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With over 270 degree programs, FAU is among the 15 largest and leading universities for research in Germany. Over 6,000 employees and more than 39,000 students promote a culture of innovation, diversity and passion. Get to know our newly-appointed professors who are driving forward research with their fresh ideas and creative approaches. Find out more […]

His students secretly nominated him for the German Teachers’ Award – with success: FAU alumnus Serhat Gökce is receiving the German Teachers’ Award 2025 and is thus one of the top ten teachers in Germany. He impressed them not only with his professional expertise, but also with his appreciative approach to his students. They describe […]

History you can touch: Alumni of FAU are warmly invited to join a shared outing on Lake Altmühlsee – aboard an authentic replica of a Roman river boat. Participation is free of charge.

With over 270 degree programs, FAU is among the 15 largest and leading universities for research in Germany. Over 6,000 employees and more than 39,000 students promote a culture of innovation, diversity and passion. Get to know our newly-appointed professors who are driving forward research with their fresh ideas and creative approaches. Find out more […]

Since 1964, FAU has been conducting research in the Sesselfels Cave in the Altmühl Valley

Among the top 10 in Germany in six subjects

Sign up for University sports courses from April 7, 2026. The preview of courses offered by University sports in Erlangen and Nuremberg in the summer semester from April 13 to July 17, 2026 is now online. Some online courses are also available. Courses start in the week commencing on April 13 when the lecture period […]

With over 270 degree programs, FAU is among the 15 largest and leading universities for research in Germany. Get to know our newly-appointed professors who are driving forward research with their fresh ideas and creative approaches. Find out more about the people behind our research projects and their career paths, visions, and motivation for a successful academic future. Prof. Dr. Mila Oiva, pro…

FAU prehistorians contribute finds from the University’s own Sesselfelsgrotte cave to an international study

FAU researchers develop revolutionary technology: Funding needed for the final step toward practical application

Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. In episode 39, the President visits Prof. Dr. Valentin Riedl. He is professor of neuroimaging of immunological and metabolic processes.

All students in Bavaria are eligible for a discounted Deutschlandticket at a price of 43 euros a month, that can be used for travel on public transport throughout Germany

Sleepmaxxing – healthy sleep or dangerous obsession with optimization? A sleep specialist (somnologist) at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology in Erlangen explains

New report on academic freedom worldwide published

FAU study highlights the role of hydrogen-compatible gas-fired power plants and warns of a gap in current planning Germany aims to be climate neutral by 2045. What technologies are needed to make the energy supply CO2-neutral, and what role can hydrogen-compatible gas-fired power plants play in this process? Professor Dr. Mario Liebensteiner focuses on these […]

FAU information systems expert receives scholarship from the Daimler and Benz Foundation

Prestigious science award honors achievements in the field of hydrogen technology 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 (HI ERN) of Forschungszentrum Jülich, is this year’s recipient of the Archimedes Science Award for his achieve…

Study by FAU and Uniklinikum Erlangen paves the way for cryopreservation of neural tissue

Open6GHub+ launched – funding strengthens the path from research to application