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With the Deutschlandstipendium, alumni of FAU support committed students on their way to successfully completing their studies and taking their first steps into the professional world, for example with internships.

In our FAU Magazin, we present staff, researchers, students and alumni who make FAU special. The articles from the magazine are now available in English.

Liberal democracy and the rule of law are the foundations of a humane society – FAU emphatically endorses the statement of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK). On February 3, a demonstration for democracy will be held at 4 pm at the Kornmarkt in Nuremberg.

The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes took place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in southwest Europe. This is the conclusion reached by a team including Dr. Marcel Weiß.

A team led by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer has identified a key inflammation program that is of significance in a wide range of inflammatory processes and autoimmune diseases. This opens the door to a new approach for diagnosing and treating inflammation.

In episode 7, the president meets up with Prof. Dr. Ursula Roth. She holds the chair of Practical Theology (homiletics, iturgics and poimenics) at FAU.

In contrast to conventional mirrors, light can be reflected on surfaces known as meta surfaces without changing its polarization. This has now been proven by physicists at FAU and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL).

Two members of the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender at FAU have been appointed to the EU working groups on science diplomacy: Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi and research assistant Ralf Mitschke.

In science, the exchange of ideas and resources between researchers from different disciplines forms the foundation for progress and innovation. Cooperation not only increases efficiency, but also promotes new findings. This is why the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies (LMQ) supports several high-ranking projects.

Despite all the challenges facing society at present, as the year comes to a close we can reflect with pleasure on the many successes FAU celebrated in 2023.