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The “CiX” team from the Chair WW2 (Materials Science and Engineering for Metals) has won second place in Germany’s largest national business plan competition. CiX is a start-up supported by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) that has invented an innovative water purification te...

The Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has the “Best research environment 2024”. The award was launched and presented for the first time this year by “Die Junge Akademie” and the Volkswagen Foundation. ...

Another major success for FAU: The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new Research Training Group (RTG) at FAU, which is researching the development of functional materials for sustainable technologies. Correlative microscopy as a key to better materials for the energy transition F...

For all female master students considering a PhD, FAUmentoring ARIADNEtechnat aims at helping them achieve this goal. Sagni joined the 24/25 group and for her, it works perfectly well: “The ARIADNEtechnat program has helped me secure a successful PhD. My mentor offered systematic advice through eve...

Cast your vote for the university elections from June 4 until June 12 – at your own convenience with a few clicks via the FAU elections portal at online-wahlen.fau.de/?lang=en. We would like to stress the importance of all FAU members becoming involved in electing the members of the univers...

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) celebrates the latest topping out ceremony: At FAU Campus Erlangen (South), laboratories, workshops and offices are being built for Technical Chemistry on an area of more than 5,500 square meters. The new building offers pioneering infrastruct...

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has received top scores in the latest Center for Higher Education (CHE) ranking, the most comprehensive university ranking in German-speaking countries. The subject of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is particularly outstandi...

Eight new priority programs (SPP) from the German Research Foundation (DFG) are due to commence in 2026. One of these programs will be based at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): “Holistic Design of Molecular Communication Systems, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Robert Schober, Chai...

The Bavarian state government has awarded the Bavarian High-Tech Awards for the first time. Two of the awards were won by members of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Dr. Johanna Geiß and Tamara Hein each received a graduate prize. Dr. Johanna Geiß from the Chair of Microw...

A new procedure should help people with nerve damage or amputations to regain at least some of their motor abilities. An AI algorithm assesses and interprets the residual nerve activity in the affected part of the body. Often, all it needs is a few minutes of training before a patient is able to mo...