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By signing the Erlangen Declaration for Diversity, Respect and Tolerance, we made our stance on the following clear: "We respect freedom of opinion within its rightful limitations. When there are differences of opinion we advocate for constructive, respec

Glycocalyx, the sugar coating of animal or human cells, is tens of thousands of times thinner than a human hair, just a few nanometers in diameter. It has long been ignored by researchers, who believed it was merely a passive protective layer. Today, howe

Does democracy need religion - and does religion need democracy? What do dignity, solidarity or responsibility have to do with faith? A new model project at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is looking for answers from the Jewish, Ch

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is one of the 100 best universities in the world in a total of six countries (five in 2025). In Germany, FAU even managed to jump into the top 5 in ten subjects (seven in 2024). A total of more than

Topological insulators are materials with very interesting electrical properties. However, they are very difficult to produce. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now succeeded in teaching a material that is easy to

For his contributions to hydrogen technologies, Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid, Chair of Chemical Reaction Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Director of the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy

The research of Prof. Dr. Georg Schett from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has been awarded the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2026 in the Life Sciences category. His work opens new perspectives for the treatment o

A feeling of great joy is felt as the truck carrying the Danuvina alacris, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)'s second Roman boat, arrives at Seezentrum Schlungenhof on the shores of Altmühlsee lake. Several days of uneasy uncertainty

Old manuscripts, twelve difficulty levels, and a seminar intentionally not taught as a lecture: Marco Barchfeld has received the Teaching Award for Innovative Teaching Concepts from the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology for the practica

Two researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been awarded the coveted Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for their work improving immune therapies and for predicting the occurrence of chronic ulcer