on the contrary: “Training as a physicist trains your patience […]
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18DEC 2025
Diversity 2025
A new perspective on distant rituals
What do the terms “esoteric” and “alternative” mean? Who uses these terms to describe whom, and how does that affect politics and society? Giovanni Maltese and the CAS-E research group are investigating this. His office at the university is plain and businesslike. No cross or mandala on the wall suggests that a scholar of religion […]
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18DEC 2025
Passion 2025
The art of craft
Brewing beer is the perfect way to put the theory of bioprocess engineering into practice, says Kathrin Castiglione. The practical courses at the Chair’s own Röthelheim Brewery are highly sought after – and so is the beer. Not much can really go wrong. Once the malt is milled and mashed, the fermentation vessels are disinfected, […]
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