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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...

Six months of work, more than 900 competitors and an idea that convinced the jury in the end. FAU students Elif Mutlu (degree program Mechatronik), Suavi Yildirim and Uğur Dursun (degree program Autonomy Technologies) are the winners of the Immersive Design Challenge, an international competition l...

AI researchers at all Bavarian research universities and universities of applied sciences can now use the new IT infrastructure provided by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) for their projects. The Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU) has installed sev...