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09DEC 2022
FAU news
FAU immunologist Georg Schett receives Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
To researchers working in the field of inflammatory diseases, Prof. Dr. Georg Schett is a very familiar name. For his outstanding scientific achievements, Schett, a physician at FAU, has now been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG), which is one of the most important prizes for research in Germany. […]
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28NOV 2022
Research
Just keeping house for jihadists?
At the beginning, women returning to Germany who had been involved in the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) were only rarely tried and convicted for their involvement and role in supporting IS, but now trials are becoming a much more regular occurrence. The German judiciary is considered a pioneer within Europe in this respect. But […]
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14NOV 2022
FAU news
ECAP Laboratory: A new location for cutting-edge research
Whilst construction works are still underway at other areas in FAU Campus Erlangen (South), the research building for the Erlangen Center for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) is now completed, and ECAP members have already moved into their new premises. Bavarian science minister Markus Blume and the Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Hermann visited the new […]
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09NOV 2022
Research
When a star bares all
A star in the Columba constellation, approximately 900 light years away, has been hiding a dark past, as has now been revealed by an international team of researchers led by FAU. Astronomer Dr. Andreas Irrgang from the Astronomical Institute at FAU’s Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory in Bamberg belongs to an international team of researchers who […]
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17OCT 2022
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Dr. Harsh Mander from India Receives Human Rights Award from FAU
Germany has a new human rights award, presented by FAU. The FAU Human Rights Award honours internationally distinguished individuals who are committed to human rights research, teaching and practice. The inaugural recipient is the Indian human rights scholar and practitioner Dr. Harsh Mander. FAU’s Vice President Research, Prof. Dr. Georg Schett, presented the award and […]
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30SEP 2022
Research
Preserved in amber
Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, is plagued by political and economic crises. The fall of a president, a military putsch and the crackdown on religious minorities have had an impact not only on life but also on research in the country. One area that has been particularly affected is research into fossils preserved in […]
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27SEP 2022
FAU news
Mahsa Amini: University President meets FAU students from Iran
FAU President Prof. Joachim Hornegger met FAU students from Iran to discuss the current situation in their home country and to learn more about how they are personally affected by it. FAU is a platform of freedom on which people can make their visions a reality. It stands for peaceful and free community for everyone, […]
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19SEP 2022
Research
Pushing the reset button on autoimmune disease
At Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), patients with severe forms of autoimmune diseases are being treated with cells from the body that have been genetically modified, which are known as CAR T cells. This study is the first of its kind in the world. Physicians were astounded to find that the therapy is like pushing a reset […]
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06SEP 2022
Research
Gradual global warming as harbinger of major extinction event
At the end of the Permian Period, approximately 250 million years ago, more than 80 percent of all maritime species became extinct after volcanic eruptions in Siberia released huge quantities of greenhouse gases and caused the atmosphere to heat up. Using what is known as a paleothermometer, a team of researchers from the Museum für […]
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22AUG 2022
Research
Those suffering from autoimmune diseases require a third coronavirus vaccination
Many patients suffering from an autoimmune disease such as rheumatism, ulcerative colitis or psoriasis have to take medicine that affects their immune system. As the immune system also determines the effectiveness of vaccinations, several of those suffering from autoimmune diseases wonder whether it is safe for them to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 without incurring any […]
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04AUG 2022
FAU news
Strength in research: FAU received more funding in 2021
In 2021, FAU was awarded almost a quarter of a billion euros in third-party funding. With an increase of more than eight percent, this means FAU, which is the largest university in Northern Bavaria, has once again increased the volume of third-party funding it receives. Particularly pleasing: FAU increased its funding from the German Research […]
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15JUL 2022
FAU news
FAU welcomes key figures from industry on board
Top managers from industry and society strengthen links between academia, industry and society, and spur innovation on in the process: That is the idea behind the newly established CxO Council at FAU. BDI President Prof. Dr. Siegfried Russwurm, Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke, former member of the board at Deutsche Bahn responsible for digitalization and technology, […]
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