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Greater educational opportunities for people with a history of migration and the removal of barriers to access to education. The "Integration through Education" funding line, which is supported by the BMWF with 1.5 million euros, deals with these topics. Also involved: FAU researchers Stephan Kröner and Lisa Birnbaum.

Ticket sales for the Schlossgartenfest 2025 have officially begun. Celebrate an unforgettable festival full of fun, music and the FAU community amidst the historic backdrop of the Schlossgarten! The Schlossgartenfest will take place on June 28, 2025, alternative date in case of bad weather is July 5, 2025.

He can read minds – at least, it seems that way. FAU alumnus Christoph Kuch is a mentalist, speaker, and author. He studied business administration at FAU and is now returning to his old stomping grounds in the new episode of the video series FAU Alumni #MyStory. In the interview, Christoph Kuch provides a sample of his magical skills, shares his journey to becoming a mentalist, and offers fascinating insights into how his passion for business mathematics benefits him on stage.

"People quit bosses, not jobs" - this negative stereotype is widespread in the world of work. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Ulm have investigated this and come to a different conclusion in their three-part study.

AI research in Erlangen receives a new boost: A total of 30 million euros in funding is to flow into the further development of digital signal processing using generative AI. Half of the sum will be invested at FAU's NHR@FAU for the development of AI computing resources and their operation.

In a recent study, researchers at the FAU Profile Center Solar have developed criteria for defect tolerance in order to accelerate the search for environmentally friendly semiconductor compounds.

Together with researchers from Denmark and France, the team around FAU professor Dr. Benoît Ladoux have discovered a previously unknown winning strategy in mechanical cell competition. They've published their results in Nature Materials.

Tomohisa Toda, Professor of Neural Epigenetics at FAU, is investigating how the physical nature of cell nuclei affects gene regulation and brain function. Now, the scientist is being honored with the Joseph Altman Award in Developmental Neuroscience.